1984 United States Senate election in Montana
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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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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Max Baucus, incumbent Senator
- Bob Ripley
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Max Baucus (incumbent) | 80,726 | 79.37% | |
| Democratic | Bob Ripley | 20,979 | 20.63% | |
| Total votes | 101,705 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Chuck Cozzens, former State Representative
- Ralph Bouma, retired farmer
- Aubyn Curtiss, State Representative
Results
edit| 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
editResults
edit| 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 | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1985). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.