West Virginia
3 seats: 2D, 1R
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Where It Ranks Among the States (House Elections 2000)- Voter Turnout: 45th (41%)
- Victory Margin: 44th (53%)
Facts in Focus-
The average margin of victory in a U.S. House seat
in West Virginia was a whopping 53% in 2000 � this in fact was
a continuation of the decrease from 79% in 1996 to 65% in
1998. This margin places West Virginia among seven states with the
highest average winning percentage in House
races.
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For the first time since
1990, not all of West Virginia's seats were won by landslides.
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About 70% of voting age West Virginians did not vote
for the person who represents them in the U.S. House in 2000.
- For the first time since 1982, Republicans
one a seat in the House. This makes elections in the state
more representative of the actual vote, since Republicans have routinely one more than one
third of the vote since 1994.
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How
West Virginia ranked in 2000
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