West Virginia — 2000 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in West Virginia in 2000, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 4 of 4 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
| Party line | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Republican | 336,475 | 51.9% |
| Democratic | 295,497 | 45.6% |
| Green | 10,680 | 1.6% |
| Reform | 3,169 | 0.5% |
| Libertarian | 1,912 | 0.3% |
| Natural Law | 367 | 0.1% |
| Write-in | 24 | 0.0% |
| Total | 648,124 |
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2000 election page.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert C. Byrd | Democrat | 469,215 | 77.8% |
| David T. Gallaher | Republican | 121,635 | 20.2% |
| Joe Whelan | Libertarian | 12,627 | 2.1% |
| Total | 603,477 |
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan B. Mollohan | Democrat | 170,974 | 87.8% |
| Richard Kerr | Libertarian | 23,797 | 12.2% |
| Total | 194,771 |
District 2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | 108,769 | 48.5% |
| Jim Humphreys | Democrat | 103,003 | 45.9% |
| John Brown | Libertarian | 12,543 | 5.6% |
| Total | 224,315 |
District 3
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick J. Rahall II | Democrat | 146,807 | 91.3% |
| Jeff Robinson | Libertarian | 13,979 | 8.7% |
| Total | 160,786 |
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2000 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.