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1984 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election

West Virginia · 3 candidates · See every 1984 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1984 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election?

Jay Rockefeller won the 1984 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election. Jay Rockefeller received 374,233 popular votes (51.82%). The main challenger was John R. Raese (47.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Rockefeller and Raese

Rockefeller +4.1 pts · won by 29,553 votes
Jay RockefellerDemocraticWINNER51.82%
374,233 votes
John R. RaeseRepublican47.73%
344,680 votes
Mary E. Joan RadinSocialist Workers0.46%
3,299 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.