1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 Republican primary for West Virginia Senate District 4
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Michael Shaw (R) won with 45.4% of the vote, defeating Orton A. Jones (R) by 8.9 points.
Michael ShawRepublican · winner
45.4%5,832
Orton A. JonesRepublican · incumbent
36.5%4,687
Phil KellerRepublican
16.0%2,053
D. Harlen PainterRepublican
2.1%267
12,839 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Michael Shaw (R)Orton A. Jones (R)Phil Keller (R)
Also on the ballot: D. Harlen Painter (Republican), 2.1%