The 1984 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 1984. Incumbent Democratic Senator Walter Dee Huddleston lost re-election to a third term to Mitch McConnell by less than 0.5%.

Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky on October 30, 2024. In September 2019, ... In 1984, McConnell ran for the U.S. Senate against two-term Democratic incumbent Walter Dee Huddleston. The election race was not decided until the last returns came in, ...

Oct 16, 2018 · LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Walter “Dee” Huddleston, a former two-term U.S. senator who lost his re-election bid in 1984 to Republican Mitch McConnell in one of Kentucky’s most storied and pivotal political campaigns, died Tuesday.

Incumbent Democrat Walter Huddleston ran for re-election to a third term, but lost by less than 0.5% to Jefferson County Executive Mitch McConnell. Huddleston was unopposed in the Democratic Party's primary.

Jan 27, 2025 · McConnell was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984, becoming the first Republican since 1968 to win a statewide election in Kentucky. As chairman of the Senate Ethics Committee in 1995, he garnered national attention for resisting Democratic attempts to investigate sexual assault accusations against Republican Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon.

Sep 23, 2015 · 1984. On November 6, 1984, Mitch McConnell won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Walter (Dee) Huddleton (D) and Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) in the general election.

Aug 30, 2023 · In 1984, McConnell edged out Walter D. Huddleston for a seat in the Senate, making him the only Republican in the country to defeat an incumbent Democratic senator that year and the...

Jul 31, 2019 · By 1984, Mitch McConnell was ready to make a run for the U.S. Senate. But this was a statewide race and getting endorsements alone wasn't going to do the trick.

The 1984 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 1984. Incumbent Democratic Senator Walter Dee Huddleston lost re-election to a third term to Mitch McConnell by less than 0.5%. This is the last time a Senator from Kentucky lost re-election.

Oct 27, 2014 · Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell defeated Dee Huddleston in 1984 with ads that showed bloodhounds trying to track down the Democratic incumbent in Washington, Los Angeles and Puerto Rico.