Jay Rockefeller Re-Elected To Fifth Senate Term In West Virginia

November 4, 2008 8:18 p.m. EST

Charleston, WV (AHN) - Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) won his bid for re-election to a fifth term Tuesday night against Republican candidate Jay Wolfe.

Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was projected the winner of the race based on exit polling. With less than 1 percent of precincts reporting, he had 69 percent of votes while Wolfe had 31 percent.