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1984 United States Senate election in Alaska 
Summary
The 1984 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican Senator Ted Stevens sought re-election to a fourth term (a third full 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.
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 Results by state house district Stevens: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Open primary edit
Candidates edit
Democratic edit
- John Havelock, former Attorney General of Alaska
- Dave Carlson, former congressional candidate
- Michael Beasley, perennial candidate
- Joe Tracanna
- Phil Stoddard
Republican edit
- Ted Stevens, incumbent Senator since 1968
Results edit
| 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 edit
Results edit
| 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 | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 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.