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2000Final resultsSpecial election

2000 special election for West Virginia Senate District 11

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Mark Burnette (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Hiram Lewis (R) by 46.6 points.

Mark BurnetteDemocrat · winner
73.3%24,568
Hiram LewisRepublican
26.7%8,960
33,528 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+20.71990D+36.81992D+44.71996D+46.62000 specialD+28.62002D+29.42004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET