1984 United States Senate election in Alaska

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1984 United States Senate election in Alaska
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  Ted Stevens 1977.jpg John Havelock.jpg
Nominee Ted Stevens John Havelock
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 146,919 58,804
Percentage 71.2% 28.5%
U.S. senator before election

Ted Stevens
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Ted Stevens
Republican

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

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Stevens (Incumbent) 65,522 69.22%
Democratic John Havelock 19,074 20.15%
Democratic Dave Carlson 4,620 4.88%
Republican Michael Beasley 2,443 2.58%
Democratic Joe Tracanna 1,661 1.75%
Democratic Phil Stoddard 1,331 1.41%
Total votes 94,651 100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

1984 United States Senate election in Alaska[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ted Stevens (Incumbent) 146,919 71.17% −4.42%
Democratic John E. Havelock 58,804 28.49% +4.39%
Write-ins 715 0.35%
Majority 88,115 42.68% −8.81%
Turnout 206,438
Republican hold Swing

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References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2013-01-02.{{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.
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