Elections / 1984 · Senate · AL
Alabama — 1984 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1984 · U.S. SenateAlabama · U.S. SenateHowell HeflinD+26.4
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1984 Senate returns.
- Howell Heflin✓(i)Democrat860,53562.8%
- Albert Lee SmithRepublican498,50836.4%
- S. D. (Yana) DavisLibertarian12,1910.9%
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+22.4Senate 1984D+26.4vs. baselineD+48.8
Alabama's 1984 Senate race ran 48.8 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Alabama's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | +94.0% |
| 1980 | −2.9% |
| 1984 | +26.4% |
| 1986 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | +21.1% |
| 1992 | +31.8% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 1998 | −26.6% |
| 2002 | −18.8% |
| 2004 | −35.2% |
| 2008 | −26.9% |
| 2010 | −30.5% |
| 2014 | −100.0% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −20.4% |
| 2022 | −35.7% |
Same ballot, 1984AL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.