1984 United States Senate election in Maine

The 1984 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 7, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator William Cohen won re-election to a second term in a landslide over Democratic state representative Elizabeth "Libby" Mitchell. Both Cohen and Mitchell were unopposed in their party primaries.

1984 United States Senate election in Maine

← 1978 November 7, 1984 1990 →

Nominee William Cohen Libby Mitchell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 404,414 142,626 Percentage 73.34% 25.87%

County results Municipality results Cohen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Mitchell:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election William Cohen Republican Elected U.S. Senator William Cohen Republican

Mitchell would later serve as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives from 1994 to 1997, and President of the Maine Senate from 2008 to 2010. She would also be the Democratic nominee for Governor of Maine in 2010, losing that election to Republican Paul LePage.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Libby Mitchell, State Representative since 1974

Republican

• William Cohen, U.S. Senator since 1979 and former U.S. Representative from Maine's 2nd congressional district (1973–1979)

Results

Cohen defeated Mitchell in a near-50-point landslide. Cohen carried all but four municipalities in the state, with Mitchell winning only Brighton Plantation, Eagle Lake, Isle au Haut, and the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation.

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Cohen (incumbent)	404,414	73.34%
	Democratic	Libby Mitchell	142,626	25.87%
	Constitutionalist	P. Ann Stoddard	4,338	0.79%
Total votes			551,378	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1984 United States Senate elections