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County results McConnell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Huddleston: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Kentucky |
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Government |
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.
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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County results McConnell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Huddleston: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Kentucky |
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Government |
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.
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |