1984 United States Senate election in West Virginia
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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.
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County results Rockefeller: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Raese: 50–60% 60–70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jay Rockefeller | 240,559 | 66.33% | |
Democratic | Lacy Wright | 51,591 | 14.22% | |
Democratic | Ken Auvil | 41,408 | 11.42% | |
Democratic | Homer Harris | 29,138 | 8.03% | |
Total votes | 362,696 | 100.00% |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Raese | 61,389 | 47.83% | |
Republican | Samuel Kusic | 44,820 | 34.92% | |
Republican | Frank Deem | 13,707 | 10.68% | |
Republican | Frederick Weiland | 5,308 | 4.14% | |
Republican | Henry C. Vigilianco | 3,113 | 2.43% | |
Total votes | 128,337 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jay Rockefeller | 374,233 | 51.82% | 1.34 | |
Republican | John Raese | 344,680 | 47.73% | 1.79 | |
Socialist Workers | Mary E. Radin | 3,299 | 0.46% | N/A | |
Total votes | 722,212 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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. Retrieved May 3, 2020.