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 |
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% |
Nominee2: | John Raese |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 344,680 |
Percentage2: | 47.73% |
Map Size: | 245px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Jennings Randolph |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jay Rockefeller |
After Party: | 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.