1984 United States presidential election

The 1984 United States presidential election happened on November 6, 1984. Ronald Reagan, the incumbent president and Republican candidate, won the election. He defeated Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate, who was the vice president of Jimmy Carter.

1984 United States presidential election

November 6, 1984
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	53.3% 0.7 pp
File:Ronald Reagan presidential portrait (cropped).jpg File:Walter Mondale 1977 vice presidential portrait (cropped).jpg Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale Party Republican Democratic Home state California Minnesota Running mate George H. W. Bush Geraldine Ferraro Electoral vote 525 13 States carried 49 1 + DC Popular vote 54,455,472 37,577,352 Percentage 58.8% 40.6%
Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Reagan/Bush and blue denotes those won by Mondale/Ferraro. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.
President before election Ronald Reagan Republican Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

During the debates, Mondale criticized Ronald Reagan's idea (called Strategic Defense Initiative) to build a missile defense system and also criticized him for making the government borrow too much money.

The bad economy of 1982 ended, and the economy recovered very quickly. During the election, the economy was the greatest it had been in many years. Ronald Reagan called it "Morning In America".

Ronald Reagan won the election by a huge landslide (winning 49 out of 50 states).

This election received the highest electoral votes towards any presidential nominee in American history. It is the lowest electoral vote for a Democratic nominee and the highest for a Republican to date.

Republican Party

Republican Party (United States) 1984 Republican Party Ticket
Ronald Reagan	George H. W. Bush
for President	for Vice President
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40th President of the United States (1981–1989)	43rd Vice President of the United States (1981–1989)
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• Ronald Reagan, President of the United States from California
• Harold Stassen, former governor of Minnesota
• Ben Fernandez, former Special Ambassador to Paraguay from California

Candidates gallery

• U.S Vice-President Walter Mondale.jpg

  Former Vice President Walter Mondale from Minnesota

• GaryHart.jpg

  Senator Gary Hart from Colorado

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  Reverend Jesse Jackson from Illinois

• John Glenn Low Res.jpg

  Senator John Glenn from Ohio

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  Former Senator George McGovern from South Dakota

• AlanCranston.jpg

  Senator Alan Cranston from California

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  Senator Ernest Hollings from South Carolina

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  Former Governor Reubin Askew of Florida

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  Senator Joe Biden from Delaware

Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States) 1984 Democratic Party Ticket
Walter Mondale	Geraldine Ferraro
for President	for Vice President
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42nd Vice President of the United States (1977–1981)	US Representative from New York (1979–1985)

• Walter Mondale, former U.S. vice president and former U.S. senator from Minnesota
• Gary Hart, U.S. senator from Colorado
• Jesse Jackson, reverend and civil rights activist from Illinois
• John Glenn, U.S. senator from Ohio
• George McGovern, former U.S. senator and 1972 Democratic nominee from South Dakota
• Reubin Askew, former Governor of Florida
• Joe Biden, U.S. senator from Delaware
• Alan Cranston, U.S. senator from California
• Ernest Hollings, U.S. senator from South Carolina

1984 United States Presidential Election Media

• Republican Party (United States)

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  President Reagan and Vice President Bush at the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas

• Mondale on campaign, PA, 1984..jpg

  Mondale campaigning in Pennsylvania

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  Democratic Party (United States)

• Geraldine Ferraro on the House Floor 1984.jpg

  Rep. Geraldine Ferraro debates 1984 legislation to update and reauthorize the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

• Clip from the second debate in which Reagan responds to a question about his age