Electoral History of Robert Byrd - U.S. Senate Elections

U.S. Senate Elections

West Virginia United States Senate election, 1958:

• Robert Byrd (D) - 381,745 (59.19%)
• W. Chapman Revercomb (R) (inc.) - 263,172 (40.81%)

West Virginia United States Senate election, 1964:

• Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 515,015 (67.67%)
• Cooper P. Benedict (R) - 246,072 (32.33%)

West Virginia Democratic primary for the United States Senate, 1970:

• Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 195,725 (88.96%)
• John J. McOwen - 24,286 (11.04%)

West Virginia United States Senate election, 1970:

• Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 345,965 (77.64%)
• Elmer Dodson (R) - 99,658 (22.36%)

West Virginia United States Senate elections, 1976:

• Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 566,359 (100.00%)

West Virginia United States Senate election, 1982:

• Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 387,170 (68.49%)
• Cleve Benedict (R) - 173,910 (30.76%)
• William B. Howland (Socialist Workers) - 4,234 (0.75%)

West Virginia Democratic primary for the United States Senate, 1988:

• Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 252,767 (80.77%)
• Bob Myers - 60,186 (19.23%)

West Virginia United States Senate election, 1988:

• Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 410,983 (64.77%)
• Jay Wolfe (R) - 223,564 (35.23%)

West Virginia Democratic primary for the United States Senate, 1994:

• Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 190,061 (85.42%)
• James M. Fuller - 20,057 (9.01%)
• Paul Nuchims - 12,381 (5.57%)

West Virginia United States Senate election, 1994:

• Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 290,495 (69.01%)
• Stan Klos (R) - 130,441 (30.99%)

West Virginia United States Senate election, 2000:

• Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 469,215 (77.75%)
• David T. Gallaher (R) - 121,635 (20.16%)
• Joe Whelan (LBT) - 12,627 (2.09%)

West Virginia Democratic primary for the United States Senate, 2006:

• Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 159,154 (85.68%)
• Billy Hendricks Jr. - 26,609 (14.32%)

West Virginia United States Senate election, 2006:

• Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 291,058 (64.41%)
• John Raese (R) - 152,315 (33.71%)
• Jesse Johnson (Mountain) - 8,522 (1.89%)