1984 United States Senate election in Michigan
The 1984 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican candidate and former astronaut Jack Lousma. Coinciding with Republican Ronald Reagan's landslide in Michigan and the rest of the country, this was the only Senate election of Levin's career in which his percentage of the vote and margin of victory decreased from the previous one.
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Candidates
Democratic
- Carl Levin, incumbent Senator
Republican
- Jack Lousma, astronaut
Tisch Citizens
- Arthur Richard Tisch
Libertarian
- Lynn Johnston
Socialist
- Helen Meyers
Workers World
- William Roundtree
Independent
- Max Dean
Communist
- Samuel L. Webb
Workers League
- Fred Mazelis
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Carl Levin (incumbent) | 1,915,831 | 51.8% | ||
| Republican | Jack Lousma | 1,745,302 | 47.2% | ||
| Tisch Citizens | Arthur Richard Tisch | 22,882 | 0.6% | ||
| Libertarian | Lynn Johnston | 7,786 | 0.2% | ||
| Socialist | Helen Meyers | 2,686 | 0.1% | ||
| Workers World | William Roundtree | 2,279 | 0.1% | ||
| Independent | Max Dean | 2,135 | 0.1% | ||
| Communist | Samuel L. Webb | 1,196 | 0.0% | ||
| Workers League | Fred Mazelis | 818 | 0.0% | ||
| Total votes | 3,700,915 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
References
- Parker, Randy; Reporting for Duty (April 9, 2005). "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.
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