1984 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election

Kentucky · 3 candidates · See every 1984 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1984 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election?

Mitch McConnell won the 1984 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election. Mitch McConnell received 644,990 popular votes (49.91%). The main challenger was Walter D. Huddleston (49.5%).

See the full head-to-head between McConnell and Huddleston

McConnell +0.4 pts · won by 5,269 votes

Mitch McConnell RepublicanWINNER49.91%

644,990 votes

Walter D. Huddleston Democratic49.5%

639,721 votes

Dave WeltersSocialist Workers0.6%

7,696 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.