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.
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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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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 |