The 1984 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent United States Senator Max Baucus, who was first elected in 1978, ran for re-election. He easily won renomination in the Democratic primary, and advanced to the general election, where he faced Chuck Cozzens, a former State Representative and the Republican nominee. Despite President Ronald Reagan's strong performance in the state that year, Baucus was able to easily win a second term over Cozzens.
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County results Baucus: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Cozzens: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Max Baucus (incumbent) | 80,726 | 79.37% | |
Democratic | Bob Ripley | 20,979 | 20.63% | |
Total votes | 101,705 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chuck Cozzens | 33,661 | 50.78% | |
Republican | Ralph Bouma | 17,900 | 27.00% | |
Republican | Aubyn Curtiss | 14,729 | 22.22% | |
Total votes | 66,290 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Max Baucus (incumbent) | 215,704 | 56.89% | +1.20% | |
Republican | Chuck Cozzens | 154,308 | 40.70% | -3.61% | |
Libertarian | Neil Haprin | 9,143 | 2.41% | ||
Majority | 61,396 | 16.19% | +4.81% | ||
Turnout | 379,155 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |