1984 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1984 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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Nominee Mitch McConnell Walter Dee Huddleston
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 644,990 639,721
Percentage 49.90% 49.50%

McConnell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Huddleston:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     Tie      No Votes

U.S. senator before election

Walter Huddleston
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Mitch McConnell
Republican

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 is the last time a Senator from Kentucky lost re-election.

Despite Ronald Reagan winning nationwide in a landslide in the concurrent presidential election (even carrying Kentucky by a 20% margin), this was the only Republican flip of the 1984 Senate elections.


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