Walter (dee) Huddleston
Last held office: U.S. Senate, Kentucky (1978–1984). Ran in 3 elections between 1969 and 1984, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −0.4
- Lost 1984
- Elections
- 3
- 1969–1984
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Huddleston was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Huddleston has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Huddleston won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | U.S. Senate, Kentucky | General | Lost | Mitch McConnell (R), Dave Welters (SWP) | 49.5% | R+0.4 | $2.2M | R+20.7 | |
| 1978 | U.S. Senate, Kentucky | General | Won | Louie Guenthner Jr. (R), Anthony Albert McCord (I) | 61% | D+24.1 | — | D+7.3 | |
| 1969 | Kentucky State Senate, District 10 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 1983–84
- Raised
- $2.2M
- Spent
- $2.4M
- Cash
- $3.1K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 1984Updated Nov 9, 2026, 3:00 AM ET
Seats Huddleston has held
- U.S. Senate, Kentucky · 1978–1984
- Kentucky State Senate, District 10 · 1969–1973
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Huddleston has run against
- Mitch McConnell (R) · 1984 election, lost
- Louie Guenthner Jr. (R) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Huddleston
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC S8KY00019
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC