1984 United States Senate election in Texas

none March 2026 September 2023 1984 United States Senate election in Texas Texas presidential no 1978 United States Senate election in Texas 1978 1990 United States Senate election in Texas 1990 November 6, 1984 150x150px File:PhilGramm (1).jpg Phil Gramm Republican Party (United States) 3,111,348 58.55% File:Lloyd doggett photo.jpg Lloyd Doggett Democratic Party (United States) 2,202,557 41.45% 1984 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg 310px County results Gramm: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Doggett: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. Senator John Tower Republican Party (United States) Phil Gramm Republican Party (United States) The 1984 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Tower decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican Phil Gramm won the open seat. Republican primary Candidates Phil Gramm, U.S. Representative from College Station since 1979 Hank Grover, State Senator and former State Representative from Houston, and nominee for Governor of Texas in 1972 Ron Paul, U.S. Representative from Lake Jackson (1976–1977, 1979–1985) Robert Mosbacher Jr., Houston oil businessman Campaign The primary was a multimillion-dollar contest.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d6peAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F1MNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4337,255566&dq=phil+gramm&hl=en Daily Times - Google News Archive Search google.com Gramm recently switched parties in 1983, but he was a conservative who supported Reaganomics. Gramm spent $4 million.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YDlSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SDYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3487,5662949&dq=phil+gramm&hl=en The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search google.com Results May Republican primaryhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9MMcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p1kEAAAAIBAJ&dq=henry%20grover&pg=4858%2C2017191 Gramm Voices Surprise The Victoria Advocate May 6, 1984 Republican Party (United States) Phil Gramm 247,280 73.3% Republican Party (United States) Ron Paul 55,771 16.5% Republican Party (United States) Robert A. Mosbacher Jr. 26,250 7.8% Republican Party (United States) Hank Grover 8,055 2.5% Democratic primary Candidates Lloyd Doggett, State Senator from Austin since 1975 Kent Hance, U.S. Representative from Lubbock since 1979 Bob Krueger, former U.S. Representative from New Braunfels (1975–1979) and nominee for Senate in 1978 Harley Schlanger Robert Sullivan David Young Campaign The primary was 45% Hispanic, but included many moderate to conservative voters. Hance positioned himself as the most moderate to conservative candidate, who co-sponsored President Ronald Reagan's tax package.https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/03/us/conservative-holds-lead-in-texas-senate-primary.html Conservative Holds Lead In Texas Senate Primary The New York Times 1984-06-03 2018-09-21 Doggett was the more liberal candidate, attacking Reaganomics and getting endorsements from the Texas teachers' union and Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8sMcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p1kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7112,198501&dq=doggett&hl=en The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search google.com Doggett's campaign manager was James Carville.McKinnon Mark The Spin Doctor Is Out https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/the-spin-doctor-is-out/ February 9, 2020 Texas Monthly November 1, 1966 Krueger was seen as the front runner and was a moderate who supported the state's oil and gas industry, but had close ties with the Hispanic community because he was Spanish-speaking.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=USovAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sNwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6054,857072&dq=bob+krueger&hl=en Kentucky New Era - Google News Archive Search google.com Hance attacked both Krueger and Doggett for supporting amnesty for illegal aliens and supporting gay rights.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z_1RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dDQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5252,2658731&dq=kent+hance&hl=en Mid Cities Daily News - Google News Archive Search google.com The initial primary was extremely close between the top three candidates. Each candidate got 31% of the electorate. Hance ranked first, only 273 votes ahead of Doggett and 1,560 votes ahead of Krueger. Since no candidate passed the 50% threshold, Hance and Doggett qualified for the run-off election. Hance fired his pollster despite ranking first.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-_pdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uF8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3258,285371&dq=kent+hance&hl=en The Bonham Daily Favorite - Google News Archive Search google.com Krueger endorsed fellow U.S. Congressman Hance, saying "Ultimately, the quality of one's public service depends upon the character that one displays in filling an office."AP https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/01/us/campaign-krueger-backs-hance-in-democratic-runoff.html CAMPAIGN; Krueger Backs Hance In Democratic Runoff The New York Times 1984-06-01 2018-09-21https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZjlSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SDYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2902,212111&dq=kent+hance&hl=en The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search google.com In the June election, Doggett very narrowly defeated Hance by just 1,345 votes. Results thumb|300x300px|First round results by county: Hance #FFEEAA 30–40% #FFDD55 40–50% #F1C92A 50–60% #DEB02A 60–70% #CE9B1E 70–80% Doggett #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Kruger #AAE5AA 30–40% #87DE87 40–50% #5fd35fff 50–60% #37c837ff 60–70% #2ca02cff 70–80% #217821 80–90% Initial election on May 5, 1984 May Democratic primaryhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=255584 Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - May 05, 1984 ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Kent Hance 456,446 31.2% Democratic Party (United States) Lloyd Doggett 456,173 31.2% Democratic Party (United States) Bob Krueger 454,886 31.1% Democratic Party (United States) David Young 47,062 3.2% Democratic Party (United States) Robert S. Sullivan 34,733 2.4% Democratic Party (United States) Harley Schlanger 14,149 1.0% thumb|300x300px|Runoff results by county: Doggett #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5ff 80–90% Hance #F1C92A 50–60% #DEB02A 60–70% #CE9B1E 70–80% #b98a35ff 80–90% #a58100ff >90% Run-off election on June 2, 1984 June Democratic primary runoffhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=255585 Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Runoff Race - Jun 02, 1984 ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Lloyd Doggett 491,251 50.1% Democratic Party (United States) Kent Hance 489,906 49.9% General election Candidates Lloyd Doggett (D), State Senator Phil Gramm (R), U.S. Congressman Doggett received 89% of the black vote.Black Black 1992 356 Results General election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3508 Our Campaigns - TX US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1990 ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (United States) Phil Gramm 3,111,348 58.55% Democratic Party (United States) Lloyd Doggett 2,202,557 41.45% 5,313,905 100.00% Republican Party (United States) See also 1984 United States Senate elections References Works cited Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306 Texas 1984 Category:1984 Texas elections