2000Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2000 election for West Virginia's 2nd District
U.S. House · West Virginia
Shelley Moore Capito (R) won with 48.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Humphreys (D) by 2.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublican · winner
48.5%108,769
Jim HumphreysDemocrat
45.9%103,003
John BrownLibertarian
5.6%12,543
224,315 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jim HumphreysShelley Moore Capito
$7M
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$7M
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$12.5K
Cash on hand
$79K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000