United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1984

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1984
North Carolina
November 6, 1984

 
Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Minnesota
Running mate George H.W Bush Geraldine Ferraro
Electoral vote 13 0
Popular vote 1,346,481 824,287
Percentage 61.90% 37.89%

County Results
  Mondale—60-70%
  Mondale—50-60%
  Reagan—50-60%
  Reagan—60-70%
  Reagan—70-80%

President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1984 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 6, 1984 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

North Carolina strongly voted for the Republican nominee, President Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, Vice President Walter Mondale in a landslide. The final margin was 61.90% to 37.89%, which compared to the other southern states, was close to the southern average. This margin was a huge swing from 1980, where Reagan had only narrowly carried the state. No Democrat would win in North Carolina again until 2008.

Results

United States presidential election in North Carolina,1984[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Ronald Reagan 1,346,481 61.90% 13
Democratic Walter Mondale 824,287 37.89% 0
Libertarian David Bergland 3,794 0.17% 0
Socialist Workers Melvin Mason 799 0.04% 0
Totals 2,175,361 100.00% 13
Voter turnout

References

  1. "1984 Presidential General Election Results -North Carolina". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
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