1984 United States Senate election in West Virginia

none March 2026 September 2023 1984 United States Senate election in West Virginia West Virginia presidential no 1978 United States Senate election in West Virginia 1978 1990 United States Senate election in West Virginia 1990 November 6, 1984 150x150px File:Jay Rockefeller giving a speech aboard the USS Stump, July 2, 1984.JPEG Jay Rockefeller Democratic Party (United States) 374,233 51.82% File:John Raese.jpg John Raese Republican Party (United States) 344,680 47.73% 1984 United States Senate election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 245px County resultsRockefeller: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Raese: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph Democratic Party (United States) Jay Rockefeller Democratic Party (United States) The 1984 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph chose to retire instead of seeking re-election to a fifth term, and was succeeded by West Virginia Governor Jay Rockefeller, who defeated Republican John Raese in one of the closer races of the year. Democratic primary Candidates Ken Auvil, businessman from Belington Homer L. Harris, Republican nominee for U.S. Representative in 1982 Jay Rockefeller, incumbent governor of West Virginia Lacy W. Wright Jr., state senator from Welch Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=257444 Our Campaigns - WV US Senate- D Primary Race - Jun 05, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Jay Rockefeller 240,559 66.33% Democratic Party (United States) Lacy Wright 51,591 14.22% Democratic Party (United States) Ken Auvil 41,408 11.42% Democratic Party (United States) Homer Harris 29,138 8.03% 362,696 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Frank Deem, former state senator and delegate from Vienna Samuel Kusic, state senator from Weirton John Raese, businessman Henry C. Vigilianco Frederick A. Weiland Results Republican primary resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=255210 Our Campaigns - OR US Senate- R Primary Race - May 15, 1984 Republican Party (United States) John Raese 61,389 47.83% Republican Party (United States) Samuel Kusic 44,820 34.92% Republican Party (United States) Frank Deem 13,707 10.68% Republican Party (United States) Frederick Weiland 5,308 4.14% Republican Party (United States) Henry C. Vigilianco 3,113 2.43% 128,337 100.00% General election Results General election resultsWV U.S. Senate OurCampaigns.com http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3715 3 May 2020 Democratic Party (United States) Jay Rockefeller 374,233 51.82% 1.34 Republican Party (United States) John Raese 344,680 47.73% 1.79 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Mary E. Radin 3,299 0.46% N/A 722,212 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) See also 1984 United States Senate elections 1984 West Virginia gubernatorial election References West Virginia 1984 Category:1984 West Virginia elections