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United States of America 1984 Legislative Election

Chamber

Senate

Date of Election

November 6, 1984

Type of Electoral System

Majority

Number of Seats Available

100 *

Length of Legislative Term
6 years
Number of Seats
Percentage of Votes
Republican Party
53
-
Democratic Party
47
-

* Senate renewed only one-third of its members every 2 years. There were 2 members from each state.

Chamber

House of Representatives

Date of Election

November 6, 1984

Type of Electoral System

Majority

Number of Seats Available

435

Length of Legislative Term
2 years
Number of Seats
Percentage of Votes #
Democratic Party
253
52.4%
Republican Party
182
46.8%

Source: Political Handbook of the World 1984-85, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1985.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition) Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.

Population Size
236 681 000
Registered Voters
124 150 614

Total Votes

92 652 680

Vote/Registered Voter

74.6%

Spoilt Ballots

-

Source: Voter Turnout: United States of America. [Internet]. International IDEA. 22 April 2002.


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