1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for U.S. Senate in Kentucky
U.S. Senate · Kentucky
Mitch McConnell (R) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating Walter (dee) Huddleston (D) by 0.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mitch McConnellRepublican · winner
49.9%644,990
Walter (dee) HuddlestonDemocrat
49.5%639,721
Dave WeltersSocialist Workers
0.6%7,696
1,292,407 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Walter (dee) HuddlestonMitch McConnell
$2.2M
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$2.4M
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$3.1K
Cash on hand
$27.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984
The candidates
Mitch McConnell (R)Walter (dee) Huddleston (D)
Also on the ballot: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers), 0.6%