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1984 United States Senate election in Michigan

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1984 United States Senate election in Michigan

← 1978 November 6, 1984 1990 →
 
Nominee Carl Levin Jack Lousma
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,915,831 1,745,302
Percentage 51.77% 47.16%

County results
Levin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Lousma:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Carl Levin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Carl Levin
Democratic

The 1984 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican candidate and former astronaut Jack Lousma. Coinciding with Republican Ronald Reagan's landslide in Michigan and the rest of the country, this was the only Senate election of Levin's career in which his percentage of the vote and margin of victory decreased from the previous one.

General election

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Candidates

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  • Max Dean (Independent)
  • Lynn Johnston (Libertarian)
  • Carl Levin, incumbent Senator (Democratic)
  • Jack Lousma, astronaut (Republican)
  • Fred Mazelis (Workers' League)
  • Helen Meyers (Socialist)
  • William Roundtree (Workers' World)
  • Arthur Richard Tisch (Tisch Citizens)
  • Samuel L. Webb (Communist)

Results

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General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carl Levin (incumbent) 1,915,831 51.77%
Republican Jack Lousma 1,745,302 47.16%
Tisch Citizens Arthur Richard Tisch 22,882 0.62%
Libertarian Lynn Johnston 7,786 0.21%
Socialist Helen Meyers 2,686 0.07%
Workers World William Roundtree 2,279 0.06%
Independent Max Dean 2,135 0.06%
Communist Samuel L. Webb 1,196 0.03%
Workers League Fred Mazelis 818 0.02%
Total votes 3,700,915 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Parker, Randy; Reporting for Duty (April 9, 2005). "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.