1984_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wyoming Knowpia

1984 United States Senate election in Wyoming
	County results ; Simpson: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Alan Simpson; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Alan Simpson; Republican

The 1984 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Alan Simpson was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democrat Victor Ryan in a landslide. Alan Simpson won 78.32% of the popular vote in the United States Senate election in Wyoming winning 7.81% more than Ronald Reagan had won in the concurrent presidential election in the state. Alan Simpson won the election by 146,373 votes winning 13,132 more votes than Ronald Reagan had won in the concurrent presidential election.

Republican primary edit

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alan Simpson (incumbent)	66,178	87.87%
	Republican	Stephen Tarver	9,137	12.13%
Total votes			75,315	100.00%

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Victor Ryan	17,608	45.29%
	Democratic	Al Hamburg	12,088	31.09%
	Democratic	Michael J. Dee	9,187	23.63%
Total votes			38,883	100.00%

1984 United States Senate election in Wyoming^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Alan Simpson (incumbent)	146,373	78.32%	16.15
	Democratic	Victor Ryan	40,525	21.68%	16.15
Total votes			186,898	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

^ "Our Campaigns - WY US Senate- R Primary Race - Sep 11, 1984".
^ "Two Republican Senators Easily Turn Back Primary Challengers". The New York Times. September 12, 1984.
^ "Our Campaigns - WY US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 11, 1984".
^ "Our Campaigns - WY US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1984".