1984 West Virginia State Treasurer election

1984 West Virginia State Treasurer election

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Nominee A. James Manchin Manuel Hale Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 459,218 233,191 Percentage 66.32% 33.68%

State Treasurer before election Larrie Bailey Democratic Elected State Treasurer A. James Manchin Democratic

The 1984 West Virginia State Treasurer election took place on November 6, 1984, to elect the West Virginia State Treasurer.

Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Larrie Bailey ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Secretary of State A. James Manchin. Manchin then went on to win the general election over Republican nominee Manuel "Pat" Hale, 66.3% to 33.7%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• A. James Manchin, incumbent Secretary of State. ^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Larrie Bailey, incumbent State Treasurer. ^[2]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	James Manchin	Larrie Bailey	Undecided
West Virginia Poll [3]	April, 1984	N/A	± 3.8%	61.6%	31.8%	N/A
West Virginia Poll [4]	May 15 - 22, 1984	689 (RV)	± 3.8%	65.7%	27.9%	N/A

Results

June 5, 1984 Democratic primary ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A. James Manchin	215,614	60.36%
	Democratic	Larrie Bailey (incumbent)	141,604	39.64%
Total votes			357,218	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Manuel "Pat" Hale. ^[6]

Results

June 5, 1984 Republican primary ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Hale	101,449	100.00%
Total votes			101,449	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Democratic: A. James Manchin.
• Republican: Manuel Hale.

Results

1984 West Virginia State Treasurer election ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A. James Manchin	459,218	66.32%
	Republican	Manuel Hale	233,191	33.68%
Total votes			692,409	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. Martha Bryson Hodel (June 6, 1984). "Manchin, Hechler win easily; Brown narrowly edges Staggers". Williamson Daily News .
2. Martha Bryson Hodel (May 29, 1984). "'Competent Bailey faces 'flamboyant' Manchin". Williamson Daily News .
3. "Manchin is up by 2-to-1 over incumbent Bailey". Williamson Daily News . April 11, 1984.
4. "Leaders: Manchin, Hechler, Staggers, court incumbents". Williamson Daily News . May 29, 1984.
5. "West Virginia Blue Book - 1984 - Page 625" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.
6. Charlotte Sanders (October 18, 1984). "Hale challenges Manchin for treasurer". Williamson Daily News .
7. "West Virginia Blue Book - 1984 - Page 661" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.
8. "West Virginia Blue Book - 1985 - Page 670" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.