United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1984

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1984

November 6, 1984

Nominee Walter Mondale Ronald Reagan Party Democratic Republican Home state Minnesota California Running mate Geraldine Ferraro George H. W. Bush Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 1,036,364 1,032,603 Percentage 49.72% 49.54%

County Results   Mondale—60-70%   Mondale—50-60%   Mondale—<50%   Reagan—<50%   Reagan—50-60%   Reagan—60-70%

President before election Ronald Reagan Republican Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

The 1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 1984 in Minnesota as part of the 1984 United States presidential election.

The Democratic Party candidate, former Vice President Walter Mondale, narrowly won his home state over incumbent President Ronald Reagan by just 3,761 votes, giving him his only state victory in the election (Mondale also carried the District of Columbia). Minnesota was the only state not to back Reagan in either of his presidential campaigns.

Since all 49 other states went to the Republican Party in 1984, this established Minnesota's status as the state with the longest streak of voting Democratic. As of 2012, it still has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1972.

Mondale and former President Jimmy Carter celebrate Mondale's March 13th successes in the 1984 primaries. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Results

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1984[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Walter Mondale	1,036,364	49.72%	10
	Republican	Ronald Reagan (incumbent)	1,032,603	49.54%	0
	Independent	Lyndon LaRouche	3,865	0.19%	0
	Socialist Workers	Melvin Mason	3,180	0.15%	0
	Libertarian	David Bergland	2,996	0.14%	0
	America First	Bob Richards	2,377	0.11%	0
	Citizens	Sonia Johnson	1,219	0.06%	0
	Write-ins	Write-ins	723	0.03%	0
	Communist	Gus Hall	630	0.03%	0
	Workers League	Edward Winn	260	0.01%	0
	New Alliance	Dennis Serrette	232	0.01%	0
Invalid or blank votes					—
Totals			2,084,449	100.00%	10
Voter turnout			68%		—

References

1. "1984 Presidential Election Results, 1984". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
2. Minnesota Secretary of State, "Voter Participation and Vote for President and Vice President, ... November 6, 1984 General Election," The Minnesota Legislative Manual 1985-1986 (St. Paul, 1985)