The 1984 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Alan Simpson was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democrat Victor Ryan in a landslide, winning 78.32% of votes and outperforming Republican President Ronald Reagan’s vote share in the concurrent presidential race by 7.81%.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alan Simpson (incumbent) 66,178 87.87%
Republican Stephen Tarver 9,137 12.13%
Total votes 75,315 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Michael J. Dee, Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in 1982
  • Al Hamburg, perennial candidate
  • Victor Ryan, chemistry professor[2]

Results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Victor Ryan 17,608 45.29%
Democratic Al Hamburg 12,088 31.09%
Democratic Michael J. Dee 9,187 23.63%
Total votes 38,883 100.00%

General election

Results

1984 United States Senate election in Wyoming[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Alan Simpson (incumbent) 146,373 78.32% Increase16.15
Democratic Victor Ryan 40,525 21.68% Decrease16.15
Total votes 186,898 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

See also

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wyoming