2000 West Virginia Secretary of State election

none February 2026 December 2025 2000 West Virginia Secretary of State election West Virginia presidential no 1996 West Virginia Secretary of State election 1996 2004 West Virginia Secretary of State election 2004 November 7, 2000 Joe Manchin at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 16, 2006.jpg Joe Manchin Democratic Party (United States) 478,489 89.44% 3x4.svg Poochie Myers Libertarian Party (United States) 56,477 10.56% 2000 West Virginia Secretary of State election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsManchin: #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Secretary of State Ken Hechler Democratic Party (United States) Joe Manchin Democratic Party (United States) The 2000 West Virginia Secretary of State election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect the secretary of state of West Virginia. Democratic incumbent Ken Hechler chose to unsuccessfully run for Representative rather than seek a fifth term. Primaries were held on May 9, 2000. Democratic nominee West Virginia state senator Joe Manchin faced only token opposition from Libertarian candidate Poochie Myers and won the election in a blowout, winning with nearly 90% of the vote. Democratic primary Candidates Joe Manchin, West Virginia state senator (1986–1996) Bobby Nelson, former mayor of Huntington (1986–1993) Mike Oliverio, West Virginia state senator (1994–2010) Charlotte Pritt, former West Virginia state senator (1988–1992) Campaign Manchin easily won the Democratic nomination, winning by over 22 percentage points against his closest opponent, Charlotte Pritt, who had previously defeated him in the 1996 Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia. Results Democratic primary results2000 SoS Pri.pdf dead https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/HistElecDocs/2000/2000%20SoS%20Pri.pdf May 28, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20190915095053/https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/HistElecDocs/2000/2000%20SoS%20Pri.pdf September 15, 2019 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Manchin 141,839 51.08% Democratic Party (United States) Charlotte Pritt 80,148 28.86% Democratic Party (United States) Mike Oliverio 35,424 12.76% Democratic Party (United States) Bobby Nelson 20,259 7.30% 277,670 100.0% Libertarian primary Candidates Poochie Myers Campaign Myers won the Libertarian nomination unopposed. Results Libertarian primary results Libertarian Party (United States) Poochie Myers 260 100.00% 260 100.00% General election Candidates Joe Manchin, West Virginia state senator (1986–1996) (Democratic) Poochie Myers (Libertarian) Results 2000 West Virginia Secretary of State election results2000 Secretary of State General Election Results - West Virginia https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=54&year=2000&f=0&off=7&elect=0 December 7, 2025 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Manchin 478,489 89.44% +19.99 Libertarian Party (United States) Poochie Myers 56,477 10.56% N/A 534,966 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Joe Manchin (D) for West Virginia Secretary of State Charlotte Pritt (D) for West Virginia Secretary of State Mike Oliverio (D) for West Virginia Secretary of State Category:West Virginia Secretary of State elections Secretary of State West Virginia Category:November 2000 in the United States