1984 West Virginia Attorney General election

1984 West Virginia Attorney General election

November 6, 1984
 
Nominee Charlie Brown John F. McCuskey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 386,442 309,763
Percentage 55.51% 44.49%

Brown:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
McCuskey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election

Chauncey Browning
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Charlie Brown
Democratic

The 1984 West Virginia Attorney General election took place on November 6, 1984, to elect the Attorney General of West Virginia. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Chauncey H. Browning Jr. chose not to seek re-election to a fifth term, choosing instead to run for governor.

Charleston attorney and former Deputy Attorney General Charlie Brown beat Republican nominee John F. McCuskey 55.5% to 44.5%.

Forty years later, in 2024, John F. McCuskey's son JB was elected Attorney General, and Charlie Brown's brother Sherrod lost re-election to the U.S. Senate.