United States Senate election in Montana, 1984

United States Senate election in Montana, 1984
Montana
November 6, 1984
 
Nominee Max Baucus Chuck Cozzens
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 215,704 154,308
Percentage 56.89% 40.70%
U.S. Senator before election

Max Baucus
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Max Baucus
Democratic

Elections in Montana

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 then-President Ronald Reagan's strong performance in the state that year, Baucus was able to easily win a second term over Cozzens.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Max Baucus (inc.) 80,726 79.37
Democratic Bob Ripley 20,979 20.63
Total votes 101,705 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Montana, 1984[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Max Baucus (inc.) 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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 5, 1984" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.