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  U.S. Senate National Vote
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Parents > United States > U.S. Senate > Popular Vote
OfficeSenate
TypeControl Indicator
Filing Deadline 00, 1980 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 04, 1980 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 06, 1984 - 06:30pm
Term Start January 03, 1985 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1987 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler August 27, 2005 10:04am
Data SourcesDubin, pp. 736-746.
DescriptionThe U.S. Senate elections of 1984 were roughly a draw. The Republicans won a narrow victory in the aggregate popular vote for the first time since 1972, but they lost a net of one seat to the Democrats. The Republicans won 18 seats to 16 for the Democrats, and the next Senate had 53 Republicans to 47 Democrats.

New U.S. Senators: Simon (D-IL), Harkin (D-IA), McConnell (R-KY), Kerry (D-MA), Gore (D-TN), Gramm (R-TX), Evans (R-WA), and Rockefeller (D-WV).

Aggregate nationwide totals for U.S. Senate races in 1984:

Republican 23,662,951 - 49.7%
Democratic 23,598,943 - 49.5
Libertarian 160,978 - 0.3
Independent 111,493 - 0.2
Socialist Workers 31,870 - 0.1
Am. Independent 29,800 - 0.1
Conservative 19,789
Citizens 16,704
Socialist Labor 6,053
Prohibition 5,986
Communist 4,802
Workers World 2,279
Workers League 818
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Republican Party Control Democratic Party Control Libertarian Party Control Liberal Party Control American Independent Party Control Conservative Party Control Independent Control
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian Liberal American Independent Conservative Independent
Votes72,342,560 (45.98%) 81,256,338 (51.65%) 876,901 (0.56%) 809,792 (0.52%) 543,802 (0.35%) 516,907 (0.33%) 421,533 (0.27%)
Margin-8,913,778 (-5.67%) 0 (0.00%) -80,379,437 (-51.09%) -80,446,546 (-51.13%) -80,712,536 (-51.30%) -80,739,431 (-51.32%) -80,834,805 (-51.38%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name Peace and Freedom Party Control Socialist Workers Party Control Citizen's Party Control Communist Party Control Prohibition Party Control Socialist Labor Party Control Workers World Party Control
PartyPeace & Freedom Socialist Workers Citizens Communist Prohibition Socialist Labor Workers World
Votes296,350 (0.19%) 111,981 (0.07%) 83,232 (0.05%) 23,750 (0.02%) 16,542 (0.01%) 14,187 (0.01%) 11,548 (0.01%)
Margin-80,959,988 (-51.46%) -81,144,357 (-51.58%) -81,173,106 (-51.59%) -81,232,588 (-51.63%) -81,239,796 (-51.64%) -81,242,151 (-51.64%) -81,244,790 (-51.64%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name Workers League Party Control
PartyWorkers League
Votes6,903 (0.00%)
Margin-81,249,435 (-51.64%)
Predict Avg.0.00%
Finances$0.00
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