The 2002 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, to elect members of the 76th Legislature. 17 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. The election took place concurrently with the U.S. House elections. The Democratic Party won over 60% of the vote for state senate candidates, retaining a supermajority, but lost 4 seats to Republicans.
Summary + Summary of the 2002 West Virginia Senate election results Party Candidates Votes % Seats Before Up Won After +/– Democratic 17 278,449 61.1% 28 15 11 24 4 Republican 12 176,195 38.7% 6 2 6 10 4 Mountain 1 1,173 0.2% 0 0 0 0 Constitution 1 39 nil 0 0 0 0 Total 455,856 100% 34 17 34
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