Walter Darlington Huddleston (born April 15, 1926) is a retired American politician. He is a Democrat from the state of Kentucky. April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ...

Huddleston was born in Burkesville, Kentucky. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army and served as a tank gunner in Europe during and after World War II from 1944 to 1946. He then attended the University of Kentucky, from which he graduated in 1949. Burkesville is a city located in Cumberland County, Kentucky. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The University of Kentucky (also as UK or simply Kentucky) is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ...

Huddleston was a manager of radio stations in Kentucky from 1949 to 1972. He entered politics in 1964 when he was elected to the Kentucky State Senate. He served as a state senator from 1965 to 1972, and served for a time as the majority leader. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1972, Huddleston ran for the senate seat which was being vacated by retiring Republican John Sherman Cooper. He defeated Republican Louie B. Nunn and received 51% of the vote. Huddleston was reelected in 1978 with 61% of the vote. He served in the Senate for two terms from 1973 to 1985. He was defeated in 1984 in an extremely close race by Republican Mitch McConnell (49.9%-49.5%.) Huddleston was known as a member of the moderate wing of the Democratic party. John Sherman Cooper (August 23, 1901 - February 21, 1991) was a Republican United States senator from Kentucky who served a total of 20 years (1946-1949, 1952-1955, 1956-1973). ... Louie Broady Nunn (March 8, 1924–January 29, 2004) was Governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky from 1967 to 1971. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. ...

After leaving the senate, Huddleston moved to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He was married to Jean Huddleston from 1947 until her death in 2003. Elizabethtown is a city located in Hardin County, Kentucky. ...