Elections / 1984 · Senate · GA
Georgia — 1984 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1984 · U.S. SenateGeorgia · U.S. SenateSam NunnD+59.9
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1984 Senate returns.
- Sam Nunn✓(i)Democrat1,344,10479.9%
- Mike HicksRepublican337,19620.1%
- OtherOther440.0%
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+20.4Senate 1984D+59.9vs. baselineD+80.3
Georgia's 1984 Senate race ran 80.3 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Georgia's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | +66.3% |
| 1980 | −1.7% |
| 1984 | +59.9% |
| 1986 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | −1.3% |
| 1996 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | −7.2% |
| 2000 | +20.4% |
| 2002 | −6.8% |
| 2004 | −17.9% |
| 2008 | −14.9% |
| 2010 | −19.3% |
| 2014 | −7.7% |
| 2016 | −13.8% |
| 2020 | −1.8% |
| 2022 | +1.0% |
Same ballot, 1984GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.