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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 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.
Incumbent Democratic senator Jay Rockefeller decided to retire rather than run for reelection for a sixth term. The Democrats nominated Secretary of State of West Virginia Natalie Tennant and the Republicans nominated U.S. Representative Shelley Moore Capito. It was the thirteenth U.S. Senate election that involved two major party female ...
1980 West Virginia gubernatorial election ← 1976 November 4, 1980 1984 → Nominee Jay Rockefeller Arch A. Moore Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 401,863 337,240 Percentage 54.15% 45.44% County results Rockefeller: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Moore: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Governor before election Jay Rockefeller Democratic Elected Governor Jay Rockefeller Democratic ...
Rockefeller was born in Oakland, California, on December 10, 1944, a twin daughter of Senator Charles Harting Percy (1919—2011) and Jeanne Valerie Dickerson, who died in 1947. She earned a Bachelor's degree at Stanford University and later studied at Morris Harvey College and West Virginia Wesleyan College .
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.
The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...
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 ...