1984 United States Senate election in Alaska

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1984 United States Senate election in Alaska
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  1978 November 6, 1984 1990  
  Ted stevens 3cropped.png John Havelock.jpg
Nominee Ted Stevens John Havelock
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote146,91958,804
Percentage71.17%28.49%

1984 United States Senate election in Alaska by State House District.svg
Results by state house district
Stevens:      60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Ted Stevens
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Ted Stevens
Republican

The 1984 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican Senator Ted Stevens sought re-election to a fourth term (a third full term) in the United States Senate. 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.

Contents

Open primary

Candidates

Democratic

  • John Havelock, former Attorney General of Alaska
  • Dave Carlson, former congressional candidate
  • Michael Beasley, perennial candidate
  • Joe Tracanna
  • Phil Stoddard

Republican

Results

Open primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ted Stevens (Incumbent)65,522 69.22%
Democratic John Havelock 19,074 20.15%
Democratic Dave Carlson4,6204.88%
Republican Michael Beasley2,4432.58%
Democratic Joe Tracanna1,6611.75%
Democratic Phil Stoddard1,3311.41%
Total votes94,651 100.00%

General election

Results

1984 United States Senate election in Alaska [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ted Stevens (Incumbent)146,919 71.17% −4.42%
Democratic John E. Havelock58,80428.49%+4.39%
Write-in 7150.35%
Majority 88,11542.68%−8.81%
Turnout 206,438
Republican hold Swing

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 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.