United States Senate election in Idaho, 1984

United States Senate elections, 1984

← 1982/83 November 6, 1984 1986 →
Class 2 (33 of the 100) seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Bob Dole Robert Byrd Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 3, 1985 January 3, 1977 Leader's seat Kansas West Virginia Seats before 55 45 Seats won 53 47 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 22,850,493 23,079,278 Percentage 49.3% 49.8% Swing 5.9% 4.3% Seats up 19 14 Races won 17 16
Results      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold
Majority Leader before election Howard Baker Republican Elected Majority Leader Bob Dole Republican

U.S. Senate election in Alaska, 1984

← 1978 1990 →
Nominee Ted Stevens John Havelock Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 146,919 58,804 Percentage 71.17% 28.49%
U.S. Senator before election Ted Stevens Republican Elected U.S. Senator Ted Stevens Republican

U.S. Senate election in Arkansas, 1984

← 1978 1990 →
Nominee David Pryor Ed Bethune Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 502,341 373,615 Percentage 57.35% 42.65%
U.S. Senator before election David Pryor Democratic Elected U.S. Senator David Pryor Democratic

U.S. Senate election in Delaware, 1984

← 1978 1990 →
Nominee Joe Biden John M. Burris Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 147,831 98,101 Percentage 60.11% 39.89%
County results
U.S. Senator before election Joe Biden Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Joe Biden Democratic

U.S. Senate election in Georgia, 1984

← 1978 1990 →
Nominee Sam Nunn Mike Hicks Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,344,104 337,196 Percentage 79.9% 20.1%
County results
U.S. Senator before election Sam Nunn Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Sam Nunn Democratic

U.S. Senate election in Illinois, 1984

← 1978 1990 →
Nominee Paul Simon Charles Percy Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,397,165 2,308,039 Percentage 50.07% 48.21%
U.S. Senator before election Charles H. Percy Republican Elected U.S. Senator Paul Simon Democratic

U.S. Senate election in Iowa, 1984

← 1978 1990 →
Nominee Tom Harkin Roger Jepsen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 716,883 564,381 Percentage 55.46% 43.66%
U.S. Senator before election Roger Jepsen Republican Elected U.S. Senator Tom Harkin Democratic

U.S. Senate election in Kentucky, 1984

← 1978 1990 →
Nominee Mitch McConnell Walter Huddleston Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 644,990 639,821 Percentage 49.9% 49.5%
County results
U.S. Senator before election Walter Huddleston Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Republican

U.S. Senate election in Maine, 1984

← 1978 1990 →
Nominee William Cohen Libby Mitchell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 404,414 142,626 Percentage 73.3% 25.9%
U.S. Senator before election William Cohen Republican Elected U.S. Senator William Cohen Republican

U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, 1984

← 1978 1990 →
Nominee John Kerry Ray Shamie Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,393,150 1,136,913 Percentage 55.06% 44.94%
Results by town. Red indicates towns carried by Ray Shamie, blue indicates towns carried by John Kerry.
U.S. Senator before election Paul Tsongas Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Kerry Democratic

Howard Baker
Republican

Bob Dole
Republican

The United States Senate elections, 1984 coincided with the landslide re-election of President Ronald Reagan in the presidential election. In spite of the lopsided presidential race, Reagan's Republican Party suffered a net loss of two Senate seats to the Democrats, although it retained control of the Senate and gained seats in the House.

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

There were no special elections during 1984 or before January 3, 1985.

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1985; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

There were no special elections in 1985 after January 3.

Ted Stevens
Republican

Ted Stevens
Republican

Incumbent Republican Ted Stevens sought re-election to a third term. Owing to his popularity and the conservative bent of Alaska, Stevens did not face major opposition, and easily defeated former Alaska Attorney General John Havelock in the general election.