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1984 United States presidential election
1984 United States presidential election in Florida Florida presidential no 1980 United States presidential election in Florida 1980 1988 United States presidential election in Florida 1988 November 6, 1984 x200px File:Ronald Reagan 1985 presidential portrait (4x5 cropped).jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 21 2,730,350 65.32% Walter Mondale 1977 vice presidential portrait (cropped3).jpg Walter Mondale Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Geraldine Ferraro 0 1,448,816 34.66% 350px County results
Reagan
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
Mondale
#86b6f2 50–60% President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) 1900 75%2021 Voter Turnout https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-statistics/elections-data/voter-turnout/ live Florida Division of Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20150602000936/http://dos.myflorida.com:80/elections/data-statistics/elections-data/voter-turnout/ 2015-06-02
The 1984 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 6, 1984. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.
Florida was won by incumbent President Ronald Reagan of California, running with Vice President George H. W. Bush, against former Vice President Walter Mondale, running with U.S. Representative Geraldine Ferraro.
Among white voters, 71% supported Reagan while 29% supported Mondale.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335
Results
Primary election results
Republican
Ronald Reagan faced no opposition in the Florida primaries.March 13, 1984 Presidential Preference Primary: Republican Primary https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=3/13/1984&DATAMODE= July 24, 2024 Florida Department of State - Division of Elections: Elections Results Archive March 22, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240322170537/https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=3/13/1984&DATAMODE= dead
+1984 Florida Republican presidential primary resultsCandidateVotes received#%Ronald Reagan (incumbent)344,150100%Total344,150100%
Democratic
+1984 Florida Democratic presidential primary resultsMarch 13, 1984 Presidential Preference Primary: Democratic Primary https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=3/13/1984&DATAMODE= July 24, 2024 Florida Department of State - Division of Elections: Elections Results Archive March 22, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240322170537/https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=3/13/1984&DATAMODE= dead CandidateVotes received#%Gary Hart463,79939.2%Walter Mondale394,35033.4%Jesse Jackson144,22912.2%John Glenn128,15410.8%Reubin Askew26,3302.2%George McGovern17,6141.5%Fritz Hollings3,1150.3%Alan Cranston2,0970.2%Richard B. Kay1,3280.1%Stephen A. Koczak1,1570.1%Total1,182,173100%
General election results
1984 United States presidential election in FloridaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 2,730,350 65.32% 21 Democratic Walter Mondale 1,448,816 34.66% 0 Libertarian David Bergland (write-in) 754 0.02% 0 Other write-ins 141 >0.01% 0 Totals 4,180,051 100.0% 21
Results by county
County Ronald ReaganRepublican Walter MondaleDemocratic Various candidatesWrite-ins Margin Total # % # % # % # % Alachua 30,609 53.46% 26,584 46.43% 60 0.10% 4,025 7.03% 57,253 Baker 3,485 71.62% 1,381 28.38% 2,104 43.24% 4,866 Bay 29,356 75.77% 9,384 24.22% 4 0.01% 19,972 51.55% 38,744 Bradford 4,130 63.82% 2,341 36.18% 1,789 27.64% 6,471 Brevard 102,477 73.45% 36,985 26.51% 49 0.04% 65,492 46.94% 139,511 Broward 254,608 56.68% 194,584 43.32% 34 0.01% 60,024 13.36% 449,226 Calhoun 2,493 65.48% 1,312 34.46% 2 0.05% 1,181 31.02% 3,807 Charlotte 27,486 70.85% 11,305 29.14% 2 0.01% 16,181 41.71% 38,793 Citrus 20,764 66.47% 10,468 33.51% 4 0.01% 10,296 32.96% 31,236 Clay 21,571 79.72% 5,489 20.28% 16,082 59.44% 27,060 Collier 33,619 78.75% 9,067 21.24% 5 0.01% 24,552 57.51% 42,691 Columbia 8,814 67.41% 4,261 32.59% 4,553 34.82% 13,075 Dade 324,414 59.17% 223,863 40.83% 35 0.01% 100,551 18.34% 548,312 DeSoto 4,822 67.64% 2,304 32.32% 3 0.04% 2,518 35.32% 7,129 Dixie 2,204 64.29% 1,224 35.71% 980 28.58% 3,428 Duval 128,724 62.41% 77,488 37.57% 37 0.02% 51,236 24.84% 206,249 Escambia 66,715 71.32% 26,812 28.66% 22 0.02% 39,903 42.66% 93,549 Flagler 4,913 62.08% 3,000 37.91% 1 0.01% 1,913 24.17% 7,914 Franklin 2,218 67.05% 1,090 32.95% 1,128 34.10% 3,308 Gadsden 5,807 43.95% 7,403 56.03% 2 0.02% -1,596 -12.08% 13,212 Gilchrist 2,056 66.15% 1,051 33.82% 1 0.03% 1,005 32.33% 3,108 Glades 1,987 65.00% 1,070 35.00% 917 30.00% 3,057 Gulf 3,573 66.70% 1,784 33.30% 1,789 33.40% 5,357 Hamilton 1,921 57.83% 1,401 42.17% 520 15.66% 3,322 Hardee 3,962 72.06% 1,536 27.94% 2,426 44.12% 5,498 Hendry 4,524 69.15% 2,018 30.85% 2,506 38.30% 6,542 Hernando 21,279 63.54% 12,204 36.44% 4 0.01% 9,075 27.10% 33,487 Highlands 16,474 69.53% 7,217 30.46% 3 0.01% 9,257 39.07% 23,694 Hillsborough 157,926 64.67% 86,230 35.31% 52 0.02% 71,696 29.36% 244,208 Holmes 4,548 78.70% 1,231 21.30% 3,317 57.40% 5,779 Indian River 23,716 73.08% 8,736 26.92% 14,980 46.16% 32,452 Jackson 9,091 64.70% 4,960 35.30% 4,131 29.40% 14,051 Jefferson 2,244 52.16% 2,057 47.81% 1 0.02% 187 4.35% 4,302 Lafayette 1,513 63.71% 862 36.29% 651 27.42% 2,375 Lake 35,319 74.29% 12,217 25.70% 7 0.01% 23,102 48.59% 47,543 Lee 85,024 73.89% 30,022 26.09% 30 0.03% 55,002 47.80% 115,076 Leon 36,325 55.00% 29,683 44.94% 38 0.06% 6,642 10.06% 66,046 Levy 5,561 64.19% 3,103 35.81% 2,458 28.38% 8,664 Liberty 1,410 68.45% 650 31.55% 760 36.90% 2,060 Madison 2,819 57.30% 2,101 42.70% 718 14.60% 4,920 Manatee 55,793 72.75% 20,889 27.24% 6 0.01% 34,904 45.51% 76,688 Marion 37,815 69.97% 16,225 30.02% 6 0.01% 21,590 39.95% 54,046 Martin 28,900 76.28% 8,978 23.70% 9 0.02% 19,922 52.58% 37,887 Monroe 16,332 67.73% 7,774 32.24% 9 0.04% 8,558 35.49% 24,115 Nassau 8,039 69.76% 3,484 30.23% 1 0.01% 4,555 39.53% 11,524 Okaloosa 37,044 83.51% 7,304 16.47% 9 0.02% 29,740 67.04% 44,357 Okeechobee 4,449 66.65% 2,226 33.35% 2,223 33.30% 6,675 Orange 122,068 71.39% 48,752 28.51% 165 0.10% 73,316 42.88% 170,985 Osceola 18,348 73.45% 6,628 26.53% 4 0.02% 11,720 46.92% 24,980 Palm Beach 186,811 61.67% 116,091 38.32% 29 0.01% 70,720 23.35% 302,931 Pasco 66,618 61.92% 40,962 38.07% 8 0.01% 25,656 23.85% 107,588 Pinellas 240,612 65.16% 128,574 34.82% 63 0.02% 112,038 30.34% 369,249 Polk 84,246 70.33% 35,516 29.65% 22 0.02% 48,730 40.68% 119,784 Putnam 11,435 59.37% 7,823 40.61% 4 0.02% 3,612 18.76% 19,262 St. Johns 16,500 71.26% 6,652 28.73% 2 0.01% 9,848 42.53% 23,154 St. Lucie 28,200 68.37% 13,040 31.61% 7 0.02% 15,160 36.76% 41,247 Santa Rosa 21,265 82.04% 4,649 17.94% 6 0.02% 16,616 64.10% 25,920 Sarasota 87,771 74.15% 30,525 25.79% 69 0.06% 57,246 48.36% 118,365 Seminole 56,244 75.91% 17,795 24.02% 53 0.07% 38,449 51.89% 74,092 Sumter 6,255 64.37% 3,461 35.62% 1 0.01% 2,794 28.75% 9,717 Suwannee 6,082 68.57% 2,788 31.43% 3,294 37.14% 8,870 Taylor 4,038 69.98% 1,732 30.02% 2,306 39.96% 5,770 Union 1,804 70.28% 761 29.65% 2 0.08% 1,043 40.63% 2,567 Volusia 68,358 60.93% 43,820 39.06% 13 0.01% 24,538 21.87% 112,191 Wakulla 3,088 67.75% 1,470 32.25% 1,618 35.50% 4,558 Walton 7,126 74.01% 2,503 25.99% 4,623 48.02% 9,629 Washington 4,608 70.62% 1,916 29.36% 1 0.02% 2,692 41.26% 6,525Totals2,730,35065.32%1,448,81634.66%8850.02%1,281,53430.66%4,180,051
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
20em
Alachua
Baker
Bradford
Calhoun
Columbia
Dixie
Franklin
Gilchrist
Glades
Gulf
Hamilton
Jackson
Jefferson
Lafayette
Leon
Levy
Liberty
Madison
Okeechobee
Putnam
Sumter
Suwannee
Taylor
Union
Wakulla
See also
Presidency of Ronald Reagan
References
Works cited
Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306
Florida
1984
Category:1984 Florida elections