The 1984 United States Senate election in Idaho was held on November 6, 1984.
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County results McClure: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Senator James A. McClure was re-elected to a third term in office.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- James A. McClure, incumbent Senator
Results edit
Senator McClure was unopposed for re-nomination by the Republican Party.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Peter M. Busch, Vietnam War veteran
- Louis Hathaway
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter Busch | 27,871 | 62.02% | |
Democratic | Louis A. Hathaway | 17,065 | 37.98% | |
Total votes | 44,936 | 100.00% |
Independents and third parties edit
Libertarian edit
- Donald Billings
General election edit
Campaign edit
The campaign was largely uneventful given McClure's large lead in polls and the Republican tendency of Idaho.
During the campaign, Democratic candidate Peter Busch was involved in a minor plane crash. Busch would die in a similar crash while campaigning for Congress in 1986.[2]
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | James A. McClure (incumbent) | 293,193 | 72.19% | 3.75 | |
Democratic | Peter M. Busch | 105,591 | 26.00% | 5.56 | |
Libertarian | Donald Billings | 7,384 | 1.82% | 1.82 | |
Total votes | 406,168 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "ID US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Officials Confirm Three Dead In Crash Of Plane Carrying Candidates". Associated Press. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "ID US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.