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1984 United States Senate election in West Virginia

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Field	Value
election_name	1984 United States Senate election in West Virginia
country	West Virginia
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1978 United States Senate election in West Virginia
previous_year	1978
next_election	1990 United States Senate election in West Virginia
next_year	1990
election_date	November 6, 1984
image_size	x140px
image1	File:Jay Rockefeller giving a speech aboard the USS Stump, July 2, 1984.JPEG
nominee1	Jay Rockefeller
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	374,233
percentage1	51.82%
image2	File:John Raese.jpg
nominee2	John Raese
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	344,680
percentage2	47.73%
map_image	1984 United States Senate election in West Virginia results map by county.svg
map_size	245px
map_caption	County results
Rockefeller:
Raese:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Jennings Randolph
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Jay Rockefeller
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Rockefeller:
Raese:
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

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

General election

Results

References

"Our Campaigns - WV US Senate- D Primary Race - Jun 05, 1984".
"Our Campaigns - OR US Senate- R Primary Race - May 15, 1984".
"WV U.S. Senate". OurCampaigns.com.

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