| 词条 | 1984 United States Senate election in Tennessee |
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| election_name = 1984 United States Senate election in Tennessee | country = Tennessee | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 1978 United States Senate election in Tennessee | previous_year = 1978 | next_election = 1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee | next_year = 1990 | election_date = November 6, 1984 | image_size = 140x140px | image1 = Sengore.jpg | nominee1 = Al Gore | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = 1,000,607 | percentage1 = 60.72% | image2 = Victor Ashe.jpg | nominee2 = Victor Ashe | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 557,016 | percentage2 = 33.80% | map_image = Tennessee Senate Election Results by County, 1984.svg | map_size = 300px | map_caption = County Results Gore: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} | title = U.S. Senator | before_election = Howard Baker | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = Al Gore | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }}{{Elections in Tennessee}} The 1984 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 6, 1984, as a part of the Senate class 2 election. SituationPopular three-term Republican incumbent Howard Baker, who had served as United States Senate Majority Leader since 1981 (Minority Leader from 1977 to 1981) decided not to seek re-election in order to concentrate on a planned bid for 1988 Republican presidential nomination (which did not happen, as he later accepted a White House Chief of Staff position under President Ronald Reagan). This made the seat open. Democratic nominationDemocrats nominated Representative and future Vice President of the United States Al Gore, whose father Albert Gore, Sr. once held the other Tennessee Senate seat. Democratic{{Election box begin no change| title = Democratic primary results }}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Al Gore | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 476,582 | percentage = 100.00% }}{{Election box total no change | votes = 476,582 | percentage= 100.00% }}{{Election box end}} Republican nominationCandidates:
In primary, held on August 2, Ashe easily emerged as a winner:[1]
General electionAlthough the Senate election coincided with the landslide re-election of President Reagan, who carried Tennessee by a wide margin, this time his victory did not have any coattails, as it did in 1980, and Democrats picked up three Republican seats. One of the Democratic gains was in Tennessee, where conservative Democrat Gore won in a landslide:[2] {{Election box begin no change| title=General election results }}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Al Gore | votes = 1,000,607 | percentage = 60.72% }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Victor Ashe | votes = 557,016 | percentage = 33.80% }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Independent (United States) | candidate = Ed McAteer | votes = 87,234 | percentage = 5.29% }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Independent (United States) | candidate = Khalil-Ullah Al-Muhaymin | votes = 3,179 | percentage = 0.19% }}{{Election box end}} See also
References1. ^http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=256709 {{United States elections, 1984}}2. ^http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3707 3 : United States Senate elections in Tennessee|1984 United States Senate elections|1984 Tennessee elections |
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