United States Senate elections, 1984
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The U.S. Senate election, 1984 was an election for the United States Senate that coincided with Ronald Reagan's landslide re-election as president. In spite of the lopsided Presidential race, the Republican Party had a net loss of two seats to the Democrats, although it retained control of the Senate.
Future Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore won an open seat in Tennessee, although not the seat his father had held for many years, and Democrats also defeated Roger Jepsen (R-IA) and Charles H. Percy (R-IL). On the other hand, future Minority Leader Mitch McConnell defeated incumbent Walter Huddleston, (D-KY).
Another notable new Senator was John Kerry (D-MA), like Gore a future Democratic presidential nominee, who took the open seat vacated by Paul E. Tsongas, who unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1992.
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[edit] References
- Barone, Michael, and Grant Ujifusa, The Almanac of American Politics 1986: The Senators, the Representatives and the Governors: Their Records and Election Results, Their States and Districts (1985).
- William D. Snider; Helms and Hunt: The North Carolina Senate Race, 1984 University of North Carolina Press, 1985
[edit] Senate contests in 1984
A bolded state name indicates an article about that state's election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing Candidates |
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| Alabama | Howell Heflin | Democratic | Re-elected, 62.7% | Albert L. Smith, Jr. (Republican) 36.4% Yana Davis (Libertarian) 0.9% |
| Alaska | Ted Stevens | Republican | Re-elected, 71.2% | John E. Havelock (Democratic) 28.5% |
| Arkansas | David Pryor | Democratic | Re-elected, 57.3% | Ed Bethune (Republican) 42.7% |
| Colorado | William L. Armstrong | Republican | Re-elected, 64.2% | Nancy Dick (Democratic) 34.6% |
| Delaware | Joe Biden | Democratic | Re-elected, 60.1% | John M. Burris (Republican) 39.1% |
| Georgia | Sam Nunn | Democratic | Re-elected, 79.9% | Jon M. Hicks (Republican) 20.1% |
| Idaho | James A. McClure | Republican | Re-elected, 72.2% | Peter M. Busch (Democratic) 26.0% Donald Billings (Libertarian) 1.8% |
| Illinois | Charles H. Percy | Republican | Defeated, 48.2% | Paul Simon (Democratic) 50.1% |
| Iowa | Roger Jepsen | Republican | Defeated, 43.7% | Tom Harkin (Democratic) 55.5% Garry De Young (Independent) 0.8% |
| Kansas | Nancy Landon Kassebaum | Republican | Re-elected, 76.0% | James R. Maher (Democratic) 21.2% |
| Kentucky | Walter Huddleston | Democratic | Defeated, 49.5% | Mitch McConnell (Republican) 49.9% Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 0.6% |
| Louisiana | Bennett Johnston Jr. | Democratic | Re-elected in primary | |
| Maine | William Cohen | Republican | Re-elected, 73.3% | Elizabeth H. Mitchell (Democratic) 25.9% Ann Stoddard (Constitutionalist) 0.8% |
| Massachusetts | Paul Tsongas | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | John Kerry (Democratic) 55.1% Ray Shamie (Republican) 44.9% |
| Michigan | Carl Levin | Democratic | Re-elected, 51.8% | Jack R. Lousma (Republican) 47.2% |
| Minnesota | Rudy Boschwitz | Republican | Re-elected, 58.1% | Joan Growe (Democratic) 41.3% |
| Mississippi | Thad Cochran | Republican | Re-elected, 60.9% | William Winter (Democratic) 39.1% |
| Montana | Max Baucus | Democratic | Re-elected, 56.9% | Chuck Cozzens (Republican) 40.7% |
| Nebraska | J. James Exon | Democratic | Re-elected, 51.9% | Nancy Hoch (Republican) 48.0% |
| New Hampshire | Gordon J. Humphrey | Republican | Re-elected, 58.7% | Norman D'Amours (Democratic) 41.0% |
| New Jersey | Bill Bradley | Democratic | Re-elected, 64.2% | Mary V. Mochary (Republican) 35.2% |
| New Mexico | Pete Domenici | Republican | Re-elected, 71.9% | Judith A. Pratt (Democratic) 28.1% |
| North Carolina | Jesse Helms | Republican | Re-elected, 51.7% | Jim Hunt (Democratic) 47.8% |
| Oklahoma | David L. Boren | Democratic | Re-elected, 75.6% | Will E. Crozier (Republican) 23.4% |
| Oregon | Mark Hatfield | Republican | Re-elected, 66.5% | Margie Hendrickson (Democratic) 33.4% |
| Rhode Island | Claiborne Pell | Democratic | Re-elected, 72.6% | Barbara Leonard (Republican) 27.4% |
| South Carolina | Strom Thurmond | Republican | Re-elected, 66.8% | Melvin Purvis, Jr. (Democratic) 31.8% |
| South Dakota | Larry Pressler | Republican | Re-elected, 74.5% | George V. Cunningham (Democratic) 25.5% |
| Tennessee | Howard Baker | Republican | Retired, Democratic victory | Al Gore (Democratic) 60.7% Victor Ashe (Republican) 33.8% Ed McAteer (Independent) 5.3% |
| Texas | John Tower | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | Phil Gramm (Republican) 58.5% Lloyd Doggett (Democratic) 41.4% |
| Virginia | John Warner | Republican | Re-elected, 70.0% | Edythe C. Harrison (Democratic) 29.9% |
| West Virginia | Jennings Randolph | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Jay Rockefeller (Democratic) 51.8% John Raese (Republican) 47.7% |
| Wyoming | Alan K. Simpson | Republican | Re-elected, 78.3% | Victor A. Ryan (Democratic) 21.7% |
[edit] See also
- U.S. presidential election, 1984
- U.S. House election, 1984
- United States gubernatorial elections, 1984
- United States Senate elections, 1982
- United States Senate elections, 1986
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