1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1984 election for West Virginia Senate District 15
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Gerald W. Ash (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating James Paul Geary (R) by 3.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gerald W. AshDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%22,251
James Paul GearyRepublican
48.3%20,824
43,075 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET