2000 West Virginia gubernatorial election
The 2000 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican Governor Cecil Underwood ran for re-election to a second consecutive term in office, but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative Bob Wise. Concurrently, the state voted for the opposite party federally, choosing Republican nominee, George W. Bush over Democratic nominee Al Gore in the presidential election that year.Candidates
Governor Cecil Underwood was easily re-nominated in the Republican primary, defeating three other candidates by a wide margin.Results
General election
Debates
