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2006 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election

West Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 2006 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2006 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election?

Robert C. Byrd won the 2006 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election. Robert C. Byrd received 159,154 popular votes (77.05%). The main challenger was John R. Raese (22.95%).

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

Byrd +54.1 pts · won by 111,746 votes
Robert C. ByrdDemocraticWINNER77.05%
159,154 votes
John R. RaeseRepublican22.95%
47,408 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.