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1984 United States Senate election in Maine
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1984 United States Senate election in Maine |
| country | Maine |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1978 United States Senate election in Maine |
| previous_year | 1978 |
| next_election | 1990 United States Senate election in Maine |
| next_year | 1990 |
| election_date | November 7, 1984 |
| map | {{switcher |
| map_caption | **Cohen:** |
| **Mitchell:** | |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| image1 | Senator William Cohen (R-ME).jpg |
| nominee1 | **William Cohen** |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **404,414** |
| percentage1 | **73.34%** |
| image2 | 3x4.svg |
| nominee2 | Libby Mitchell |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 142,626 |
| percentage2 | 25.87% |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | William Cohen |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | William Cohen |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) |
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|County results
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Mitchell:
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.
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.{{Election box begin no change
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