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John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born June 18, 1937) is a retired American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia (1985–2015). He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as governor of West Virginia (1977–1985).
The 1980 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1980, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Incumbent Governor Jay Rockefeller defeated former Governor Arch Moore in a rematch of the 1972 contest. This election was the first time ever that a Democrat was re-elected Governor of West Virginia.
1976 West Virginia gubernatorial election ← 1972 November 2, 1976 1980 → Nominee Jay Rockefeller Cecil H. Underwood Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 495,661 253,420 Percentage 66.15% 33.82% County results Rockefeller: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Underwood: 50–60% 60–70% Governor before election Arch A. Moore, Jr. Republican Elected Governor Jay Rockefeller Democratic ...
Capito defeated Tennant and became the first female senator elected in West Virginia's history as well as the first Republican elected to the Senate from West Virginia since 1956, and their victory in this seat since 1942. [2] The results of this election were a near complete flip from 2008, in which Democrat Jay Rockefeller received 64% of the ...
West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller is poised to introduce the first major railroad industry regulations in nearly three decades. Transportation trade publication The Journal of Commerce reports ...
The 1996 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller was re-elected by over three quarters of the vote to a third consecutive term. This was the best election performance of Rockefeller's career.
The 2008 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 4. Incumbent senator Jay Rockefeller won re-election to a fifth term in a landslide, defeating Republican Jay Wolfe who had returned from the 2002 Senate election by a 27-point margin. Despite this overwhelming win, this remains the last time that a Democrat has won ...
Velegol is a native of West Virginia who can trace his interest in education to hanging around his maternal grandparents. ... while friends in the office of former U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller ...