1984 Senate elections · Kentucky history
Kentucky U.S. Senate election 1984
Mitch McConnell REP +0.4 gain · Class II seat · held 11/6/84
- Votes counted
- 1,292,407
- Margin
- 0.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in KY
- R+20.6same year
General election 11/6/84
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch McConnell Won | REP | 644,990 | 49.91% | |
| Walter Darlington Huddleston | DEM | 639,721 | 49.50% | |
| Dave Welters | SWP | 7,696 | 0.60% | |
| Total | 1,292,407 | |||
Official source: data
Other Kentucky Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Rand Paul | 23.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 19.5 |
| 2016 | Class III | Rand Paul | 14.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 15.5 |
| 2010 | Class III | Rand Paul | 11.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Class III | Jim Bunning | 1.3 |
| 2002 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 29.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Jim Bunning | 0.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 12.6 |
| 1992 | Class III | Wendell H. Ford | 27.1 |
| 1990 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 4.4 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1984 Kentucky Senate race?
Mitch McConnell (REP) won with 49.9% of the vote, ahead of Walter Darlington Huddleston (49.5%), a margin of 0.4 points.
Did the Kentucky Senate seat change party in 1984?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1984 Kentucky Senate race?
1,292,407 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.