1984Final results
1984 election for West Virginia Senate District 16
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Vernon C. Whitacre (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Leon Close (R) by 9.5 points.
Vernon C. WhitacreDemocrat · winner
54.8%22,952
Leon CloseRepublican
45.2%18,955
41,907 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