1984 West Virginia Attorney General election

none July 2025 July 2025 1984 West Virginia Attorney General election West Virginia Presidential no 1980 West Virginia Attorney General election 1980 1988 West Virginia Attorney General election 1988 November 6, 1984 Charlie Brown portrait.jpg 150x150px Charlie Brown West Virginia Democratic Party 386,442 55.51% 3x4.svg John F. McCuskey West Virginia Republican Party 309,763 44.49% 250px County results 250px Congressional district results Brown: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% McCuskey: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Attorney General Chauncey Browning West Virginia Democratic Party Charlie Brown West Virginia Democratic Party The 1984 West Virginia Attorney General election took place on November 6, 1984, to elect the Attorney General of West Virginia. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Chauncey H. Browning Jr. chose not to seek re-election to a fifth term, choosing instead to run for governor. Charleston attorney and former Deputy Attorney General Charlie Brown beat Republican nominee John F. McCuskey 55.5% to 44.5%.Democrats sweep into state offices; Brown's race close https://books.google.com/books?id=XLRDAAAAIBAJ&dq=attorney+general++mccuskey+brown&pg=PA2&article_id=1356,2482063 November 7, 1984 Williamson Daily News Forty years later, in 2024, John F. McCuskey's son JB was elected Attorney General, and Charlie Brown's brother Sherrod lost re-election to the U.S. Senate. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Charlie Brown, Charleston attorney, former Deputy Attorney General (1978-1982), and brother of Sherrod Brown. Eliminated in primary Daniel C. Staggers, Mineral County attorney, son of Harley Orrin Staggers, brother of Harley O. Staggers Jr., and future candidate for the Supreme Court of Appeals in 1996.Attorney general's race full of old-fashioned mud-slinging https://books.google.com/books?id=2qVDAAAAIBAJ&dq=mccuskey+attorney+general+west+virginia&pg=PA4&article_id=1339,3496226 May 30, 1984 Martha Bryson Hodel Williamson Daily News John "Si" Boettner, State Senator from the 8th district and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.Boettner resigns after pleading to federal tax charge https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/08/30/Boettner-resigns-after-pleading-to-federal-tax-charge/3347620452800/ August 30, 1989 Brian Farkas United Press International Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error CharlieBrown DanStaggers JohnBoettner UndecidedWest Virginia Pollhttps://books.google.com/books?id=t6VDAAAAIBAJ&dq=mccuskey+attorney+general&pg=PA1&article_id=2829,916159 Hechler is far ahead, poll claims Williamson Daily News April 17, 1984April, 1984N/A± 5%15.4%35.5%21.7%27.4%West Virginia Pollhttps://books.google.com/books?id=2aVDAAAAIBAJ&dq=attorney+general+west+virginia+poll&pg=PA6&article_id=1449,3442247 Leaders: Manchin, Hechler, Staggers, court incumbents Williamson Daily News May 19, 1984May, 1984N/A± 5%19.8%36%17.8%N/A Results June 5, 1984 Democratic primaryWest Virginia Blue Book - 1984 - Page 623 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1984.pdf West Virginia Legislature Democratic Party (United States) Charlie Brown 120,394 35.99% Democratic Party (US) Daniel C. Staggers 117,433 35.10% Democratic Party (US) John "Si" Boettner 96,701 28.91% 334,528 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Nominee John F. McCuskey, former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from Harrison County (1973-1977) and father of future attorney general JB McCuskey. Results June 5, 1984 Republican primaryWest Virginia Blue Book - 1984 - Page 659 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1984.pdf West Virginia Legislature Republican Party (United States) John F. McCuskey 107,405 100.00% 107,405 100.00% General election Candidates Democratic: Charlie Brown. Republican: John F. McCuskey. Results 1984 West Virginia Attorney General electionWest Virginia Blue Book - 1985 - Page 670 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1985.pdf West Virginia Legislature Democratic Party (United States) Charlie Brown 386,442 55.51% Republican Party (US) John F. McCuskey 309,763 44.49% 696,205 100.00% West Virginia Democratic Party Results by county CountyWest Virginia Blue Book - 1985 - Page 670 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1985.pdf West Virginia LegislatureCharlie BrownDemocraticJohn McCuskeyRepublicanTotal votes cast # % # %Barbour 3,093 46.42% 3,570 53.58% 6,663Berkeley 8,100 47.26% 9,041 52.74% 17,141Boone 7,828 70.94% 3,206 29.06% 11,034Braxton 3,676 63.28% 2,133 36.72% 5,809Brooke 7,026 65.83% 3,647 34.17% 10,673Cabell 21,598 59.63% 14,624 40.37% 36,222Calhoun 1,778 58.45% 1,264 41.55% 3,042Clay 2,505 69.45% 1,102 30.55% 3,607Doddridge 934 30.01% 2,178 69.99% 3,112Fayette 13,546 73.40% 4,909 26.60% 18,455Gilmer 1,811 55.28% 1,465 44.72% 3,276Grant 824 20.68% 3,161 79.32% 3,985Greenbrier 7,501 60.45% 4,908 39.55% 12,409Hampshire 2,545 49.89% 2,556 50.11% 5,101Hancock 8,533 61.46% 5,350 38.54% 13,883Hardy 2,124 54.29% 1,788 45.71% 3,912Harrison 12,588 37.37% 21,094 62.63% 33,682Jackson 5,824 52.50% 5,269 47.50% 11,093Jefferson 4,846 53.70% 4,179 46.30% 9,025Kanawha 48,237 55.24% 39,083 44.76% 87,320Lewis 3,422 44.40% 4,286 55.60% 7,708Lincoln 6,284 65.05% 3,377 34.95% 9,661Logan 11,682 72.95% 4,332 27.05% 16,014Marion 12,703 49.32% 13,055 50.68% 25,758Marshall 8,991 56.24% 6,996 43.76% 15,987Mason 7,061 58.83% 4,942 41.17% 12,003McDowell 8,861 77.65% 2,550 22.35% 11,411Mercer 12,061 55.23% 9,777 44.77% 21,838Mineral 4,231 42.95% 5,621 57.05% 9,852Mingo 9,179 76.09% 2,885 23.91% 12,064Monongalia 14,002 53.91% 11,969 46.09% 25,971Monroe 2,953 52.92% 2,627 47.08% 5,580Morgan 1,599 38.48% 2,556 61.52% 4,155Nicholas 5,579 63.67% 3,184 36.33% 8,763Ohio 12,290 53.84% 10,537 46.16% 22,827Pendleton 1,574 51.93% 1,457 48.07% 3,031Pleasants 1,980 54.98% 1,621 45.02% 3,601Pocahontas 2,293 55.63% 1,829 44.37% 4,122Preston 4,219 41.93% 5,842 58.07% 10,061Putnam 7,815 54.96% 6,405 45.04% 14,220Raleigh 18,560 66.26% 9,449 33.74% 28,009Randolph 5,349 50.37% 5,271 49.63% 10,620Ritchie 1,574 35.91% 2,809 64.09% 4,383Roane 3,146 51.80% 2,927 48.20% 6,073Summers 3,400 64.28% 1,889 35.72% 5,289Taylor 2,658 40.83% 3,852 59.17% 6,510Tucker 1,952 51.22% 1,859 48.78% 3,811Tyler 1,634 37.60% 2,712 62.40% 4,346Upshur 3,107 38.14% 5,040 61.86% 8,147Wayne 10,295 66.36% 5,218 33.64% 15,513Webster 2,507 69.74% 1,088 30.26% 3,595Wetzel 4,244 54.47% 3,547 45.53% 7,791Wirt 1,181 53.27% 1,036 46.73% 2,217Wood 15,977 45.18% 19,386 54.82% 35,363Wyoming 7,162 68.42% 3,305 31.58% 10,467Totals386,44255.51%309,76344.49%696,205 References Category:West Virginia Attorney General elections West Virginia Attorney General election Category:1984 West Virginia elections Category:November 1984 in the United States