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1984 election for West Virginia Senate District 3

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Sam White (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Carl P. Bryant (D) by 20.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Sam WhiteRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%25,074
39.7%16,539
41,613 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

EvenR+17.41978R+2.81980D+12.21982R+20.51984R+10.11986 runoffD+7.51986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET