1996 United States Senate election in West Virginia

1996 United States Senate election in West Virginia
	County results; Rockefeller: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
U.S. senator before election; Jay Rockefeller; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Jay Rockefeller; Democratic

The 1996 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller was re-elected by over three quarters of the vote to a third consecutive term. This was the best election performance of Rockefeller's career.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Bruce Barilla, Christian activist
Jay Rockefeller, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Rockefeller (incumbent)	280,303	88.44%
	Democratic	Bruce Barilla	36,637	11.56%
Total votes			316,940	100.00%

General election

Results

1996 United States Senate election in West Virginia^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jay Rockefeller (incumbent)	456,526	76.65%	+8.33
	Republican	Betty Burks	139,088	23.35%	−8.33
Total votes			595,614	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

References

^ "WV US Senate – D Primary, 1996". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ "WV US Senate, 1996". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[1] "WV US Senate – D Primary, 1996". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[2] "WV US Senate, 1996". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

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1996 United States Senate election in West Virginia

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References