1984 United States Senate election in Kentucky
The 1984 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 1984. Incumbent Democratic Senator Walter Dee Huddleston lost re-election to a third term to Mitch McConnell, who would go on to be Senate Majority Leader, by less than 0.5%. This is the last time a Senator from Kentucky lost re-election. Despite Ronald Reagan winning nationwide in a landslide in the concurrent presidential election (even carrying Kentucky by a 20% margin), this was the only Republican flip of the 1984 Senate elections, and Huddleston significantly outperformed Democratic nominee Walter Mondale's margin of defeat in the concurrent presidential race.
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