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The 1984 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 1984. Incumbent Democratic Senator Walter Dee Huddleston lost re-election to a third term to Mitch McConnell by less than 0.5%. This was the only Republican flip of the 1984 U.S. Senate elections.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Walter Dee Huddleston, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Huddleston was unopposed in the Democratic Party's primary. Governor John Y. Brown Jr. filed to run in March 1984, but withdrew for health reasons a few weeks later.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
- Mitch McConnell, Jefferson County Executive
- Roger Harker
- Tommy Klein, perennial candidate
- Thurman Jerome Hamlin, perennial candidate
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mitch McConnell | 39,465 | 79.22% | |
| Republican | C. Roger Harker | 3,798 | 7.62% | |
| Republican | Tommy Klein | 3,352 | 6.73% | |
| Republican | Thurman Jerome Hamlin | 3,202 | 6.43% | |
| Total votes | 49,817 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Walter Dee Huddleston (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Mitch McConnell (R), Jefferson County Executive
- Dave Welters (SW)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mitch McConnell | 644,990 | 49.90% | +13.03% | |
| Democratic | Walter Dee Huddleston (incumbent) | 639,721 | 49.50% | -11.48% | |
| Socialist Workers | Dave Welters | 7,696 | 0.60% | +0.60% | |
| Total votes | 1,292,407 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "CAMPAIGN NOTES - Brown of Kentucky Quits Race for Senate - NYTimes.com". New York Times. Associated Press. May 24, 2015. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ "Kentucky State Board of Elections Welcome to the State Board of Elections". Elect.ky.gov. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1985). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.