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West Virginia U.S. Senate: Byrd 63%, Raese 30%
- Democrat Robert Byrd could earn a new term as one of West Virginia's representatives to the United States Senate, according to the latest poll by Rasmussen Reports. 63 per cent of respondents would vote for the incumbent, while 30 per cent would support Republican challenger John Raese.
Byrd was first elected to the United States Senate in 1958, defeating Republican William Chapman Revercomb. Byrd—currently the longest-serving senator—has been re-elected seven times, winning a majority in all but seven of the Mountain State's precincts in the 2000 ballot.
Raese is the former chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party and the chief executive officer of Greer Industries.
The election to the U.S. Senate is scheduled for Nov. 7. No Republican has represented West Virginia in the upper house since Revercomb and John D. Hoblitzell in 1959.
Polling Data
Election 2006 - West Virginia U.S. Senate
Incumbent: Robert Byrd (D)
Challengers: John Raese (R)
Byrd (D) | Raese (R) | Date | Method. | MofE | |
Rasmussen | 63% | 30% | Sept. 5 | Phone, 500 LV | 4.5 |
LV: Likely voters
RV: Registered voters
Ad: Adults
MofE: Margin of error