1984Final results
1984 election for West Virginia's 1st District
U.S. House · West Virginia
Alan Mollohan (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Altmeyer (R) by 8.9 points.
Alan MollohanDemocrat · winner
54.4%104,639
Jim AltmeyerRepublican
45.6%87,622
192,261 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Alan MollohanJim Altmeyer
$364.9K
Raised by the campaign
$515.4K
$362.4K
Spent by the campaign
$514.1K
$2.8K
Cash on hand
$1.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984