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2000 election for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
R. Andy McKenzie (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Walter Bish (D) by 8.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
R. Andy McKenzieRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%19,168
Walter BishDemocrat
45.7%16,159
35,327 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET