1984 United States Senate election in West Virginia

1984 United States Senate election in West Virginia

← 1978 November 6, 1984 1990 →
 
Nominee Jay Rockefeller John Raese
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 374,233 344,680
Percentage 51.82% 47.73%

County results
Rockefeller:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Raese:      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%

U.S. senator before election

Jennings Randolph
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Jay Rockefeller
Democratic

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.