1984_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Alabama Knowpia

The 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama were held on November 6, 1984, to determine who would represent Alabama in the United States House of Representatives. Alabama had seven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1980 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Overview edit

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	821,773	71.9%	5	-
	Republican	308,182	27.0%	2	-
	Libertarian	12,191	1.07%	0	-
	Socialist Workers Party	144	0.01%	0	-
Totals		1,142,290	100.0%	7	-

District 1 edit

Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 1984^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sonny Callahan	102,479	51.00%
	Democratic	Frank McWright	98,455	49.00%
Total votes			200,934	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 2 edit

Alabama's 2nd congressional district election, 1984^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Louis Dickinson	118,153	60.34%
	Democratic	Larry Lee	75,506	38.56%
	Libertarian	Frank Tipler III	2,156	1.10%
Total votes			195,815	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 3 edit

Alabama's 3rd congressional district election, 1984^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Nichols	120,357	96.21%
	Libertarian	Mark Thornton	4,745	3.79%
Total votes			125,102	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 4 edit

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 1984^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Bevill	120,106	100.00%
Total votes			120,106	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 5 edit

Alabama's 5th congressional district election, 1984^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronnie Flippo	140,542	95.88%
	Libertarian	D. M. Samsil	6,033	4.12%
Total votes			146,575	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 6 edit

Alabama's 6th congressional district election, 1984^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Erdreich	130,973	59.61%
	Republican	J. T. Waggoner	87,550	39.85%
	Libertarian	Steve Smith	1,043	0.47%
	Socialist Workers	Mark Curtis	144	0.07%
Total votes			219,710	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 7 edit

Alabama's 7th congressional district election, 1984^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Shelby	135,834	96.80%
	Libertarian	Charles Ewing	4,498	3.21%
Total votes			146,575	100.0%
	Democratic hold

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 1. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "AL District 7". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[A-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 1. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

[2] "AL District 7". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

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