2000 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals election

none 2000 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals election West Virginia Presidential no 1998 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals special election 1998 (special) 2004 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals election 2004 1996 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals special election 1996 (special) 2010 (special) 2010 West Virginia elections#Supreme Court of Appeals November 7, 2000 Joseph Albright.jpg 150x150px Joseph Albright West Virginia Democratic Party 366,833 41.00% 3x4.svg Robin Davis West Virginia Democratic Party 309,804 34.62% 3x4.svg John C. Yoder West Virginia Republican Party 218,195 24.38% Justices Robin DavisDemocratic George M. ScottRepublican Robin DavisDemocratic Joseph AlbrightDemocratic The 2000 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals election took place on November 7, 2000, to elect two Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia for the next 12 years. The electoral system requires voters to vote for no more than two candidates. Both Democratic candidates, former Justice Joseph Albright and incumbent Justice Robin Davis, were the top two vote-getters with 41.0% and 34.6% of the vote, respectively. Lone Republican nominee and former State Senator John C. Yoder came in a distant third with 24.4%, thus losing the election. Background Democratic Justice Margaret Workman resigned from the court in August 1999.Workman resigns from state Supreme Court https://books.google.com/books?id=mjtDAAAAIBAJ&dq=workman+court&pg=PA1&article_id=4904,4657579 August 20, 1999 Jennifer Bundy Point Pleasant Register Republican governor Cecil H. Underwood replaced her with George M. Scott.Underwood expected to name Scott to high court vacancy https://books.google.com/books?id=hURDAAAAIBAJ&dq=scott+workman+court&pg=PA1&article_id=3536,1838513 November 4, 1999 Pam Ramsey Point Pleasant Register Scott did not seek election to a full term. Another Democratic Justice, Thomas B. Miller, retired in August 1994. Democratic governor Gaston Caperton subsequently appointed Franklin Cleckley to fill the vacancy.Caperton names liberal to WV supreme court https://books.google.com/books?id=XtRCAAAAIBAJ&dq=thomas+miller+court&pg=PA2&article_id=976,1938365 May 4, 1994 Williamson Daily News A special election was held for the seat in 1996, which Cleckley did not contest. Democrat Robin Davis won the election to fill the unexpired term. Originally elected in 1998, Democratic Justice Warren McGraw sought Justice George M. Scott's open seat which was up for election in 2000, and was a twelve year term which would expire in 2012, despite the fact that his own term would expire in 2004. This was challenged in the state Supreme Court, and in a 4-1 decision, the Court held that McGraw was ineligible to run for a 12-year term in the year 2000 when he was already a member of the Court until the year 2004, and referred to his action as "audacious".Court hears arguments in McGraw case https://books.google.com/books?id=40NDAAAAIBAJ&dq=warren+mcgraw+four+to+one+supreme+court&pg=PA2&article_id=1269,3763836 March 18, 2000 Point Pleasant RegisterMcGraw denied longer term while holding office https://books.google.com/books?id=MrNDAAAAIBAJ&dq=warren+mcgraw+four+to+one+supreme+court&pg=PA1&article_id=2753,5921483 March 25, 2000 Williamson Daily NewsMcGraw asks court to rehear case https://books.google.com/books?id=7ENDAAAAIBAJ&dq=warren+mcgraw+four+to+one+supreme+court&pg=PA2&article_id=3223,4298200 March 29, 2000 Point Pleasant RegisterCourt rejects McGraw's petition to rehear case https://books.google.com/books?id=7UNDAAAAIBAJ&dq=warren+mcgraw+four+to+one+supreme+court&pg=PA2&article_id=2633,4369070 March 30, 2000 Point Pleasant Register Democratic primary Candidates Nominees Robin Davis, incumbent Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals. Joseph Albright, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals (1995-1996). Eliminated in primary Evan Jenkins, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 16th district. Bob Bastress, attorney and professor at the West Virginia University College of Law since 1978.Bastress seeks term as W.Va. court justice https://books.google.com/books?id=77JDAAAAIBAJ&dq=bastress+court&pg=PA1&article_id=4591,1148480 January 17, 2000 Williamson Daily News Results Democratic primaryWest Virginia Blue Book - 2000 - Page 677 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_2000.pdf West Virginia Legislature Democratic Party (US) Joseph Albright 131,948 34.21% Democratic Party (US) Robin Davis (incumbent) 108,230 28.06% Democratic Party (US) Evan Jenkins 75,968 19.70% Democratic Party (US) Robert Bastress 69,565 18.03% 385,711 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Nominee John C. Yoder, former State Senator from the 16th district. Results Republican primaryWest Virginia Blue Book - 2000 - Page 700 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_2000.pdf West Virginia Legislature Republican Party (United States) John C. Yoder 75,968 100.00% 75,968 100.00% General election Results 2000 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals election2000 General Election - Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/HistElecDocs/2000/2000%20Supreme%20Court%20Gen.pdf West Virginia Secretary of State Democratic Party (US) Joseph Albright 366,833 41.00% Democratic Party (US) Robin Davis (incumbent) 309,804 34.62% Republican Party (US) John C. Yoder 218,195 24.38% 894,832 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) References Category:Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia elections Category:2000 West Virginia elections Category:November 2000 in the United States