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1984Final results

1984 election for U.S. Senate in Virginia

U.S. Senate · Virginia

John Warner (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Edythe C. "edie" Harrison (D) by 40.1 points.

John WarnerRepublican · winner
70.0%1,406,194
29.9%601,142
2,007,487 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

EvenR+40.11984R+5.11996D+31.32008D+0.82014D+12.12020D+22.82026

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.

Edythe C. "edie" HarrisonJohn Warner
$496.1K
Raised by the campaign
$2.8M
$492.2K
Spent by the campaign
$2.8M
$3.9K
Cash on hand
$45.4K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984