1984 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1984 United States Senate election in Montana Montana presidential no 1978 United States Senate election in Montana 1978 1990 United States Senate election in Montana 1990 November 6, 1984 150x150px Senator Baucus (1).jpg Max Baucus Democratic Party (United States) 215,704 56.89% 3x4.svg Chuck Cozzens Republican Party (United States) 154,308 40.70% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Baucus: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Cozzens: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Max Baucus Democratic Party (United States) Max Baucus Democratic Party (United States) The 1984 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent United States Senator Max Baucus, who was first elected in 1978, ran for re-election. He easily won renomination in the Democratic primary, and advanced to the general election, where he faced Chuck Cozzens, a former State Representative and the Republican nominee. Despite President Ronald Reagan's strong performance in the state that year, Baucus was able to easily win a second term over Cozzens. Democratic primary Candidates Max Baucus, incumbent Senator Bob Ripley Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1980s/1984/1984_Primary_Statewide.pdf Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 5, 1984 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20130615093515/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1980s/1984/1984_Primary_Statewide.pdf 2013-06-15 dead Max Baucus (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 80,726 79.37% Bob Ripley Democratic Party (United States) 20,979 20.63% 101,705 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Chuck Cozzens, former State Representative Ralph Bouma, retired farmer Aubyn Curtiss, State Representative Results Republican Primary results Chuck Cozzens Republican Party (United States) 33,661 50.78% Ralph Bouma Republican Party (United States) 17,900 27.00% Aubyn Curtiss Republican Party (United States) 14,729 22.22% 66,290 100.00% General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1984 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1984election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1985 Democratic Party (United States) Max Baucus (incumbent) 215,704 56.89% +1.20% Republican Party (United States) Chuck Cozzens 154,308 40.70% -3.61% Libertarian Party (United States) Neil Haprin 9,143 2.41% 61,396 16.19% +4.81% 379,155 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) By congressional district Baucus won both congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.1984 General Election https://sosmt.gov/Portals/142/Elections/archives/1980s/1984_General_Statewide.pdf?dt=1523477333219 District Baucus Cozzens RepresentativeMontana 1 1st 57% 40%Pat WilliamsMontana 2 2nd 56% 41%Ron Marlenee See also 1984 United States Senate elections References Montana 1984 Category:1984 Montana elections