1984 United States Senate election in Idaho

The 1984 United States Senate election in Idaho was held on November 6, 1984.

1984 United States Senate election in Idaho

November 6, 1984
 
Nominee James A. McClure Peter M. Busch
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 293,193 105,591
Percentage 72.19% 26.00%

County Results
McClure:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

U.S. senator before election

James A. McClure
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

James A. McClure
Republican

Incumbent Senator James A. McClure was re-elected to a third term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Senator McClure was unopposed for re-nomination by the Republican Party.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1984 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Libertarian

  • Donald Billings

General election

Campaign

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

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

References

  1. "ID US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. "Officials Confirm Three Dead In Crash Of Plane Carrying Candidates". Associated Press. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. "ID US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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