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West Virginia Secretary of State
2006 West Virginia Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Filing Deadline: 1/28/06, Primary: 5/9/06, Independent Filing Deadline: 4/9/06, General Election 11/7/06,
Last Updated: May 15, 2006 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Senator, 77.6% in '00, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Campaign & Elections' Odds: 2:1 Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Likely Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, Chuck Todd: 15th most vulnerable Senator, Tim Saler: Strong Democratic Advantage, |
| Robert C. Byrd (D) 85.6%, DMV employee Billy Hendricks, Jr. (D) 14.4%, |
1984 nominee / businessman John R. Raese (R) 58.3%, attorney / ex-ranger / '02 Senate candidate / '04 Att. Gen. nominee Hiram C. "Bucky" Lewis, IV (R) 22.7%, '04 Congressional nominee businessman / minister Rick Snuffer (R) 6.0%, Charles G. "Bud" Railey (R) 5.4%, Paul J. Brown (R) 4.3%, optometrist Zane Lawhorn (R) 3.3%, |
actor / '04 Gov. nominee Jesse Johnson (Mt) |
1st Congressional District, 67.8% in '02, 12th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 19th Most Likely Seat to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Lean Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Likely Democratic, |
| Alan B. Mollohan (D), |
St. Del. Christopher Wakim (R), |
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2nd Congressional District, 57.4% in '02, 3rd term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| ex-state party chair Michael "Mike" Callaghan (D) 37.1%, St. Rep. Mark Hunt (D) 32.8%, ex-South Charleston Mayor / '04 GOP Governor candidate Richie Robb (D) 30.1%, |
Shelley Moore Capito (R), |
ex-South Charleston Mayor / '04 GOP Governor candidate Richie Robb (Mt)?, |
3rd Congressional District, 65.2% in '02, 15th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, |
| Nick Joe Rahall II (D), |
sheriff Kim Wolfe (R) 57.9%, Marty Gearheart (R) 42.1%, |
Duane Borchers, Sr. (I), |
1. Link to Predictions:
D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,
Roll Call Analysis,
National Journal's Chuck Todd,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Tim Saler,
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2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to West Virginia Political Parties:
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