United States Senate elections, 1984

Infobox Election
election_name = United States Senate elections, 1984
country = United States
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States Senate elections, 1982
previous_year = 1982
next_election = United States Senate elections, 1986
next_year = 1986
seats_for_election = 34 seats in the United States Senate
election_date = November 6, 1984

leader1 = Bob Dole
party1 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Kansas
last_election1 = 55 seats
seats1 = 53
seat_change1 = -2
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 =
swing1 =

leader2 = Robert Byrd
party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = West Virginia
last_election2 = 45 seats
seats2 = 47
seat_change2 = +2
popular_vote2 =
percentage2 =
swing2 =

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leader1 = Bob Dole
party1 = Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat1 = Kansas
last_election1 = 55 seats
seats1 = 53
seat_change1 = -2
popular_vote1 =
percentage1 =
swing1 =

leader2 = Robert Byrd
party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat2 = West Virginia
last_election2 = 45 seats
seats2 = 47
seat_change2 = +2
popular_vote2 =
percentage2 =
swing2 =

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map_size = 300px
map_caption = legend|#800|Republican holdslegend|#00f|Democratic pickups

title = Majority Leader
before_election = Howard Baker
before_party = Republican Party (United States)
after_election = Bob Dole
after_party = Republican Party (United States)

The U.S. Senate election, 1984 was an election for the United States Senate that coincided with Ronald Reagan's landslide re-election as president. In spite of the lopsided Presidential race, the Republican Party had a net loss of two seats to the Democrats, although it retained control of the Senate.

Future Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore won an open seat in Tennessee, although not the seat his father had held for many years, and Democrats also defeated Roger Jepsen (R-IA) and Charles H. Percy (R-IL). On the other hand, future Minority Leader Mitch McConnell defeated incumbent Walter Huddleston, (D-KY).

Another notable new Senator was John Kerry (D-MA), like Gore a future Democratic presidential nominee, who took the open seat vacated by Paul E. Tsongas, who unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1992.

References

* Barone, Michael, and Grant Ujifusa, "The Almanac of American Politics 1986: The Senators, the Representatives and the Governors: Their Records and Election Results, Their States and Districts (1985).
* William D. Snider; "Helms and Hunt: The North Carolina Senate Race, 1984" University of North Carolina Press, 1985

enate contests in 1984

A bolded state name indicates an article about that state's election.