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1984 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1984 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

Harley O. Staggers Jr. won the 1984 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. Harley O. Staggers Jr. received 100,345 popular votes (55.97%). The main challenger was Cleve Benedict (44.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Benedict

Jr. +11.9 pts · won by 21,409 votes
Harley O. Staggers Jr.DemocraticWINNER55.97%
100,345 votes
Cleve BenedictRepublican44.03%
78,936 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.