Mountain Party

The PROMISE scholarship was approved by the legislature

Legislature revised workers' compensation law when it appeared the deficit was shrinking faster than expected

Robert C. Byrd was elected to his 8th term in the Senate

Shelley Moore Capito was elected to the 2nd District Congressional seat

Gus R. Douglass was elected his 9th 4-year term as Agriculture commissioner

Cecil Underwood failed to be elected a third term

Ken Hechler ran unsuccessfully for a Democratic seat in Congress

The Libertarian candidate, Bob Myers, failed to gain 1% of the votes

A. James Manchin was reelected to the House of Delegates

Bob Wise was elected governor

Darrell McGraw was reelected state attorney general

West Virginia voted for Republican George W. Bush in the election

Robin Davis reelected to 12 year term on Supreme Court

Charlotte Pritt was elected chairwoman of the Mountain Party, the West Virginia affiliate of the national Green Party.