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1984 United States Senate election in Colorado
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1984 United States Senate election in Colorado Colorado Presidential no 1978 United States Senate election in Colorado 1978 1990 United States Senate election in Colorado 1990 November 6, 1984 File:Sen William L Armstrong.jpg 150x150px William L. Armstrong Republican Party (United States) 833,821 64.25% 3x4.svg Nancy Dick Democratic Party (United States) 449,327 34.62% 1984 United States Senate election in Colorado results map by county.svg 250px County resultsArmstrong: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Dick: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator William L. Armstrong Republican Party (United States) William L. Armstrong Republican Party (United States)
The 1984 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican William L. Armstrong defeated Democratic nominee Nancy Dick with 64.25% of the vote. Armstrong carried all but three counties in the state, and to date is the last Republican Senate candidate to carry normally heavily Democratic Denver. This is the best ever performance by a Republican in a popular vote election in Colorado for the United States Senate.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 11, 1984.https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/1900-1999/1984AbstractBook.pdf State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1984 Secretary of State of Colorado 1984 May 5, 2019 November 10, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221110054708/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/1900-1999/1984AbstractBook.pdf dead
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nancy Dick, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Carlos F. Lucero, attorney
Results
thumb|center|alt=Primary results by county|
Dick #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%
Lucero #f9d440 50–60% #f4c200 60–70% #daae00 70–80% #be9600 80–90%
Democratic primary results
Nancy Dick Democratic Party (United States) 78,248 50.97
Carlos F. Lucero Democratic Party (United States) 75,277 49.03
153,525 100.00
Republican primary
Candidates
William L. Armstrong, incumbent United States Senator
Results
Republican primary results
William L. Armstrong (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 105,870 100.00
105,870 100.00
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
William L. Armstrong, Republican
Nancy Dick, Democratic
Other candidates
Craig Green, Libertarian
David Martin, Socialist Workers
Earl Higgerson, Prohibition
Results
1984 United States Senate election in Colorado
Republican Party (United States) William L. Armstrong (incumbent) 833,821 64.25%
Democratic Party (United States) Nancy Dick 449,327 34.62%
Libertarian Party (United States) Craig Green 11,077 0.85%
Socialist Workers Party (United States) David Martin 2,208 0.17%
Prohibition Party Earl Higgerson 1,376 0.11%
384,494 29.63%
1,297,809 100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
See also
1984 United States Senate elections
References
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