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The2002 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 5. IncumbentDemocratic U.S. SenatorJay Rockefeller won re-election to a fourth term, defeatingRepublicanJay Wolfe.
This was one of the six Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state thatGeorge W. Bush won in the2000 presidential election.
Wolfe ran aGrassroots campaign. Rockefeller was the heavy favorite.[1][2] Rockefeller had $2.9 million cash on hand to Wolfe at $100,536 (In mid-October). Wolfe was endorsed by PresidentGeorge W. Bush and theNational Rifle Association of America, but it wasn't enough to make the election competitive.[3]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Jay Rockefeller (incumbent) | 275,281 | 63.11% | −13.54% | |
| Republican | Jay Wolfe | 160,902 | 36.89% | +13.54% | |
| Total votes | 436,183 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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