Benedict has since retired to his dairy farm and has eschewed overtures to again seek elective office . He was a delegate to the 1996 Republican National Convention however , he supported Democrat Charlotte Pritt , who ran against Benedict & Caperton in the 1992 Governor 's race . Again in 2000 , Benedict was elected as a delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention committed to George W. Bush . He received the second largest number of votes . Recently , he has opposed a 124-turbine , $ 300 million Beech Ridge Energy wind farm to be built in Greenbrier County
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2000 Republican National Convention
Cleve Benedict