1984 United States presidential election

Re-election of Ronald Reagan related races 1984 United States elections August 2022 February 2024 1984 United States presidential election United States 1960 presidential no Historical polling for United States presidential elections#1984 United States presidential election 1980 United States presidential election 1980 November 6, 1984 1988 United States presidential election 1988 538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral 55.2%http://www.electproject.org/national-1789-present National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present United States Election Project CQ Press February 21, 2023 July 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140725110444/http://www.electproject.org/national-1789-present live 1.0 pp x200px Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan 1985 presidential portrait (4x5 cropped).jpg Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 525 49 54,455,472 54,455,472 92,653,233 1 yes Walter Mondale File:Walter Mondale 1977 vice presidential portrait (cropped3).jpg Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Geraldine Ferraro 13 1 + DC 37,577,352 37,577,352 92,653,233 1 yes 350px 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 Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican president Ronald Reagan and his running mate, incumbent vice president George H. W. Bush, were re-elected to a second term; they defeated the Democratic ticket of former vice president Walter Mondale and New York congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro in a landslide. President Reagan and Vice President Bush faced only token opposition from former Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen in their bid for party re-nomination. Mondale faced a competitive field in his bid, defeating Colorado senator Gary Hart, activist Jesse Jackson, and several other candidates in the Democratic primaries. He eventually chose New York representative Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate, the first woman to be on a major party's presidential ticket. Reagan touted a strong economic recovery from the 1970s stagflation and the 1981–1982 recession, and the widespread perception that his presidency had overseen a revival of national confidence and prestige.https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/07/politics/07REAG.html?pagewanted=1 Reagan Wins By a Landslide, Sweeping at Least 48 States; G.O.P. Gains Strength in House The New York Times November 7, 1984 March 21, 2013 Raines Howell November 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131114130007/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/07/politics/07REAG.html?pagewanted=1 live At 73, Reagan was the oldest person to be nominated by a major party for president, a record that stood until 2020, when both major-party candidates were older. The Reagan campaign produced effective television advertising and deftly neutralized concerns regarding Reagan's age. Mondale criticized Reagan's supply-side economics and budget deficits. He called for the reduction of U.S. public debt, a nuclear freeze, and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Reagan won re-election carrying 525 electoral votes, 49 states, and 58.8% of the popular vote. Mondale won 13 electoral votes: 10 from his home state of Minnesota, which he won by a narrow margin of 0.18% (3,761 votes), and 3 from the District of Columbia, which has always voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic candidate.https://millercenter.org/president/reagan/campaigns-and-elections Ronald Reagan: Campaigns and Elections Miller Center of Public Affairs Cannon Lou October 4, 2016 September 5, 2020 April 2, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190402055741/http://millercenter.org/president/reagan/campaigns-and-elections live Reagan won the second-largest share of the Electoral College since 1820 (second only to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 and the largest for a Republican), and the most raw electoral votes ever received by a candidate. As of 2026, Reagan is the last Republican to sweep all of New England and the only presidential nominee to win all the New England and Southern states since the effectively uncontested election of 1820. This is the most recent election in which any candidate won the popular vote by double digits and more than 500 electoral votes. It is also the most recent election in which the losing major party candidate failed to win at least 100 electoral votes.The Most Lopsided Presidential Elections in U.S. History: How a Landslide is Measured Murse Tom January 28, 2019 https://www.thoughtco.com/landslide-presidential-elections-by-electoral-votes-3367489 ThoughtCo March 9, 2019 October 15, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181015095624/https://www.thoughtco.com/landslide-presidential-elections-by-electoral-votes-3367489 live At the time, Reagan received the most popular votes in history, a record that stood until it was broken by both major party candidates in 2004. He remains the last two-term Republican president to win the popular vote in both of his successful runs.Republicans George W. Bush and Donald Trump were both elected to two terms as president (consecutive for Bush and non-consecutive for Trump), winning both the Electoral College and the popular vote for their second terms, after they won the Electoral College while losing the popular vote for their first terms. Background Ronald Reagan entered the presidency with an unemployment rate of 7.3% and it peaked at 10.6% in December 1982. The United States had a negative gross domestic product growth in 1982.Ranney 1985 22 The Republicans performed poorly in the 1982 elections. Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and Jimmy Carter lost an average of 12 seats in the United States House of Representatives in their first midterm. The Republicans lost 26 seats in the House elections. The Republicans lost seven governorships as well.Ranney 1985 26 Reagan's approval rating fell to 35% by January 1983. Polling showed him losing to Democratic candidates, including Walter Mondale and John Glenn;Ranney 1985 26 however, unemployment fell to 7.7% by March 1984,Ranney 1985 22 and Reagan's approval rating was at 54% in January 1984. His approval rating was aided by the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings and the invasion of Grenada.Ranney 1985 29–31 Polling by CBS News and The New York Times in January 1984 showed him leading Mondale by 16%.Frankovic 1985 39 Nominations Republican Party candidates 1984 Republican Party presidential primaries 65px|center|link=Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party (United States)1984 Republican Party ticket white Ronald Reagan white George H. W. Bushfor Presidentfor Vice President center|200x200px center|200x200px40thPresident of the United States(1981–1989)43rdVice President of the United States(1981–1989)Campaigncenter|200x200px Primaries thumb|right|President Reagan and Vice President Bush at the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas Reagan-Bush '84, under the leadership of Ed Rollins, was organized on October 17, 1983.Ranney 1985 80 Reagan delayed his campaign announcement as not running would make him a lame duck whereas running would make everything he did be viewed as part of his campaign.Ranney 1985 82–83 He announced that he would seek re-election on January 29, 1984.Ranney 1985 31 Vice President George H. W. Bush and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker were considered as possible candidates only if Reagan did not run.Pomper 1985 6 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 Reagan was the first incumbent president since Richard Nixon in 1972 to face no significant opposition for renomination.Ranney 1985 129–130 The popular vote from the Republican primaries was as follows:Guide to U.S. Elections CQ Press 2010 978-1-60426-536-1 Kalb Deborah Washington, DC 435 Ronald Reagan (inc.): 6,484,987 (98.6%) Unpledged delegates: 41,411 (0.6%) Others: 21,643 (0.3%) "Ronald Reagan No":Wisconsin's primary ballot offered voters the options "Ronald Reagan Yes," "Ronald Reagan No," and "Others" 14,047 (0.2%) Harold E. Stassen: 12,749 (0.2%) David Kelly: 360 Gary Arnold: 252 Benjamin Fernandez: 202 Endorsements background:#cff List of Ronald Reagan endorsements border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; Reagan had received endorsements from: Celebrities Morey Amsterdam Pat Boone Ron Ely Cary Grant Charlton Heston Fred MacMurray Hugh O'Brian Jerry Reed Joan Rivers Arnold Schwarzenegger Frank Sinatra Jaclyn Smith Robert Stack James Stewarthttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/08/08/Campaign-84NEWLNConservative-stars-come-out-of-the-closet-for-Reagan/1980460785600/ Campaign '84;NEWLN:Conservative stars come out of the closet for Reagan August 8, 1984 Stephanie Zimbalist Reagan was renominated by a vote of 2,233 delegates (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 H. W. 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. + BallotingPresidential ballot Vice presidential ballotRonald Reagan 2,233 George H. W. Bush 2,231Abstaining 2 Abstaining 2 Jack Kemp 1 Jeane Kirkpatrick 1 Democratic Party candidates 1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries thumb|right|Mondale campaigning in Pennsylvania 65px|center|link=Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party (United States)1984 Democratic Party ticket white Walter Mondale white Geraldine Ferrarofor Presidentfor Vice President center|200x200px center|200x200px 42ndVice President of the United States(1977–1981) U.S. Representativefrom New York(1979–1985)Campaigncenter|200x200px Candidates in this section are sorted by date of withdrawal from the primariesGary HartJesse JacksonJohn GlennGeorge McGovernReubin AskewFritz HollingsAlan Cranstoncenter|120x120pxcenter|120x120pxcenter|120x120pxcenter|120x120pxcenter|120x120pxcenter|120x120pxcenter|120x120pxU.S. Senatorfrom Colorado(1975–1987)President of the Rainbow Coalitionfrom Illinois (1983–2023) U.S. Senatorfrom Ohio(1974–1999)U.S. Senatorfrom South Dakota(1963–1981)Governorof Florida(1971–1979)U.S. Senatorfrom South Carolina(1966–2005)U.S. Senatorfrom California(1969–1993)frameless|150x150pxframeless|150x150pxframeless|150x150pxframeless|150x150pxframeless|150x150pxframeless|150x150pxframeless|150x150pxCampaignCampaignCampaignCampaignCampaignCampaignCampaignEliminated at Convention:July 18, 1984Endorsed Mondale:July 19, 19846,504,842 votesEliminated at Convention:July 18, 1984Endorsed Mondale:August 28, 19843,282,431 votesWithdrew:March 16, 1984Endorsed Mondale:July 18, 1984617,909 votesWithdrew:March 14, 1984Endorsed Mondale:June 13, 1984334,801 votesWithdrew:March 1, 1984Endorsed Mondale:July 18, 198452,759 votesWithdrew:March 1, 1984Endorsed Hart:March 9, 198433,684 votesWithdrew:February 29, 1984Endorsed Mondale:July 18, 198451,437 votesJuly 20, 1984 Hart Promises Mondale Full Support 7A Oakland Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/image/758518729 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20241203002829/https://www.newspapers.com/image/758518729 December 3, 2024 Newspapers.com December 14, 2024 August 29, 1984 Jesse Jackson Endorses Mondale; Maynard Jackson will be adviser 5A The Atlanta Constitution https://www.newspapers.com/image/399300465/ bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20250304233515/https://www.newspapers.com/image/399300465/ March 4, 2025 Newspapers.com December 14, 2024 July 19, 1984 Glenn, Luken Cast Votes For Mondale 6A The Cincinnati Enquirer https://www.newspapers.com/image/101733591 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20250304233515/https://www.newspapers.com/image/101733591 March 4, 2025 Newspapers.com December 14, 2024 June 14, 1984 McGovern Backs Mondale 1 Argus-Leader https://www.newspapers.com/image/239673036 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20250304233515/https://www.newspapers.com/image/239673036 March 4, 2025 Newspapers.com December 14, 2024 July 19, 1984 'Different Democrat' Hears Last Hurrah Of Campaign 13A The Miami Herald https://www.newspapers.com/image/630631701 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20250304233515/https://www.newspapers.com/image/630631701 March 4, 2025 Newspapers.com December 14, 2024 March 10, 1984 'A New Sense of Direction' 1 The Greenville News https://www.newspapers.com/image/189695802 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20241202234514/https://www.newspapers.com/image/189695802 December 2, 2024 Newspapers.com December 14, 2024 July 19, 1984 Hart Picked Up Early California Support 18 The Napa Valley Register https://www.newspapers.com/image/565148922 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20241203011147/https://www.newspapers.com/image/565148922 December 3, 2024 Newspapers.com December 14, 2024 Primaries thumb|right|Mondale celebrates his victory in the Iowa caucus. Only three Democratic candidates won any state primaries: Mondale, Hart, and Jackson. Initially, Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, after a failed bid to win the 1980 Democratic nomination for president, was considered the de facto front-runner of the 1984 primary. However, Kennedy announced in December 1982 that he did not intend to run.https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/01/us/kennedy-reported-declining-to-seek-presidency-in-1984.html KENNEDY REPORTED DECLINING TO SEEK PRESIDENCY IN 1984 Adam Clymer December 1, 1982 The New York Times February 20, 2019 September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921111125/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/01/us/kennedy-reported-declining-to-seek-presidency-in-1984.html livehttps://www.newsweek.com/why-kennedy-withdrew-1984-race-207040 Why Kennedy Withdrew From 1984 Race Tom Morganthau December 12, 1982 Newsweek February 20, 2019 February 20, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190220122734/https://www.newsweek.com/why-kennedy-withdrew-1984-race-207040 live Former Vice President Mondale was then viewed as the favorite to win the Democratic nomination. Mondale had the largest number of party leaders supporting him, and he had raised more money than any other candidate. However, both Jackson and Hart emerged as surprising, and troublesome, opponents. South Carolina Senator Ernest Hollings's wit, experience, and call for a budget freeze all won him some positive attention, but his relatively conservative record alienated liberal Democrats, and he was never really noticed in a field dominated by Mondale, John Glenn, and Gary Hart. Hollings dropped out two days after losing badly in New Hampshire and endorsed Hart a week later. His disdain for his competitors was at times showcased in his comments. He notably referred to Mondale as a "lapdog", and to former astronaut Glenn as "Sky King" who was "confused in his capsule."Skipper John C. https://books.google.com/books?id=3z7bGzNHIO0C&q=hollings%2520glenn%2520%2522sky%2520king%2522&pg=PA73 The Iowa Caucuses: First Tests of Presidential Aspiration, 1972–2008 January 13, 2010 McFarland 978-0-7864-5713-7 72–73 en December 24, 2022 December 24, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221224015502/https://books.google.com/books?id=3z7bGzNHIO0C&q=hollings%2520glenn%2520%2522sky%2520king%2522&pg=PA73 live California Senator Alan Cranston hoped to galvanize supporters of the nuclear freeze movement that had called on the United States to halt the deployment of existing nuclear weapons and the development of new ones. Glenn and Askew hoped to capture the support of moderate and conservative Democrats. None of them shared Mondale's fundraising prowess nor Hart's or Jackson's grassroots support, however, and none won any contests. Jackson was the second African-American (after Shirley Chisholm) to mount a nationwide campaign for the presidency, and he was the first black candidate to contend seriously. He got 3.5 million votes during the primaries, third behind Hart and Mondale. He won the primaries in Virginia, South Carolina, and Louisiana, and split Mississippi, where there were two separate contests for Democratic delegates. Through the primaries, Jackson helped confirm the black electorate's importance to the Democratic Party in the South at the time. During the campaign, however, Jackson made an off-the-cuff reference to Jews as "Hymies" and New York City as "Hymietown", for which he later apologized. Nonetheless, the remark was widely publicized, and derailed his campaign for the nomination.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/frenzy/jackson.htm Jesse Jackson's 'Hymietown' Remark – 1984 Washington Post Larry J. Sabato's Feeding Frenzy July 21, 1998 May 26, 2010 June 29, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629051304/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/frenzy/jackson.htm live Jackson ended up winning 21% of the national primary vote but received only 8% of the delegates to the national convention, and he initially charged that his campaign was hurt by the same party rules that allowed Mondale to win. He also poured scorn on Mondale, saying that Hubert Humphrey was the "last significant politician out of the St. Paul-Minneapolis" area.Thomas Evan Allis Sam Beckwith David July 2, 1984 Trying to Win the Peace Time Magazine http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,926644,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070930092516/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,926644,00.html September 30, 2007 Hart, from Colorado, was a more serious threat to Mondale, and after winning several early primaries it looked as if he might take the nomination away from Mondale. Hart finished a surprising second in the Iowa caucuses, with 16.5% of the vote. This established him as the main rival to Mondale, effectively eliminating John Glenn, Ernest Hollings and Alan Cranston as alternatives.Butterfield Fox February 22, 1984 HART, AFTER IOWA, SEES A 2-MAN RACE (Published 1984) en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/22/us/hart-after-iowa-sees-a-2-man-race.html February 8, 2021 0362-4331 September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921111125/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/22/us/hart-after-iowa-sees-a-2-man-race.html live Hart criticized Mondale as an "old-fashioned" Great Society Democrat who symbolized "failed policies" of the past. Hart positioned himself (just as Bill Clinton would eight years later) as a younger, fresher, and more moderate Democrat who could appeal to younger voters. He emerged as a formidable candidate, winning the key New Hampshire, Ohio, and California primaries as well as several others, especially in the West. However, Hart could not overcome Mondale's financial and organizational advantages, especially among labor union leaders in the Midwest and industrial Northeast. Hart was also badly hurt in a televised debate with Mondale during the primaries, when the former vice president used a popular television commercial slogan to ridicule Hart's vague "New Ideas" platform. Turning to Hart on camera, Mondale told Hart that whenever he heard Hart talk about his "New Ideas", he was reminded of the Wendy's fast-food slogan "Where's the beef?" The remark drew loud laughter and applause from the viewing audience and caught Hart off-guard. Hart never fully recovered from Mondale's charge that his "New Ideas" were shallow and lacking in specifics. thumb|Walter Mondale and Jimmy Carter (under whom Mondale had previously served as vice president) clasp hands on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in New York City, 1976. At a roundtable debate between the three remaining Democratic candidates moderated by Phil Donahue, Mondale and Hart got into such a heated argument over the issue of U.S. policy in Central America that Jackson had to tap his water glass on the table to help get them to stop. Mondale gradually pulled away from Hart in the delegate count, but, as Time reported in late May, "Mondale ... has a wide lead in total delegates (1,564 to 941) ... because of his victories in the big industrial states, his support from the Democratic Establishment and the arcane provisions of delegate-selection rules that his vanguard helped draft two years ago."A Wild Ride to the End TIME http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951089,00.html May 28, 1984 Kurt Andersen December 24, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516024942/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951089,00.html May 16, 2008 After the final primary in California, on June 5, which Hart won, Mondale was about 40 delegates short of the total he needed for the nomination.Marcus Ruth January 16, 2008 Parsing Tsunami Tuesday The Washington Post en-US http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/15/AR2008011502863.html December 24, 2022 0190-8286 However, at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco on July 16, Mondale received the overwhelming support of the unelected superdelegates from the party establishment to win the nomination. Mondale's nomination marked the second time since the nomination of former governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter in 1976, and the fourth time since the nomination of former Representative John W. Davis in 1924, that the Democratic Party nominated a private citizen for president (i.e., someone not serving in an official governmental role at the time of the nomination and election). Mondale was the last private citizen to be nominated for president by the Democratic Party until former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016. He was also the last former vice president to be nominated for president until Joe Biden in 2020. This race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination was the closest in two generations, and, as of 2024, it was the last occasion that a major party's race for the presidential nomination went all the way to its convention. Endorsements Note: These are only those endorsements that occurred during or before the primary race. background:#cff List of Walter Mondale endorsements border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; Mondale had received endorsements from: United States House of Representatives Representative Jim Bates of CaliforniaMarch 3, 1984 Six California House Members Switch: Cranston To Mondale 13 The Napa Valley Register https://www.newspapers.com/image/565180242/?terms=%22Jim%20Bates%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22Walter%20Mondale%22&match=1 May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220513155114/https://www.newspapers.com/image/565180242/?terms=%22Jim%20Bates%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22Walter%20Mondale%22&match=1 live Representative Edward Boland of Massachusetts Representative Rick Boucher of VirginiaCrowder Ken Gannaway Glenn March 27, 1984 No winner in Lee, WIse caucuses 15 Kingsport Times-News https://www.newspapers.com/image/595621196/?terms=%22Rick%20Boucher%22%20%22Walter%20Mondale%22%20%22supporting%22&match=1 May 13, 2022 September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921111010/https://www.newspapers.com/image/595621196/?terms=%22Rick%20Boucher%22%20%22Walter%20Mondale%22%20%22supporting%22&match=1 live Representative Joseph D. Early of Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts Representative Robert García of New YorkLynn Frank https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/15/nyregion/state-drawing-presidential-hopefuls.html State Drawing Presidential Hopefuls State The New York Times January 15, 1984 August 11, 2014 March 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140309092633/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/15/nyregion/state-drawing-presidential-hopefuls.html live Representative Sam Gejdenson of Connecticuthttps://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/24/us/democrats-choose-delegates.html Democrats Choose Delegates The New York Times January 24, 1984 August 11, 2014 February 14, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240214214900/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/24/us/democrats-choose-delegates.html live Representative Tom Harkin of IowaHyde John January 26, 1984 Harkin, Bedell, Smith win seats at convention 4 The Des Moines Register https://www.newspapers.com/image/131791080/?terms=%22Tom%20Harkin%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Walter%20Mondale%22&match=1 May 13, 2022 Harkin and Bedell have endorsed the candidacy of former Vice President Walter Mondale. September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921111011/https://www.newspapers.com/image/131791080/?terms=%22Tom%20Harkin%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Walter%20Mondale%22&match=1 live Representative Joe Moakley of Massachusetts Representative Charles B. Rangel of New YorkMoses Charles T. April 1, 1984 Primary Called Test of Black Voting Power 15 Newsday (Suffolk Edition) https://www.newspapers.com/image/721484503/?terms=%22Charles%20Rangel%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Walter%20Mondale%22&match=1 May 13, 2022 Others closely tied to the Democratic Party structure, including Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Manhattan), national vice chairman for Walter Mondale's campaign and a powerful leader in the black community, have described Jackson's candidacy as one blacks cannot afford to endorse. May 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220513155113/https://www.newspapers.com/image/721484503/?terms=%22Charles%20Rangel%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Walter%20Mondale%22&match=1 live Representative William R. Ratchford of Connecticut Representative James Michael Shannon of Massachusetts Governors and State Constitutional officers New York Attorney General Robert Abrams Governor Mario Cuomo of New York Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller of GeorgiaRaines Howell https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/29/us/southern-primaries-could-spell-trouble-for-glenn.html Southern Primaries Could Spell Trouble For Glenn The New York Times January 29, 1984 August 11, 2014 February 14, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240214221545/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/29/us/southern-primaries-could-spell-trouble-for-glenn.html live Former officeholders Former President Jimmy Carter of GeorgiaRaines Howell https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/20/us/democrats-pursue-southern-support.html Democrats Pursue Southern Support The New York Times October 20, 1983 August 11, 2014 September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921111012/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/20/us/democrats-pursue-southern-support.html live Former diplomats, board members and other officials Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk of Georgia Organizations and unions AFL–CIO Alabama Democratic ConferenceBoyd Gerald M. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/11/us/alabama-blacks-group-decides-to-back-mondale-jackson-ticket.html Alabama Blacks' Group Decides To Back Mondale-Jackson Ticket The New York Times December 11, 1983 August 11, 2014 March 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140309092724/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/11/us/alabama-blacks-group-decides-to-back-mondale-jackson-ticket.html live National Education AssociationRaines Howell https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/12/us/mondale-had-good-83-now-the-real-test-begins.html Mondale had good '83 – now the real test begins The New York Times December 12, 1983 August 11, 2014 September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921111012/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/12/us/mondale-had-good-83-now-the-real-test-begins.html live National Organization for Women Current and former state and local officials and party officeholders Alabama Mayor Richard Arrington, Jr. of BirminghamSmith Hedrick https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/25/us/experts-say-the-south-looks-blead-for-glenn.html Experts Say The South Looks Blead For Glenn The New York Times February 25, 1984 August 11, 2014 February 14, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240214215840/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/25/us/experts-say-the-south-looks-blead-for-glenn.html live California Mayor and 1982 Democratic Gubernatorial nominee Tom Bradley of Los AngelesHOWELL RAINES https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/04/us/a-provocative-candidate.html A Provocative Candidate The New York Times November 4, 1983 August 11, 2014 September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921111515/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/04/us/a-provocative-candidate.html live Georgia State Senator Julian Bond Illinois Former Alderman, President of the City Council, 1983 mayoral candidate, and Cook County Democratic Party Chairman Edward Vrdolyak of ChicagoGailey Phil https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/05/us/political-potholes-ahead-for-traveling-democrats.html Political Potholes Ahead For Traveling Democrats Chicago (Ill) The New York Times December 5, 1983 August 11, 2014 March 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140309092607/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/05/us/political-potholes-ahead-for-traveling-democrats.html live Michigan Mayor Coleman Young of Detroit background:#cff List of Gary Hart endorsements border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; Hart had received endorsements from: United States House of Representatives Representative Patricia Schroeder of ColoradoRaines Howell https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/19/us/politics-hart-s-tactics-askew-s-train-and-film-anxieties.html Politics – Hart'S Tactics Askew'S Train And Film Anxieties The New York Times October 19, 1983 August 11, 2014 March 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140309092723/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/19/us/politics-hart-s-tactics-askew-s-train-and-film-anxieties.html live Representative Chuck Schumer of New YorkRainie Harrison June 7, 1984 Urge Hart to pack it in for unity 34 Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/image/488341730/?terms=%22Schumer%22%20%22Hart%22%20%22endorses%22&match=1 May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220513155107/https://www.newspapers.com/image/488341730/?terms=%22Schumer%22%20%22Hart%22%20%22endorses%22&match=1 live Representative and 1976 Democratic presidential candidate Mo Udall of ArizonaHOWELL RAINES https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/26/us/8-democrats-gird-for-key-primary-in-new-hampshire.html 8 DEMOCRATS GIRD FOR KEY PRIMARY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshire The New York Times February 26, 1984 August 11, 2014 March 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140309092729/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/26/us/8-democrats-gird-for-key-primary-in-new-hampshire.html live Representative Henry A. Waxman of CaliforniaAbramson Rudy Oates May Louise March 8, 1984 Senator Accuses Reagan of Using Divisive Issues 1 The Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/image/400555885/?terms=%22Henry%20Waxman%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Hart%22&match=1 May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220513155115/https://www.newspapers.com/image/400555885/?terms=%22Henry%20Waxman%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Hart%22&match=1 live Celebrities, political activists, and political commentators Actor and director Warren BeattyPlotz David August 20, 1999 Warren Beatty https://slate.com/news-and-politics/1999/08/warren-beatty.html December 24, 2022 Slate Magazine en background:#cff List of Jesse Jackson endorsements border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; Jackson had received endorsements from: United States House of Representatives Delegate Walter E. Fauntroy of Washington, D.C.Smothers Ronald https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/01/us/democratic-candidates-welcome-jackson-bid-for-nomination.html Democratic Candidates Welcome Jackson Bid For Nomination The New York Times November 1, 1983 August 11, 2014 Former officeholders Former Representative and 1972 Democratic presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm of New YorkSmothers Ronald https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/04/us/jackson-declares-formal-candidacy.html Jackson Declares Formal Candidacy The New York Times November 4, 1983 August 11, 2014 Former Governor Orval E. Faubus of ArkansasMarch 10, 1984 Orval Faubus Supporting Jackson 6 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/image/622397738/?terms=%22Orval%20Faubus%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Jackson%22&match=1 May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220513155111/https://www.newspapers.com/image/622397738/?terms=%22Orval%20Faubus%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Jackson%22&match=1 live Current and former state and local officials and party officeholders Alabama State Senator Michael FiguresSmothers Ronald https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/28/us/jackson-wins-attention-but-strength-is-unclear.html Jackson Wins Attention But Strength Is Unclear The New York Times December 28, 1983 August 11, 2014 March 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140309092717/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/28/us/jackson-wins-attention-but-strength-is-unclear.html live Mayor Johnny Ford of Tuskegee State Senator Earl HilliardRonald Smothers https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/12/us/alabama-black-leaders-are-urging-pragmatism-in-supporting-mondale.html?pagewanted=2 Alabama Black Leaders Are Urging Pragmatism In Supporting Mondale The New York Times March 12, 1984 August 11, 2014 March 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140309092706/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/12/us/alabama-black-leaders-are-urging-pragmatism-in-supporting-mondale.html?pagewanted=2 live State Senator Hank Sanders Georgia State Representative Tyrone BrookesSmothers Ronald https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/15/us/jackson-attracts-crowds-but-planning-is-erratic.html Jackson Attracts Crowds, But Planning Is Erratic The New York Times January 15, 1984 August 11, 2014 March 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140309092745/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/15/us/jackson-attracts-crowds-but-planning-is-erratic.html live Illinois Mayor Carl Officer of East St. Louis Indiana Mayor Richard G. Hatcher of Gary Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry of Washington, D.C.Canerdy Beverly March 12, 1984 D.C. mayor stumps for Jackson 12 Clarion-Ledger https://www.newspapers.com/image/181121709/?terms=%22Marion%20Berry%22%20%22Jesse%20Jackson%22&match=1 May 13, 2022 September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921112155/https://www.newspapers.com/image/181121709/?terms=%22Marion%20Berry%22%20%22Jesse%20Jackson%22&match=1 live Organizations and unions Church of God in Christ Nation of IslamBoyd Gerald M. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/14/us/black-churches-a-mainspring-of-jackson-s-efforts.html Black Churches A Mainspring Of Jackson's Efforts The New York Times February 14, 1984 August 11, 2014 September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921112046/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/14/us/black-churches-a-mainspring-of-jackson-s-efforts.html live National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.Raines Howell https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/02/us/jackson-gets-support-apparently-without-poll-of-the-group.html Jackson Gets Support, Apparently Without Poll Of The Group The New York Times December 2, 1983 August 11, 2014 March 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140309092727/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/02/us/jackson-gets-support-apparently-without-poll-of-the-group.html live National Farmers Alliance National Hispanic Leadership Conference Celebrities, political activists, and political commentators Muhammad Alihttps://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/03/us/campaign-notes-muhammad-ali-switches-his-support-to-reagan.html CAMPAIGN NOTES; Muhammad Ali Switches His Support to Reagan The New York Times October 3, 1984 November 17, 2023 September 14, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160914091416/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/03/us/campaign-notes-muhammad-ali-switches-his-support-to-reagan.html live 1980 presidential nominee of the Citizens Party Barry Commonerhttps://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/30/us/barry-commoner-vows-to-back-jesse-jackson.html Barry Commoner Vows To Back Jesse Jackson August 30, 1983 The New York Times January 18, 2015 September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921112125/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/30/us/barry-commoner-vows-to-back-jesse-jackson.html live background:#cff List of Ernest F. Hollings endorsements border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; Hollings had received endorsements from: United States Senate Former U.S. Senator Birch Bayh of Indianahttps://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/sc_political_collections/index.php South Carolina Political Collections – University Libraries | University of South Carolina sc.edu September 25, 2022 September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921112048/https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_libraries/browse/sc_political_collections/index.php live Former U.S. Senator William B. Spong, Jr. of Virginiahttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1983/12/15/del-pickett-to-head-mondales-va-race/96d83ced-6c77-49b8-89e0-8f86f3526c66/ Del. Pickett to Head Mondale's Va. Race Tom Sherwood The Washington Post December 15, 1983 May 25, 2018 July 8, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180708104536/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1983/12/15/del-pickett-to-head-mondales-va-race/96d83ced-6c77-49b8-89e0-8f86f3526c66/ live State Constitutional officers Lieutenant Governor Martha Griffiths of MichiganWinchester Star Newspaper Archives February 10, 1984 Page 18 February 10, 1984 https://newspaperarchive.com/winchester-star-feb-10-1984-p-18/ May 25, 2018 May 25, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180525132920/https://newspaperarchive.com/winchester-star-feb-10-1984-p-18/ live State Senator Anna Belle Clement O'Brien of Tennesseehttps://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2009/9/1/annabelle_clement_obrien_passes_away_at_86 Anna Belle Clement O'Brien passes away at 86 https://web.archive.org/web/20090906000558/https://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2009/9/1/annabelle_clement_obrien_passes_away_at_86 September 6, 2009 Lieutenant Governor Nancy Stevenson of South Carolina background:#cff List of John Glenn endorsements border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; Glenn had received endorsements from: United States Senate Senator Sam Nunn of GeorgiaMarch 11, 1984 Glenn camp can't afford loss in South 7 The Morning Call https://www.newspapers.com/image/280302609/?terms=%22Sam%20Nunn%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Glenn%22&match=1 May 13, 2022 Glenn was endorsed Friday by Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., who said he cast his absentee ballot for the Ohio senator. May 17, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220517221437/https://www.newspapers.com/image/280302609/?terms=%22Sam%20Nunn%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Glenn%22&match=1 live Senator Jim Sasser of TennesseeRobinson Walter V. January 21, 1984 Glenn says a Mondale comment 'goes too far' 6 The Boston Globe https://www.newspapers.com/image/437043000/?terms=%22Jim%20Sasser%22%20%22Glenn%22%20%22endorses%22&match=1 May 13, 2022 September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921112049/https://www.newspapers.com/image/437043000/?terms=%22Jim%20Sasser%22%20%22Glenn%22%20%22endorses%22&match=1 live Senator Paul Tsongas of Massachusettshttps://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/15/us/glenn-seeking-to-turn-a-hero-s-image-into-votes.html Glenn seeking to turn a hero's image into votes June 15, 1983 The New York Times January 18, 2015 May 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150524140524/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/15/us/glenn-seeking-to-turn-a-hero-s-image-into-votes.html live United States House of Representatives Representative Jerry Huckaby of Louisiana Governors and State Constitutional officers Lieutenant Governor Bill Baxley of AlabamaAugust 26, 1984 Ferraro collects pledges of support from state's major political groups 2 The Montgomery Advertiser https://www.newspapers.com/image/258100107/?terms=%22Bill%20Baxley%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Glenn%22&match=1 May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220513155112/https://www.newspapers.com/image/258100107/?terms=%22Bill%20Baxley%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Glenn%22&match=1 live Governor Chuck Robb of VirginiaSeptember 25, 1984 Durrette criticizes Robb for endorsing Mondale 11 Kingsport Times-News https://www.newspapers.com/image/595402337/?terms=%22Chuck%20Robb%22%20%22Glenn%22%20%22endorses%22&match=1 May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220513155108/https://www.newspapers.com/image/595402337/?terms=%22Chuck%20Robb%22%20%22Glenn%22%20%22endorses%22&match=1 live Current and former state and local officials and party officeholders Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin Texas State Representative Larry Walker Celebrities Actor and director Warren Beatty background:#cff List of Alan Cranston endorsements border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; Cranston had received endorsements from: United States House of Representatives Representative William Lehman of Florida background:#cff List of Reubin Askew endorsements border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; Askew had received endorsements from: United States Senate Senator Lawton Chiles of Florida United States House of Representatives Representative William V. Chappell, Jr. of Florida Representative Dante Fascell of Florida Representative Sam Gibbons of Florida Representative Dan Mica of Florida Governors and State Constitutional officers Governor Bob Graham of FloridaMarch 2, 1984 Askew Ends Presidential Campaign 17 The Miami Herald https://www.newspapers.com/image/630111659/?terms=%22Bob%20Graham%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Askew%22&match=1 May 13, 2022 One who apparently dissuaded him was Gov. Bob Graham, who steadfastly supported Askew for president. September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921112049/https://www.newspapers.com/image/630111659/?terms=%22Bob%20Graham%22%20%22endorses%22%20%22endorsed%22%20%22Askew%22&match=1 live Current and former state and local officials and party officeholders Florida Mayor Eva Mack of West Palm Beachhttps://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/07/us/askew-tells-mobile-he-feels-good-about-race.html ASKEW TELLS MOBILE HE 'FEELS GOOD' ABOUT RACE February 7, 1984 The New York Times January 18, 2015 February 14, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240214215611/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/07/us/askew-tells-mobile-he-feels-good-about-race.html live Convention This was the convention's nomination tally: + BallotingPresidential ballot Vice presidential ballotWalter F. Mondale 2,191 Geraldine A. Ferraro 3,920Gary W. Hart1,200.5 Shirley Chisholm 3Jesse L. Jackson 465.5 Thomas F. Eagleton 18 George S. McGovern 4 John H. Glenn 2 Joe Biden 1 Lane Kirkland 1 When he made his acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention, Mondale said: "Let's tell the truth. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did."https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20617F63A5D0C738EDDAE0894DC484D81 The New York Times Party Nominates Rep. Ferraro; Mondale, in Acceptance, Vows Fair Policies and Deficit Cut July 20, 1984 Howell Raines A1 Although Mondale intended to expose Reagan as hypocritical and position himself as the honest candidate, the choice of raising taxes as a discussion point likely damaged his electoral chances. Vice-presidential nominee thumb|right|Ferraro with Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn and Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis at a campaign stop in Boston Mondale wanted to establish a highly visible precedent with his vice presidential candidate. Mondale chose U.S. Rep. Geraldine A. Ferraro from New York as his running mate, making her the first woman nominated for that position by a major party. Another reason for the nominee to "go for broke" instead of balancing the ticket was Reagan's lead in the polls. Mondale hoped to appeal to women, who were the majority of voters by 1980. In a "much criticized parade of possible Veep candidates" to his home in Minnesota, Mondale considered San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein and Kentucky Governor Martha Layne Collins, also female; Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, an African American; and San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros, a Hispanic, as other finalists for the nomination. In addition to her sex, Mondale chose Ferraro because he hoped she would attract ethnic voters with her personal background.https://time.com/archive/6698113/geraldine-ferraro-a-break-with-tradition/ Geraldine Ferraro: A Break with Tradition April 23, 2026 Church, George L. Magnuson, Ed July 23, 1984 Time June 20, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250620230636/https://time.com/archive/6698113/geraldine-ferraro-a-break-with-tradition/ dead Unsuccessful nomination candidate Jesse Jackson derided Mondale's vice-presidential screening process as a "P.R. parade of personalities", but praised Mondale for his choice, having himself pledged to name a woman to the ticket in the event he was nominated. Mondale had wanted to choose New York Governor Mario Cuomo as his running mate, but Cuomo declined and recommended Ferraro,http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/when-the-press-vetted-geraldine-ferraro/ When the Press Vetted Geraldine Ferraro March 26, 2011 Blumenthal, Ralph September 8, 2008 The New York Times January 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090108230724/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/when-the-press-vetted-geraldine-ferraro/ live his protégée.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/nyregion/28geraldine.html Of Ferraro's Roles in Many Arenas, a Favorite: Gerry From Queens March 30, 2011 Buckley, Cara March 28, 2011 The New York Times A18 March 8, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210308131452/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/nyregion/28geraldine.html live Mondale might have named Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis as his running mate had he wanted to make a "safe" choice",time19840723 while others preferred Senator Lloyd Bentsen because he would appeal to more conservative Southern voters. Nomination rival Gary Hart stated before Ferraro's selection that he would accept an invitation to run with Mondale;time19840723 Hart's supporters claimed he would do better than Mondale against President Reagan, an argument undercut by a June 1984 Gallup poll that showed both men nine points behind the president. Other parties National Unity Party nomination thumb|193x193px|Former U.S. representative John B. Anderson declined to run on April 26, 1984, and endorsed Mondale on August 27. The National Unity Party was an outgrowth of John B. Anderson's presidential campaign from 1980. Anderson hoped that the party would be able to challenge the "two old parties", which he viewed as being tied to various special interest groups and incapable of responsible fiscal reform. The intention was to organize the new party in California, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, the New England states, and others where his previous candidacy had proven to have experienced the most success. The party was also eligible for $5.8 million in Federal election funds, but its qualification depended on it being on the ballot in at least ten states; however, it remained unclear if National Unity or Anderson personally was eligible to obtain the funds.The New York Times, June 11, 1983The New York Times, November 9, 1983The New York Times, April 20, 1984The New York Times, April 27, 1984The New York Times, May 4, 1984The New York Times, August 28, 1984http://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k-12/flatview?cuecard=3344 Former Congressman John Anderson Runs for President Again in 1984 Archives.nbclearn.com January 18, 2015 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191858/http://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k-12/flatview?cuecard=3344 live At first, Anderson opposed running, hoping that another notable politico would take the party into the 1984 election, and feared that his own candidacy might result in the party being labeled a "personality cult". However, no candidate came forward, resulting in Anderson becoming the nominee in waiting. While Anderson had found similar levels of support from the Republicans and Democrats in the 1980 election, the grand majority of the former had since switched back, resulting in the new party being supported principally by those who normally would vote Democratic, which it was feared might make him a spoiler candidate. In light of this, in addition to difficulties in getting on the ballot in his targeted states (Utah and Kentucky were the only two, neither among those he intended to prominently campaign in), Anderson ultimately declined to run. Anderson announced that he would not run on April 26, 1984.April 27, 1984 Anderson Won't Join Race for Presidency 7A The Burlington Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/141284015/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240217211250/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press/141284015/ February 17, 2024 Newspapers.com He later endorsed Mondale and a survey of National Unity members showed that they supported his action.October 31, 1984 Anderson in New YorkTo Support Mondale The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/31/us/campaign-notes-anderson-new-yorkto-support-mondale-united-press-international.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20240217034413/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/31/us/campaign-notes-anderson-new-yorkto-support-mondale-united-press-international.html February 17, 2024 Anderson had hoped that the party would continue to grow and field candidates in 1986,August 27, 1984 Broder David Anderson To Endorse Mondale The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/08/28/anderson-to-endorse-mondale/5920dd0c-930b-492e-a68b-985f1e708170/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240217034333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/08/28/anderson-to-endorse-mondale/5920dd0c-930b-492e-a68b-985f1e708170/ February 17, 2024 and later a presidential candidate in 1988. Libertarian Party nomination David Bergland, Party Chairman from California Gene Burns, talk radio host from Florida (withdrew – August 26, 1983)August 27, 1983 Candidate withdraws from Race http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dU4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VM8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3911,4640110&dq=gene-burns+radio&hl=en news.google.com The Palm Beach PostApril 2026 Tonie Nathan, 1972 vice presidential nominee from Oregon (declined to contest) Earl Ravenal, foreign policy analyst, academic, and writer from Washington, D.C. Mary Ruwart, research scientist from Texas Burns was the initial frontrunner for the nomination, but withdrew, citing concerns that the party would not be able to properly finance a campaign. The remaining candidates were Bergland; Ravenal, who had worked in the Department of Defense under Robert McNamara and Clark Clifford; and Ruwart. Bergland narrowly won the presidential nomination over Ravenal. His running mate was James A. Lewis. The ticket appeared on 39 state ballots. Citizens Party nomination Sonia Johnson ran in the 1984 presidential election, as the presidential candidate of the Citizens Party, Pennsylvania's Consumer Party and California's Peace and Freedom Party. Johnson received 72,161 votes (0.1%) finishing fifth. Her running mate for the Citizens Party was Richard Walton and for the Peace and Freedom Party Emma Wong Mar. One of her campaign managers, Mark Dunlea, later wrote a novel about a first female president, Madame President. Communist Party nomination The Communist Party USA ran Gus Hall for president and Angela Davis for vice president. General election Polling aggregation The following graph depicts the standing of each candidate in the poll aggregators from July 1983 to Election Day. thumb|800px|center| 18em #e81b23 solid 5px Ronald Reagan #3333ff solid 5px Walter Mondale Polling Poll source Date(s)administered RonaldReagan (R) WalterMondale (D) Other Undecided ABC-Washington PostSeptember 17, 1982 Reagan Should Not Seek Second Term, Majority Believes The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/09/17/reagan-should-not-seek-second-term-majority-believes/4ccc2a56-1693-469d-af51-1368fd0fc649/ subscription Newspapers.comSeptember 9–13, 1982 45% 38% - 17% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1983 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1983 3December 10–13, 1982 40% 52% - 8% HarrisJan 24, 1983 Survey Indicated Mondale Led Reagan In 1984 Preference Test 24 Omaha World-Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-survey-indicated-mond/160874407/ Newspapers.comJanuary 2–5, 1983 44% 53% - 3% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1983 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1983 46February 25–28, 1983 41% 47% 3% 12% HarrisApril 28, 1983 Poll: President Pulls Even With Mondale, Glenn 3 The Lincoln Star https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lincoln-star-poll-president-pulls-e/160875198/ Newspapers.comMar. 17-Apr. 10, 1983 48% 46% - 6% ABC-Washington PostApril 15, 1983 Reagan Gaining In The Polls 3 Bennington Banner https://www.newspapers.com/article/bennington-banner-reagan-gaining-in-the/160993721/ Newspapers.comApril 8–12, 1983 46% 45% - 9% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1983 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1983 93Apr. 29-May 2, 1983 42% 49% - 9% Los Angeles TimesMay 19, 1983 Glenn Eclipses Mondale In Gallup Survey 15 The Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-glenn-eclipses-mon/160994526/ Newspapers.comMay 8–12, 1983 48% 40% - 12% ABC-Washington PostMay 11–15, 1983 47% 42% - 11% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1983 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1983 103May 13–16, 1983 42% 47% - 11% HarrisJuly 11, 1983 Voters In Poll Split On Reagan Running In 1984 3 Omaha World-Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-voters-in-poll-split/160875595/ Newspapers.comJune 1–11, 1983 50% 45% - 5% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1983 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1983 122June 10–13, 1983 41% 50% 3% 6% HarrisAugust 1, 1983 Poll: Reagan Vs. Mondale, Glenn 'Too Close To Call' 8 Omaha World-Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-poll-reagan-vs-mond/160875782/ Newspapers.comJuly 14–18, 1983 49% 46% - 5% ABC-Washington PostAugust 8, 1983 Polls Show Glenn Tops Reagan, Mondale Close C6 The Knoxville News-Sentinel https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-polls-show-g/160876047/ Newspapers.comJul. 28-Aug. 1, 1983 47% 48% - 5% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1983 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1983 148Jul. 29-Aug. 1, 1983 44% 42% - 14% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1983 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1983 169August 12–15, 1983 44% 43% - 13% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1983 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1983 206September 16–19, 1983 48% 44% - 8% ABC-Washington PostSeptember 29, 1983 McGovern's Entry Aids Glenn, Harms Mondale The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/09/30/mcgoverns-entry-aids-glenn-harms-mondale/f8128d77-2c1b-47a9-8405-9c0276865cc6/ subscription Newspapers.comSeptember 22–26, 1983 46% 48% - 6% GallupOctober 7–10, 1983 44% 50% - 6% HarrisDecember 15, 1983 Anderson Candidacy Helps Reagan's Chances 21 The Californian https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-anderson-candidacy-helps/160876896/ Newspapers.comNovember 9–12, 1983 51% 45% - 4% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 3December 9–12, 1983 51% 44% - 5% ABC-Washington PostDecember 17, 1983 Reagan, Mondale Now Tied 7A The Atlanta Constitution https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-reagan-mondale/160876980/ Newspapers.comDecember 9–13, 1983 48% 47% - 5% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 12January 13–16, 1984 48% 47% - 5% CBS/New York TimesJanuary 25, 1984 Reagan, Mondale Get Support; Glenn Slips In Poll 3A The Idaho Statesman https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-reagan-mondale-get/160936687/ Newspapers.comJanuary 14–21, 1984 46% 41% - 13% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 54February 10–13, 1984 53% 43% - 10% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 53February 10–13, 1984 52% 42% - 10% ABC-Washington PostFebruary 17, 1984 Majority of Democrats Back Mondale in Poll The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/02/18/majority-of-democrats-back-mondale-in-poll/fb2744e3-58cd-4123-9107-a319046bbec8/ subscription Newspapers.comFebruary 13–15, 1984 50% 45% - 5% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 67March 1–2, 1984 54% 42% - 4% HarrisMarch 5, 1984 Hart Moves Ahead In Preference Poll 1 Fremont Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/article/fremont-tribune-hart-moves-ahead-in-pref/160900959/ Newspapers.comMarch 1–3, 1984 55% 41% - 4% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 75March 2–6, 1984 50% 45% - 5% HarrisMarch 22, 1984 Poll: Hart Has Best Chance Against Reagan 15A The Atlanta Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-poll-hart-has-best/160921350/ Newspapers.comMarch 15–17, 1984 57% 37% - 6% GallupMarch 16–19, 1984 52% 44% - 4% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 94April 11–15, 1984 52% 44% - 4% GallupMay 3–5, 1984 50% 46% - 4% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 100May 18–21, 1984 53% 43% - 4% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 113June 6–8, 1984 53% 44% - 3% HarrisJune 17, 1984 Hart Leads Reagan, Reagan Leads Mondale 23 Pacific Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/article/pacific-daily-news-hart-leads-reagan-re/160933542/ Newspapers.comJune 7–11, 1984 56% 41% - 3% GallupJune 22–25, 1984 56% 38% - 6% CBS/New York TimesJuly 3, 1984 Poll Shows Democrats Favor Hart For Running Mate A5 The Columbian https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbian-poll-shows-democrats-favor/160937283/ Newspapers.comJune 23–28, 1984 50% 35% - 15% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 119Jun. 29-Jul. 2, 1984 51% 43% - 6% HarrisJune 17, 1984 Early Survey Shows Ferraro Helps Mondale 1 Poughkeepsie Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/poughkeepsie-journal-early-survey-shows/160934374/ Newspapers.comJuly 2–7, 1984 51% 45% - 4% ABC-Washington PostJuly 11, 1984 Reagan's Lead Cut The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/07/12/reagans-lead-cut/926365f7-f069-46eb-b6fc-261a97551eea/ subscription Newspapers.comJuly 5–8, 1984 51% 44% - 5% CBS/New York TimesJuly 14, 1984 Public Unsure Of Ms. Ferraro, Poll Says 10 The Daily Progress https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-progress-public-unsure-of-ms/160937371/ Newspapers.comJuly 12, 1984 53% 38% - 9% GallupJuly 13–16, 1984 52% 39% - 8% July 16: Democratic Convention Begins July 19: Democratic Convention Ends GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 123July 19–20, 1984 46% 48% - 6% HarrisJuly 31, 1984 Harris Poll: Reagan's Lead Shrinks 3C The Pensacola News https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pensacola-news-harris-poll-reagans/160934525/ Newspapers.comJuly 20–24, 1984 50% 48% - 2% GallupJuly 27–29, 1984 52% 42% - 6% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 127July 27–30, 1984 53% 41% - 6% ABC-Washington PostAugust 8, 1983 Perceptions The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/08/08/perceptions/705ced87-0ff6-480f-90d9-68bfaedf8b2e/ subscription Newspapers.comJul. 28-Aug. 1, 1983 47% 48% - 5% CBS/New York TimesAugust 14, 1984 Poll: Ferraro Fails To Boost Mondale A10 The Orlando Sentinel https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-poll-ferraro-fails/160937471/ Newspapers.comAugust 5–9, 1984 49% 34% - 17% HarrisAugust 16, 1984 Reagan Has Recaptured Solid Lead Over Mondale 4 News Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-herald-reagan-has-recaptured-solid/160934784/ Newspapers.comAugust 5–9, 1984 54% 42% - 6% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 139August 10–13, 1984 52% 41% - 7% August 20: Republican Convention Begins August 23: Republican Convention Ends HarrisAugust 28, 1984 Convention No Big Boost For Reagan's Campaign 4 Chillicothe Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/article/chillicothe-gazette-convention-no-big-bo/160934962/ Newspapers.comAugust 24–25, 1984 55% 40% - 5% HarrisSeptember 13, 1984 Latest Harris Poll Shows Reagan Holding His Lead 9 Wausau Daily Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/wausau-daily-herald-latest-harris-poll-s/160935107/ Newspapers.comSeptember 5–9, 1984 55% 42% - 3% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 151September 7–10, 1984 56% 37% - 7% ABC-Washington PostSeptember 12, 1984 Poll Shows Reagan Now Leads Mondale By 16 Points, 56-40 The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/09/13/poll-shows-reagan-now-leads-mondale-by-16-points-56-40/0b453ec8-9354-4fae-8a38-9648cf59a5a4/ subscription Newspapers.comSeptember 6–11, 1984 56% 40% - 4% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 169September 21–24, 1984 58% 37% - 5% HarrisOctober 2, 1984 Reagan Keeps 13-Point Lead On Mondale 4 News Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-herald-reagan-keeps-13-point-lead-o/160935288/ Newspapers.comSeptember 21–25, 1984 55% 42% - 3% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 181Sep. 28-Oct. 1, 1984 55% 39% - 6% CBS/New York TimesOctober 7, 1984 Reagan Leads, 54-31, In Survey 20 The Boston Globe https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-reagan-leads-54-31-in/160940283/ Newspapers.comSep. 30-Oct. 4, 1984 59% 33% - 7% ABC-Washington PostOctober 10, 1984 Mondale's Ratings Improve The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/10/11/mondales-ratings-improve/4654bb58-c5bd-469c-bc98-3348d940a031/ subscription Newspapers.comOctober 8–9, 1984 56% 41% - 3% HarrisOctober 13, 1984 Mondale Creeps To Within 12 Points Of Reagan 25 The Californian https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-californian-mondale-creeps-to-within/160935415/ Newspapers.comOctober 8–9, 1984 54% 42% - 4% HarrisOctober 13, 1984 Reagan, Mondale Look Toward Debate 5 The Marshall News Messenger https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marshall-news-messenger-reagan-mond/160935527/ Newspapers.comOctober 13–15, 1984 53% 44% - 3% ABC-Washington PostOctober 24, 1984 Few Votes Shift After 2nd Debate The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/10/25/few-votes-shift-after-2nd-debate/12e94ea8-02ed-4bc3-981b-27e3b49d2fe3/ subscription Newspapers.comOctober 12–16, 1984 54% 42% - 4% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 205October 15–17, 1984 58% 38% - 4% HarrisOctober 25, 1984 Reagan's Lead Climbs 1 Poughkeepsie Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/poughkeepsie-journal-reagans-lead-climb/160935735/ Newspapers.comOctober 22–23, 1984 56% 42% - 2% HarrisOctober 29, 1984 Reagan Leads In Polls 4 Lancaster New Era https://www.newspapers.com/article/lancaster-new-era-reagan-leads-in-polls/160935861/ Newspapers.comOctober 26–28, 1984 58% 41% - 1% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 215October 26–29, 1984 56% 39% - 5% HarrisOctober 29, 1984 Harris Poll Shows Big Reagan Lead 2 The Boston Globe https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-harris-poll-shows-big-r/160935948/ Newspapers.comOctober 26–29, 1984 58% 40% - 1% ABC/Washington PostNovember 5, 1984 Polls Give Reagan At Least 12-Point Lead Day Before 16B Longview News-Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-news-journal-polls-give-reagan/160936273/ Newspapers.comOct. 29-Nov. 1, 1984 57% 39% - 4% HarrisNovember 2, 1984 Poll: Reagan's Big Lead Narrows 6A The Journal Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-times-poll-reagans-big-lea/160936103/ Newspapers.comOct, 26-Nov. 1, 1984 57% 41% - 2% CBS/New York TimesOct. 29-Nov. 1, 1984 58% 37% - 5% ABC-Washington PostSeptember 17, 1983 Mondale Improves Standing in Polls The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/11/05/mondale-improves-standing-in-polls/d942bdb7-8042-4355-8704-f9f60791445b/ subscription Newspapers.comNovember 2–3, 1984 54% 40% - 6% GallupGallup George George Gallup 1984 The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1984 228November 2–3, 1984 57% 39% - 4% HarrisNovember 2–3, 1984 55% 43% - 2% RoperOct. 27-Nov. 3, 1984 52.5% 42.5% - 5% Election Results Nov. 6, 198458.77% 40.56% 0.67% - Campaign thumb|left|Mondale and Ferraro campaigning in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Mondale unsuccessfully tried to replace Charles Manatt with Bert Lance as chair of the DNC. Mondale made Lance the chair of his presidential campaign. However, Lance had to be removed due to controversy over his tenure as director of the Office of Management and Budget.Ranney 1985 119, 133–134 Reagan's lead in polling declined after the Republican convention due to its strong right-wing stances. Reagan was also criticized for a joke about bombing the Soviet Union. However, polls showed that voters believed Mondale was "too cautious and vague" and was trying to appeal to too many special interest groups.Ranney 1985 134–135 Roger Stone and other strategists working for Reagan viewed Ohio, where unemployment was 10%, as his most vulnerable state.Ranney 1985 161 Reagan made appeals to Evangelical voters during the campaign. He declared January 22, 1984, to be National Sanctity of Human Life Day. The American Coalition for Traditional Values (ACTV), under the leadership of Tim LaHaye, was tasked with maintaining Evangelical support. The ACTV planned on registering 2.5 million voters. LaHaye sent a letter to 45,000 ministers in sixteen states, under the title of the Christian Voter Program, asking for them to support Reagan's campaign and register voters.Pierard 1985 101–103 Mondale ran a liberal campaign, supporting a nuclear freeze and the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). He spoke against what he considered to be unfairness in Reagan's economic policies and the need to reduce federal budget deficits. While Ferraro's choice was popular among Democratic activists, polls immediately after the announcement showed that only 22% of women were pleased about her selection, versus 18% who believed that it was a bad idea. 60% of all voters thought that pressure from women's groups had led to Mondale's decision, versus 22% who believed that he had chosen the best available candidate.time19840723 Some members of the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church criticized the Catholic Ferraro for being pro-choice on abortion. Already fighting an uphill battle with voters, Ferraro also faced a slew of allegations, mid-campaign, directed toward her husband, John Zaccaro. These allegations included Zaccaro's possible past involvement in organized crime, pornography distribution, and campaign contribution violations. Ferraro responded to these allegations against her husband by releasing her family tax returns to the media on August 21, 1984. However, the damage to the campaign was already done.martin20110327Ranney 1985 134 thumb|left|Reagan and Bush campaigning in Austin, Texas At a campaign stop in Hammonton, New Jersey, Reagan said, "America's future rests in a thousand dreams inside your hearts. It rests in the message of hope in songs of a man so many young Americans admire, New Jersey's Bruce Springsteen." The Reagan campaign briefly used "Born in the U.S.A.", a song criticizing the treatment of Vietnam War veterans (which they mistakenly thought was devoid of anti-war content and a very jingoistic patriotic rock song), as a campaign song, without permission, until Springsteen, a lifelong Democrat, requested that they stop.Chao Eveline July 8, 2015 35 Musicians Who Told Politicians to Stop Using Their Songs https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-lists/stop-using-my-song-35-artists-who-fought-politicians-over-their-music-75611/ February 8, 2021 Rolling Stone en-US February 3, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210203094042/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-lists/stop-using-my-song-35-artists-who-fought-politicians-over-their-music-75611/ live Two of the more memorable Reagan campaign ads were commonly known as "Morning in America" and, after the difficult first debate for the president, "Bear in the woods".Baker, Peter and Susan Glasser, The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III (Doubleday, NY: 2020), pp. 238-243. thumb|right|Clip from the second debate in which Reagan responds to a question about his age Reagan was the oldest president to have served to that time (at 73) and there were questions about his capacity to endure the grueling demands of the presidency, particularly after Reagan had a poor showing in the first 1984 United States presidential debates with Mondale on October 7. He referred to having started going to church "here in Washington", although the debate was in Louisville, Kentucky, referred to military uniforms as "wardrobe", and admitted to being "confused", among other mistakes.1984 Presidential Candidate Debate: President Reagan and Walter Mondale – 10/7/84 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGvBFQQPRXs https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/OGvBFQQPRXs October 29, 2021 Debates January 15, 2011 October 7, 1984 In the next debate on October 21, however, in response to a question from journalist Henry Trewhitt about his age, Reagan joked, "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience." Mondale himself laughed at the joke,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF73k5-Hiqg#t=32m55s https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/EF73k5-Hiqg October 29, 2021 1984 Presidential Candidate Debate: President Reagan and Walter Mondale – 10/21/84 The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation April 27, 2009 32:55 Reagan, Ronald; Mondale, Walter and later admitted that Reagan had effectively neutralized the age issue: If TV can tell the truth, as you say it can, you'll see that I was smiling. But I think if you come in close, you'll see some tears coming down because I knew he had gotten me there. That was really the end of my campaign that night, I think. [I told my wife] the campaign was over, and it was.1984: There You Go Again... Again / Debating Our Destiny Transcript February 29, 2012 Mondale Walter Walter Mondale Lehrer, Jim PBS Newshour https://web.archive.org/web/20001212070100/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/debatingourdestiny/dod/1984-broadcast.html 2000-12-12 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/debatingourdestiny/dod/1984-broadcast.html Presidential debates 1984 United States presidential debates There were two presidential debates and one vice presidential debate during the 1984 general election.https://www.debates.org/index.php?page=1984-debates CPD: 1984 Debates www.debates.org January 8, 2019 January 8, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190108145522/https://www.debates.org/index.php?page=1984-debates live +No.DateHostLocationPanelistsModeratorParticipantsViewership(millions)P1Sunday, October 7, 1984The Kentucky CenterLouisville, KentuckyJames WieghartDiane SawyerFred BarnesBarbara WaltersPresident Ronald ReaganVice President Walter Mondale65.1VPThursday, October 11, 1984Philadelphia Civic CenterPhiladelphiaJohn BashekJack WhiteRobert BoydSander VanocurVice President George H. W. BushCongresswoman Geraldine Ferraro56.7P2Sunday, October 21, 1984Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri)Kansas City, MissouriGeorgie Anne GeyerMarvin KalbMorton KondrackeEdwin NewmanPresident Ronald ReaganVice President Walter Mondale67.3 Results This was the first time since 1960 that the voter turnout percentage rose relative to its predecessor.Ranney 1985 1 Reagan was re-elected in the November 6 election in an electoral and popular vote landslide, winning 49 states by the time the ballots were finished counting on election night at 11:34 PM in Iowa. He won a record 525 electoral votes total (of 538 possible), and received 58.8% of the popular vote; despite Ferraro's selection, 55% of women who voted did so for Reagan,https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/27/us/politics/27geraldine-ferraro.html?pagewanted=all Geraldine A. Ferraro, First Woman on Major Party Ticket, Dies at 75 March 26, 2011 Martin, Douglas March 27, 2011 The New York Times A1 August 29, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110829193402/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/27/us/politics/27geraldine-ferraro.html?pagewanted=all live and his 54 to 61% of the Catholic vote was the highest for a Republican candidate in history.The Catholic vote in American politics Prendergast, William B. https://books.google.com/books?id=B9nFwo5B1BQC&q=report&pg=PA191 Georgetown University Press Washington, D.C. 0-87840-724-3 1999 186, 191–193 October 31, 2021 September 21, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240921112211/https://books.google.com/books?id=B9nFwo5B1BQC&q=report&pg=PA191#v=snippet&q=report&f=false live Mondale's 13 electoral college votes marked the lowest total of any major presidential candidate since Alf Landon's 1936 loss to Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the fewest of any Democrat since Stephen A. Douglas claimed 12 in the 1860 election, as well as the worst for a Democrat in a two-way race. However, Democrats Alton B. Parker, James M. Cox, John W. Davis, and George McGovern did worse in the popular vote. This was the second-largest share of the Electoral College any president won since 1820, when James Monroe won a near unanimous electoral victory, and the most raw electoral votes received by a candidate. This is the last time any candidate won the popular vote by double digits. thumb|right|Reagan receiving a concession call from Mondale When Reagan was asked in December 1984 what he wanted for Christmas he joked, "Well, Minnesota would have been nice".https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ATQdAAAAIBAJ&pg=4591%2C2286313 Minnesota heads Reagan's wish list The Tuscaloosa News December 4, 1984 Associated Press July 18, 2012 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 27 November 27, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127235737/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ATQdAAAAIBAJ&pg=4591,2286313 live Reagan became the first Republican to ever win two terms in the White House without carrying Minnesota at least once, a feat later duplicated by George W. Bush and Donald Trump. The election was the most recent in which the Republican candidate won every state in the Northeastern, Southern, and Pacific regions of the United States, and won at least one county in every state.https://www.270towin.com/historical-presidential-elections/ Historical U.S. Presidential Elections 1789–2016 October 12, 2018 May 22, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190522080905/https://www.270towin.com/historical-presidential-elections/ live The 525 electoral votes received by Reagan – the most received by a nominee in one election – added to the 489 electoral votes he achieved in 1980, and the 1 electoral vote he received in 1976, gave him 1,015 electoral votes, and the third highest number of electoral votes received by any candidate who was elected to the office of president behind Richard Nixon's 1,040 and Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1,876 total electoral votes.April 2026April 2026Bump Philip December 20, 2016 Donald Trump is 27th on the all-time list of electoral votes received by an individual https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/20/more-people-received-electoral-votes-in-2016-than-any-election-since-1796/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20161221102105/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/20/more-people-received-electoral-votes-in-2016-than-any-election-since-1796/ December 21, 2016 January 16, 2025 The Washington Post The all-time champion in most electoral votes won is, of course, Franklin Roosevelt, who handily won four presidential elections, cobbling together an impressive 1,876 total votes. In second is Richard Nixon, who got a large number of votes in three races: 1960, 1968 and 1972. In third is Ronald Reagan, who had big wins in 1980 and 1984. But he came into the 1980 election with an electoral vote in his past, too; in 1976, a faithless elector jumped the gun a bit and cast his ballot for Reagan four years before it mattered. (Reagan had challenged the nomination of incumbent President Gerald Ford that year — almost successfully.) Statistical analysis Reagan's landslide victory resulted in him winning 97.6% of electoral votes, behind only Franklin D. Roosevelt's 98.5% in 1936. However, Reagan's popular vote share was below those of elected presidents Warren G. Harding in 1920, Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936, Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, and Richard Nixon in 1972. His margin of victory was also lower than those for elected presidents Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, Harding in 1920, Calvin Coolidge in 1924, Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936, Johnson in 1964, or Nixon in 1972.Ranney 1985 321 Reagan's percentage in each state rose from 1980, with his best performances occurring in the South and states with high third-party votes. Mondale improved upon Carter's 1980 results in 28 states, but performed worse in 22 states, 15 of which were in the South.Ranney 1985 210 Mondale's share of the popular vote was 0.4 percentage points lower than Carter's.Ranney 1985 204 The Republicans gained seats in the concurrent U.S. House of Representatives elections and lost two seats in the concurrent U.S. Senate elections, but overall control of both chambers remained the same.Ranney 1985 1 Reagan underperformed Republican senatorial candidates in Alaska, Colorado, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wyoming. Jesse Helms of North Carolina and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky were the only Republican senatorial candidates who could have benefited from the coattails effect.Pomper 1985 117–118 Psephologists attributed a factor of the Republican victory to "Reagan Democrats", millions of Democrats who voted for Reagan, as in 1980. They characterized such Reagan Democrats as southern whites and northern blue-collar workers who voted for Reagan because they credited him with the economic recovery, saw him as strong on national security issues, and perceived the Democrats as supporting the poor and minorities at the expense of the middle class. The Democratic National Committee commissioned a study after the election that came to these conclusions, but destroyed all copies of the final report, afraid that it would offend the party's key voters.prendergast1999 The percentage of Democrats who voted for Reagan ranged from 16 to 26% while Republicans voting for Mondale ranged from 3 to 7% according to exit polls by the Los Angeles Times, NBC, ABC/The Washington Post, and CBS News/The New York Times.Ranney 1985 60 One-third of people who supported Hart during the Democratic primary voted for Reagan.Rosenstone 1985 31 Polling by CBS News and The New York Times reported that 66% of Anderson voters supported Mondale while 27% supported Reagan and 61% of Carter voters supported Mondale while 25% supported Reagan. Twenty-two percent of those who did not vote in 1980 supported Reagan while 18% supported Mondale.Ranney 1985 211 Reagan also benefited from a near-total collapse in the third-party vote, which dropped to just 0.67% of the popular vote, its lowest level since 1964; Bergland's campaign alone accounted for over a third of this number, while none of the other third-party candidates exceeded 0.1% of the popular vote. Reagan, who won 63% of white evangelical voters in 1980, received 80% of their votes against Mondale.Ranney 1985 231; 234 As of 2024, this marked the last election where the Republican nominee won Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington. It was also the last election where the Republican nominee won Wisconsin until 2016, Iowa until 2004, West Virginia until 2000, the last election in which the winning candidate won by a double-digit margin in the percentage of the popular vote, and the last election where the winning candidate won by an eight-digit margin in total popular votes (10 million or more). This is the last time that the tipping point state (in this case, Michigan) was decided by a double-digit margin. At age 73, Reagan was the oldest president ever to win a presidential election. Thirty-six years later, in 2020, Joe Biden surpassed this record at age 77, as did Donald Trump in 2024 at age 78. However, Reagan remains the oldest incumbent president to win a presidential election.In 2020, Trump lost his re-election to a second consecutive term. Had Trump been re-elected in 2020 at age 74, he would have surpassed Reagan's record as the oldest incumbent president to win a presidential election. Electoral results Ronald Reagan (incumbent) Republican California 54,455,472 58.77% 525 George H. W. Bush (incumbent) Texas Walter Mondale Democratic Minnesota 37,577,352 40.56% 13 Geraldine Ferraro New York David Bergland Libertarian California  228,111 0.25% 0 Jim Lewis Connecticut  Lyndon LaRouche Independent Virginia  78,809 0.09% 0 Billy Davis Mississippi  Sonia Johnson Citizens Idaho  72,161 0.08% 0 Richard Walton Rhode Island  Bob Richards Populist Texas  66,324 0.07% 0 Maureen Salaman California  Dennis L. Serrette New Alliance New Jersey  46,853 0.05% 0 Nancy Ross New York  Gus Hall Communist New York  36,386 0.04% 0 Angela Davis California  Melvin T. Mason Socialist Workers California  24,699 0.03% 0 Matilde Zimmermann New York  Larry Holmes Workers World New York  17,985 0.02% 0 Gloria La Riva California  49,181 0.05% 92,653,233 538 270 Source for the popular vote:1984 August 7, 2005 Source for the electoral vote:1984 August 7, 2005 Popular vote 600px 410px Reagan Republican Party (US) 58.77 Mondale Democratic Party (US) 40.56 Bergland Libertarian Party (US) 0.25 Others #777777 0.42 Electoral vote 600px 410px Reagan Republican Party (US) 97.58 Mondale Democratic Party (US) 2.42 650px|thumb|left Results by state Sources:http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=1984&datatype=national&def=1&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1984 Presidential General Election Data – National March 17, 2013 May 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130530055755/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=1984&datatype=national&def=1&f=0&off=0&elect=0 liveBarone Michael Ujifusa Grant The Almanac of American Politics September 1, 1989 Collier Books 978-0-89234-044-6 + Legend States/districts won by Reagan/Bush States/districts won by Mondale/Ferraro † At-large results (Maine used the Congressional District Method) Ronald ReaganRepublican Walter MondaleDemocratic David BerglandLibertarian Margin Margin Swing State total State electoralvotes # % electoralvotes # % electoralvotes # % electoralvotes # % % # Alabama 9 872,849 60.54 9 551,899 38.28 – 9,504 0.66 – 320,950 22.26 20.96 1,441,713 AL Alaska 3 138,377 66.65 3 62,007 29.87 – 6,378 3.07 – 76,370 36.79 8.85 207,605 AK Arizona 7 681,416 66.42 7 333,854 32.54 – 10,585 1.03 – 347,562 33.88 1.52 1,025,897 AZ Arkansas 6 534,774 60.47 6 338,646 38.29 – 2,221 0.25 – 196,128 22.18 21.57 884,406 AR California 47 5,467,009 57.51 47 3,922,519 41.27 – 49,951 0.53 – 1,544,490 16.25 −0.53 9,505,423 CA Colorado 8 821,818 63.44 8 454,974 35.12 – 11,257 0.87 – 366,844 28.32 4.32 1,295,381 CO Connecticut 8 890,877 60.73 8 569,597 38.83 – – – – 321,280 21.90 12.27 1,466,900 CT Delaware 3 152,190 59.78 3 101,656 39.93 – 268 0.11 – 50,534 19.85 17.52 254,572 DE D.C. 3 29,009 13.73 – 180,408 85.38 3 279 0.13 – −151,399 −71.66 −10.17 211,288 DC Florida 21 2,730,350 65.32 21 1,448,816 34.66 – 754 0.02 – 1,281,534 30.66 13.64 4,180,051 FL Georgia 12 1,068,722 60.17 12 706,628 39.79 – 151 0.01 – 362,094 20.39 35.20 1,776,093 GA Hawaii 4 185,050 55.10 4 147,154 43.82 – 2,167 0.65 – 37,896 11.28 13.18 335,846 HI Idaho 4 297,523 72.36 4 108,510 26.39 – 2,823 0.69 – 189,013 45.97 4.70 411,144 ID Illinois 24 2,707,103 56.17 24 2,086,499 43.30 – 10,086 0.21 – 620,604 12.88 4.95 4,819,088 IL Indiana 12 1,377,230 61.67 12 841,481 37.68 – 6,741 0.30 – 535,749 23.99 5.64 2,233,069 IN Iowa 8 703,088 53.27 8 605,620 45.89 – 1,844 0.14 – 97,468 7.39 −5.31 1,319,805 IA Kansas 7 677,296 66.27 7 333,149 32.60 – 3,329 0.33 – 344,147 33.67 9.11 1,021,991 KS Kentucky 9 822,782 60.04 9 539,589 39.37 – – – – 283,193 20.66 19.20 1,370,461 KY Louisiana 10 1,037,299 60.77 10 651,586 38.18 – 1,876 0.11 – 385,713 22.60 17.15 1,706,822 LA Maine † 2 336,500 60.83 2 214,515 38.78 – – – – 121,985 22.05 18.69 553,144 MEMaine-1 1 175,472 59.90 1 117,450 40.10 – – – – 58,022 19.81 16.66 292,922 ME1Maine-2 1 161,028 62.39 1 97,065 37.61 – – – – 63,963 24.78 21.05 258,093 ME2 Maryland 10 879,918 52.51 10 787,935 47.02 – 5,721 0.34 – 91,983 5.49 8.45 1,675,873 MD Massachusetts 13 1,310,936 51.22 13 1,239,606 48.43 – – – – 71,330 2.79 2.64 2,559,453 MA Michigan 20 2,251,571 59.23 20 1,529,638 40.24 – 10,055 0.26 – 721,933 18.99 12.50 3,801,658 MI Minnesota 10 1,032,603 49.54 – 1,036,364 49.72 10 2,996 0.14 – −3,761 −0.18 3.76 2,084,449 MN Mississippi 7 581,477 61.85 7 352,192 37.46 – 2,336 0.25 – 229,285 24.39 23.07 940,192 MS Missouri 11 1,274,188 60.02 11 848,583 39.98 – – – – 425,605 20.05 13.24 2,122,771 MO Montana 4 232,450 60.47 4 146,742 38.18 – 5,185 1.35 – 85,708 22.30 −2.09 384,377 MT Nebraska 5 460,054 70.55 5 187,866 28.81 – 2,079 0.32 – 272,188 41.74 2.25 652,090 NE Nevada 4 188,770 65.85 4 91,655 31.97 – 2,292 0.80 – 97,115 33.88 −2.26 286,667 NV New Hampshire 4 267,051 68.66 4 120,395 30.95 – 735 0.19 – 146,656 37.71 8.32 388,954 NH New Jersey 16 1,933,630 60.09 16 1,261,323 39.20 – 6,416 0.20 – 672,307 20.89 7.47 3,217,862 NJ New Mexico 5 307,101 59.70 5 201,769 39.23 – 4,459 0.87 – 105,332 20.48 2.30 514,370 NM New York 36 3,664,763 53.84 36 3,119,609 45.83 – 11,949 0.18 – 545,154 8.01 5.34 6,806,810 NY North Carolina 13 1,346,481 61.90 13 824,287 37.89 – 3,794 0.17 – 522,194 24.00 21.88 2,175,361 NC North Dakota 3 200,336 64.84 3 104,429 33.80 – 703 0.23 – 95,907 31.04 −6.93 308,971 ND Ohio 23 2,678,560 58.90 23 1,825,440 40.14 – 5,886 0.13 – 853,120 18.76 8.16 4,547,619 OH Oklahoma 8 861,530 68.61 8 385,080 30.67 – 9,066 0.72 – 476,450 37.94 12.41 1,255,676 OK Oregon 7 685,700 55.91 7 536,479 43.74 – – – – 149,221 12.17 2.51 1,226,527 OR Pennsylvania 25 2,584,323 53.34 25 2,228,131 45.99 – 6,982 0.14 – 356,192 7.35 0.24 4,844,903 PA Rhode Island 4 212,080 51.66 4 197,106 48.02 – 277 0.07 – 14,974 3.65 14.12 410,492 RI South Carolina 8 615,539 63.55 8 344,470 35.57 – 4,360 0.45 – 271,069 27.99 26.46 968,540 SC South Dakota 3 200,267 63.00 3 116,113 36.53 – – – – 84,154 26.47 −2.36 317,867 SD Tennessee 11 990,212 57.84 11 711,714 41.57 – 3,072 0.18 – 278,498 16.27 15.98 1,711,993 TN Texas 29 3,433,428 63.61 29 1,949,276 36.11 – – – – 1,484,152 27.50 13.64 5,397,571 TX Utah 5 469,105 74.50 5 155,369 24.68 – 2,447 0.39 – 313,736 49.83 −2.37 629,656 UT Vermont 3 135,865 57.92 3 95,730 40.81 – 1,002 0.43 – 40,135 17.11 11.15 234,561 VT Virginia 12 1,337,078 62.29 12 796,250 37.09 – – – – 540,828 25.19 12.47 2,146,635 VA Washington 10 1,051,670 55.82 10 807,352 42.86 – 8,844 0.47 – 244,318 12.97 0.63 1,883,910 WA West Virginia 6 405,483 55.11 6 328,125 44.60 – – – – 77,358 10.51 15.02 735,742 WV Wisconsin 11 1,198,800 54.19 11 995,847 45.02 – 4,884 0.22 – 202,953 9.18 4.46 2,212,016 WI Wyoming 3 133,241 70.51 3 53,370 28.24 – 2,357 1.25 – 79,871 42.27 7.60 188,968 WY TOTALS: 538 54,455,472 58.77 525 37,577,352 40.56 13 228,111 0.25 – 16,878,120 18.22 8.48 92,653,233 US Maine allowed its electoral votes to be split between candidates. Two electoral votes were awarded to the winner of the statewide race and one electoral vote to the winner of each congressional district. Reagan won all four votes. States that flipped from Democratic to Republican Georgia Hawaii Maryland Rhode Island West Virginia Close states Margin of victory less than 1% (10 electoral votes): Minnesota, 0.18% (3,761 votes) Margin of victory more than 1%, but less than 5% (17 electoral votes):http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/u/usa/pres/1984.txt TXT POPULAR VOTE AND ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE BY STATE Psephos.adam-carr.net January 18, 2015 June 14, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080614082913/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/u/usa/pres/1984.txt livehttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=1984&def=swg&datatype=national&f=1&off=0&elect=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections – County Data Uselectionatlas.org January 16, 2011 June 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605021134/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=1984&def=swg&datatype=national&f=1&off=0&elect=0 live Massachusetts, 2.79% (71,330 votes) Rhode Island, 3.65% (14,974 votes) Margin of victory more than 5%, but less than 10% (90 electoral votes): Maryland, 5.49% (91,983 votes) Pennsylvania, 7.35% (356,192 votes) Iowa, 7.38% (97,468 votes) New York, 8.01% (545,154 votes) Wisconsin, 9.17% (202,953 votes) Tipping point: Michigan, 18.99% (721,933 votes) Counties Counties with highest percent of vote (Republican) Madison County, Idaho 92.88% Hansford County, Texas 89.38% Ochiltree County, Texas 89.15% Grant County, Nebraska 88.45% Blaine County, Nebraska 88.32% Counties with highest percent of vote (Democratic) Washington, D.C. 85.38% Macon County, Alabama 82.71% Shannon County, South Dakota 81.41% Jefferson County, Mississippi 77.94% Hancock County, Georgia 76.61% Voter demographics The 1984 presidential vote by demographic subgroup Demographic subgroupMondaleReagan % oftotal vote Total vote 41 59 100Ideology Liberals 71 29 16 Moderates 46 54 42 Conservatives 18 82 33Party Democrats 74 26 38 Republicans 7 93 35 Independents 36 62 26Gender Men 38 62 47 Women 42 58 53Race White 34 66 86 Black 91 9 10 Hispanic 66 34 3Age 18–24 years old 39 61 11 25–29 years old 43 57 12 30–49 years old 42 58 34 50–64 years old 39 61 23 65 and older 36 64 19Family income Under $12,500 54 46 15 $12,500–25,000 42 58 27 $25,000–35,000 40 60 20 $35,000–50,000 32 68 17 Over $50,000 31 69 12Region East 46 53 26 Midwest 39 61 30 South 37 63 27 West 38 62 17Union households Union 54 46 26 Source: CBS News and The New York Times exit poll from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research (9,174 surveyed)https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-1984 How Groups Voted in 1984 ropercenter.cornell.edu February 1, 2018 The 1984 presidential vote by important political issuesGranberg 1987 61 ImportantMondaleReagan % ofcheckedEconomy Yes 25 75 40 No 53 47 60Arms control Yes 65 35 29 No 33 67 71Defense Yes 8 92 25 No 53 47 75Federal deficit reduction Yes 47 53 23 No 40 60 77Fairness towards poor Yes 82 18 21 No 31 69 79Abortion Yes 27 73 7 No 43 57 93Policy towards Central America Yes 61 39 4 No 41 59 96 Notable expressions and phrases Where's the beef?: A slogan used by Wendy's to suggest that their competitors have smaller portions of meat in their sandwiches'Where's the Beef?': Meaning, Origin & History - Wendy's Slogan https://www.sloganlist.com/slogans/the-beef-wendys.html 2026-10-10 www.sloganlist.com en, but used in the Democratic primaries by Mondale to criticize Gary Hart's positions as lacking substance. Morning in America: Slogan used by the Reagan campaign.Association Independence Hall US History Textbook: 400 Chapters, Free to Read https://ushistory.org/free-online-textbooks/us/the-reagan-years/https%3A%2F%2Fushistory.org%2Ffree-online-textbooks%2Fus%2Fthe-reagan-years%2F59a-morning-in-america 2026-10-10 ushistory.org en-gb See also 1984 United States Senate elections 1984 United States House of Representatives elections 1984 United States gubernatorial elections History of the United States (1980–1991) Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan References 30em Notes Works cited Books Pomper Marlene The Election of 1984 Chatham House 1985 093454042X Ranney Austin J. Austin Ranney The American Elections of 1984 Duke University Press 1985 0-8223-0230-6 Journals Frankovic Kathleen The 1984 Election: The Irrelevance of the Campaign PS American Political Science Association 1985 18 1 39–47 10.2307/418804 418804 https://www.jstor.org/stable/418804 subscription Granberg Donald The Abortion Issue in the 1984 Elections Family Planning Perspectives Guttmacher Institute 1987 19 2 59–62 10.2307/2135050 2135050 3595819 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2135050 subscription Pierard Richard Religion and the 1984 Election Campaign Review of Religious Research Religious Research Association 1985 27 2 98–114 10.2307/3511665 3511665 https://www.jstor.org/stable/3511665 subscription Rosenstone Steven Explaining the 1984 Presidential Election The Brookings Review Brookings Institution 1985 3 2 25–32 20079866 https://www.jstor.org/stable/20079866 Further reading Boyd, Richard W., Paul R. Mencher, Philip J. Paseltiner, Ezra Paul, Alexander S. Vanda, "The 1984 Election as Anthony Downs and Stanley Kelley Might Interpret It", Political Behavior, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Autumn, 1988), pp. 197–213. Goldman, Peter, et al. The quest for the presidency 1984 (1985) online Johnstone, Andrew, and Andrew Priest, eds. US Presidential Elections and Foreign Policy: Candidates, Campaigns, and Global Politics from FDR to Bill Clinton (2017) pp 271–292. online Ladd Everett Carll Everett Carll Ladd On Mandates, Realignments, and the 1984 Presidential Election Political Science Quarterly 1985 100 1 1–24 2150858 10.2307/2150858 Leuchtenburg William E. William Leuchtenburg The 1984 Election in Historical Perspective 1986 Waco Baylor University Press 0-918954-45-2 Lorenzo Morris The Social and Political Implications of the 1984 Jesse Jackson Presidential Campaign 1990 New York Praeger 0-275-92785-7 Moore, Jonathan Campaign for President: The Managers Look at '84 1986 Dover Auburn House 0-86569-132-0 Sandoz E. Ellis Sandoz Crabb C. V. Jr. Election 84: Landslide Without a Mandate? 1985 New American Library New York 0-451-62424-6 Guido H. III Stempel Guido Stempel John W. Windhauser The Media in the 1984 and 1988 Presidential Campaigns 1991 New York Greenwood Press 0-313-26527-5 registration https://archive.org/details/mediain19841988p0000unse External links The Election Wall's 1984 election video page 1984 popular vote by counties 1984 popular vote by states 1984 popular vote by states (with bar graphs) Campaign commercials from the 1984 election https://web.archive.org/web/20091026141022/http://geocities.com/Athens/Agora/8088/Dem1984.html October 26, 2009 Democratic primaries Election of 1984 in Counting the Votes https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222412/http://www.countingthevotes.com/1984/ March 3, 2016 1980s Politics United States presidential Category:1984 in women's history Category:November 1984 in the United States Category:George H. W. 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