Jay Rockefeller Democratic Jay Rockefeller Democratic The 2002 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 5.

Senator Jay Rockefeller won re-election to a fourth term, defeating Republican Jay Wolfe.

Wolfe ran a Grassroots campaign.

[1][2] Rockefeller had $2.9 million cash on hand to Wolfe at $100,536 (In mid-October).

Wolfe was endorsed by President George W. Bush and the National Rifle Association of America, but it wasn't enough to make the election competitive.