1984 general · November 6, 1984
1984 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1984 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 30 · R 4
Races16
Changed party4
Unopposed12%2 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 14 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | John Karras (R) | 2.0 | Flipped |
| SD-2 | Dan Tonkovich (D) | 39.2 | |
| SD-3 | Sam White (R) | 20.5 | Flipped |
| SD-4 | Michael Shaw (R) | 20.7 | Flipped |
| SD-5 | Mack C. Jarrell (D) | 5.6 | |
| SD-6 | John Fanning (D) | 43.2 | |
| SD-7 | Earl Ray Tomblin (D) | 50.0 | |
| SD-8 | Mario J. Palumbo · Tod J. Kaufman (D) | 3.4 | |
| SD-9 | Bruce Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Tony E. Whitlow (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Robert K. Holliday (D) | 44.1 | |
| SD-12 | Jae Spears (D) | 41.1 | |
| SD-13 | William Sharpe Jr. (D) | 3.6 | |
| SD-14 | James Davis (D) | 22.4 | |
| SD-15 | Gerald W. Ash (D) | 3.3 | Flipped |
| SD-16 | Vernon C. Whitacre (D) | 9.5 |
West Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner