2000 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2000 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

Bob Wise won the 2000 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election. Bob Wise received 324,822 popular votes (50.12%). The main challenger was Cecil H. Underwood (47.21%).

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Wise +2.9 pts · won by 18,896 votes
Bob WiseDemocraticWINNER50.12%
324,822 votes
305,926 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.