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1984 United States Senate election in Virginia
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1984 United States Senate election in Virginia Virginia 1986 presidential no 1978 United States Senate election in Virginia 1978 1990 United States Senate election in Virginia 1990 November 6, 1984 150x150px 52.4% (voting eligible) http://www.elections.gmu.edu/Turnout%201980-2012.xls Turnout 1980-2012 George Mason University Dr. Michael McDonald March 25, 2013 April 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121030100426/http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout%201980-2012.xls October 30, 2012 dead mdy-all File:John Warner 1984 (cropped).jpg John Warner Republican Party (United States) 1,406,194 70.05% 3x4.svg Edythe Harrison Democratic Party (United States) 601,142 29.95% 300px County and independent city results 300px Congressional district results 300px Precinct results Warner: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Harrison: #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #D2B1D9 40–50% #808080 No vote U.S. Senator John Warner Republican Party (United States) John Warner Republican Party (United States)
The 1984 United States Senate election in Virginia took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Warner won re-election to a second term. He handily defeated Edythe Harrison, the first woman in Virginia nominated by the Democratic Party for statewide office.Edythe C. Harrison Papers, 1961-1993 at Old Dominion University Warner became the first Republican ever re-elected to the Senate from Virginia, and the only one ever to serve more than one term.
Candidates
Democratic
Edythe C. Harrison, member of the Virginia House of DelegatesVirginia Women in History
Republican
John Warner, incumbent Senator
Results
United States Senate election in Virginia, 19841984 Senatorial General Election Results - Virginia
Republican Party (United States)
John Warner (incumbent)
1,406,194
70.05%
+19.88%
Democratic Party (United States)
Edythe C. Harrison
601,142
29.95%
-19.84%
Write-ins
151
0.01%
-0.03%
805,052
40.10%
+39.71%
2,007,487
Republican Party (United States)
See also
1984 United States Senate elections
References
Virginia
1984
Category:1984 Virginia elections