The 1984 United States Senate election in Virginia took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Warner won re-election to a second term. He handily defeated Edythe Harrison, the first woman in Virginia nominated by the Democratic Party for statewide office.Edythe C. Harrison Papers, 1961-1993 at Old Dominion University Warner became the first Republican ever re-elected to the Senate from Virginia, and the only one ever to serve more than one term.
Candidates
Democratic Edythe C. Harrison, member of the Virginia House of DelegatesVirginia Women in History
Republican John Warner, incumbent Senator
Results
See also 1984 United States Senate elections
References