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2000 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election

West Virginia · 3 candidates · See every 2000 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2000 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election?

Robert C. Byrd won the 2000 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election. Robert C. Byrd received 469,215 popular votes (77.75%). The main challenger was David T. Gallaher (20.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Byrd and Gallaher

Byrd +57.6 pts · won by 347,580 votes
Robert C. ByrdDemocraticWINNER77.75%
469,215 votes
David T. GallaherRepublican20.16%
121,635 votes
Joe WhelanLibertarian2.09%
12,627 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.