1984 Republican Party presidential primaries

Selection of Republican US presidential candidate August 2023 June 2025 1984 Republican Party presidential primaries United States primary no 1980 Republican Party presidential primaries 1980 1988 Republican Party presidential primaries 1988 February 20 to July 1, 1984 File:Ronald Reagan 1985 presidential portrait (4x5 cropped).jpg 150x150px Ronald Reagan FF3333 California 51 6,484,987 98.8% File:Harold Stassen 1980.jpg Harold Stassen 800080 Minnesota 0 12,749 0.19% Republican nominee Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan 350px thumb|right|Ronald Reagan announcing his reelection campaign from the Oval Office on January 29, 1984 thumb|right|Reagan campaigning in Fairfield, Connecticut near the end of the subsequent general election campaign From February 20 to July 1, 1984, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1984 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Ronald Reagan was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1984 Republican National Convention held from August 20 to August 23, 1984, in Dallas, Texas. The primaries were uneventful as Reagan was virtually assured of the nomination by virtue of his popularity within the party. Thus, he faced only token opposition in the primary race. Ronald Reagan won in a landslide, winning every contest and garnering more than 6.4 million votes. Former Minnesota governor Harold Stassen opposed Reagan for the Republican nomination and criticized the President's foreign policy, the budget deficit, and the trade imbalance.AP CAMPAIGN NOTES; Stassen Prods Iowans Not to Back Reagan https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/20/us/campaign-notes-stassen-prods-iowans-not-to-back-reagan.html The New York Times 9 April 2026 20 February 1984 Stassen earned less than 13,000 votes, merely 0.19% of the total votes cast. Ronald Reagan would go on to win the most Electoral votes achieved by any president in history in the general election of that year. Candidates Nominee CandidateMost recent officeHome stateCampaign Withdrawal datePopular voteContest won Running mateRonald Reaganframeless|127x127pxPresident of the United States(1981–1989)105x105px|California Californiaframeless|174x174px(Campaign • Positions)Secured nomination: August 23, 19846,484,987(98.8%)51 George Bush105x105px Withdrew during primaries Speculated candidates Before Reagan announced his bid for re-election, The following potential candidates were considered possible candidates to run for the Republican nomination in 1984 by the media. Opinion polling Poll sourceDate(s)1 Bush1 Baker1 Connally1 Kemp1 Dole1 Helms1 Other1 Undecided/NoneGallupAug. 13-16, 198232%15%7%4%4%2%5%All other (Philip Crane, Orrin Hatch, William Armstrong, Paul Laxalt, John Danforth, Bob Packwood, Richard Lugar, and David Durengerger) received 1% or less. Write-in candidates, none of whom received as much as 1%, included John Anderson, Gerald Ford, Barry Goldwater, Alexander Haig, Richard Nixon, and Charles Percy.31% Results The popular vote from the Republican primaries was as follows:http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55209 US President - R Primaries Race - Feb 20, 1984 Our Campaigns 2015-08-25 June 9, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250609165157/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55209 Ronald Reagan (inc.): 6,484,987 (98.78%) Unpledged delegates: 55,458 (0.85%) Harold Stassen: 12,749 (0.19%) Ben Fernandez: 202 (0.00%) Reagan was renominated by a vote of 2,233 (two delegates abstained). For the only time in American history, the vice presidential roll call was taken concurrently with the presidential roll call. Vice President George Bush was overwhelmingly renominated. This was the last time in the 20th century that the vice presidential candidate of either major party was nominated by roll call vote. +The BallotingPresidential Ballot Vice Presidential BallotRonald Reagan 2,233 George Bush 2,231Abstaining 2 Abstaining 2 Jack Kemp 1 Jeane Kirkpatrick 1 See also 1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries References Category:Ronald Reagan Category:Jack Kemp Category:George H. W. Bush