1984 United States Senate election in Idaho

The 1984 United States Senate election in Idaho was held on November 6, 1984.

Incumbent Senator James A. McClure was re-elected to a third term in office.

Candidates

 * James A. McClure, incumbent Senator

Results
Senator McClure was unopposed for re-nomination by the Republican Party.

Candidates

 * Peter M. Busch, Vietnam War veteran
 * Louis Hathaway

Libertarian

 * Donald Billings

Campaign
The campaign was largely uneventful given McClure's large lead in polls and the Republican tendency of Idaho.

During the campaign, Democratic candidate Peter Busch was involved in a minor plane crash. Busch would die in a similar crash while campaigning for Congress in 1986.