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The1984 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 6, 1984, to select theU.S. Senator from the state ofTennessee. Popular three-termRepublican incumbentHoward Baker, who had served asUnited States Senate Majority Leader since 1981 (Minority Leader from 1977 to 1981) decided not to seek re-election in order to concentrate on a planned bid for the1988 Republican presidential nomination (which did not happen, as he later accepted aWhite House Chief of Staff position underPresidentRonald Reagan). This left the seat open.
In the general election,Democratic candidateAl Gore, son of former senatorAlbert Gore Sr., won easily, flipping the Republican held seat to Democratic hands.
Democrats nominatedRepresentative and futureVice PresidentAl Gore, whose father,Albert Gore, Sr., had once held Tennessee's other Senate seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Al Gore | 476,582 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 476,582 | 100.00% | ||
In the primary, held on August 2, Ashe easily emerged as a winner.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Victor Ashe | 145,744 | 86.47% | |
| Republican | Jack McNeil | 17,970 | 10.66% | |
| Republican | Herbert David Patty | 4,777 | 2.83% | |
| Republican | Write-in | 49 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes | 168,540 | 100% | ||
Although the Senate election coincided with the landslide re-election of President Reagan, who carried Tennessee by a wide margin, this time his victory did not have any coattails, as it didin 1980, and Democrats picked up three Republican seats. One of the Democratic gains was in Tennessee, where conservative Democrat Gore won in a landslide:[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Al Gore | 1,000,607 | 60.72% | |
| Republican | Victor Ashe | 557,016 | 33.80% | |
| Independent | Ed McAteer | 87,234 | 5.29% | |
| Independent | Khalil-Ullah Al-Muhaymin | 3,179 | 0.19% | |
| Total votes | 1,648,036 | 100.00% | ||
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