United States Senate elections, 1984
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The 1984 elections to the United States Senate
coincided with the landslide re-election of President
Ronald Reagan
in the 1984 presidential election
. In spite of the lopsided presidential race, Reagan's Republican Party
suffered a net loss of two seats to the Democrats
, although it retained control of the Senate.
Notable Senators elected for the first time in this election include:
Democrats also defeated Roger Jepsen
(R-IA) and Charles H. Percy
(R-IL).
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
coincided with the landslide re-election of President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
in the 1984 presidential election
United States presidential election, 1984
The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, and former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate. Reagan was helped by a strong economic recovery from the deep recession of 1981–1982...
. In spite of the lopsided presidential race, Reagan's Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
suffered a net loss of two seats to the Democrats
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, although it retained control of the Senate.
Notable Senators elected for the first time in this election include:
- Al Gore, Jr.Al GoreAlbert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
, the future Vice President of the United StatesVice President of the United StatesThe Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
and Democratic nominee for President in 2000, who won an open seat in TennesseeTennesseeTennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, although not the seat his father Al Gore, Sr. had held for many years. - Future Minority LeaderParty leaders of the United States SenateThe Senate Majority and Minority Leaders are two United States Senators who are elected by the party conferences that hold the majority and the minority respectively. These leaders serve as the chief Senate spokespeople for their parties and manage and schedule the legislative and executive...
Mitch McConnellMitch McConnellAddison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr. is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky and the Republican Minority Leader.- Early life, education, and military service :...
, Republican, defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Walter HuddlestonWalter HuddlestonWalter Darlington "Dee" Huddleston is a retired American politician. He is a Democrat from the state of Kentucky. He represented Kentucky in the United States Senate from 1973 until 1985....
in KentuckyKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. - John F. Kerry of MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, like Gore a future Democratic presidential nominee, took the open seat vacated by Paul E. Tsongas, who unsuccessfully ran for the 1992 Democratic presidential nominationUnited States presidential election, 1992The United States presidential election of 1992 had three major candidates: Incumbent Republican President George Bush; Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot....
.
Democrats also defeated Roger Jepsen
Roger Jepsen
Roger William Jepsen is an American politician from the state of Iowa. A Republican, he served in the United States Senate.-Biography :...
(R-IA) and Charles H. Percy
Charles H. Percy
Charles Harting "Chuck" Percy was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964. He was elected United States Senator from Illinois in 1966, re-elected through his term ending in 1985; he concentrated on business and foreign relations...
(R-IL).
Results summary
| Parties | Incumbents | This election |
Result | +/- | Popular Vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not up | Won | Vote | % | |||||
| Republican Party | 54 | 36 | 17 | 53 | 1 | 22,850,493 | 49.33% | |
| Democratic Party | 46 | 31 | 16 | 47 | 1 | 23,079,278 | 49.82% | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 393,029 | 0.85% | ||
| Total | 100 | 67 | 33 | 100 | 46,322,800 | 100.0% | ||
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
Summary of races
A bolded state name indicates an article about that state's election.| State | Incumbent | Party | Result | Other Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Howell Heflin Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin was a United States Senator from Tuscumbia, Alabama, and a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:... |
Democratic | Re-elected, 62.7% | Albert L. Smith, Jr. Albert L. Smith, Jr. Albert Lee Smith, Jr. was an Alabama politician who represented the 6th district in the United States House of Representatives during the 97th Congress .-Early life:... (Republican) 36.4% Yana Davis (Libertarian) 0.9% |
| Alaska | Ted Stevens Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens, Sr. was a United States Senator from Alaska, serving from December 24, 1968, until January 3, 2009, and thus the longest-serving Republican senator in history... |
Republican | Re-elected, 71.2% | John E. Havelock (Democratic) 28.5% |
| Arkansas | David Pryor David Pryor David Hampton Pryor is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senator from the State of Arkansas. Pryor also served as 39th Governor of Arkansas from 1975 to 1979 and was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1960 to 1966... |
Democratic | Re-elected, 57.3% | Ed Bethune Ed Bethune Edwin Ruthvin "Ed" Bethune, Jr. , is a lawyer and lobbyist in Washington, D.C., who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas from 1979-1985. His last campaign was an unsuccessful challenge in 1984 to the second-term reelection of Democratic U.S... (Republican) 42.7% |
| Colorado | William L. Armstrong William L. Armstrong William Lester "Bill" Armstrong is an American businessman and politician. He is member of the Republican party and was a United States Representative and Senator from Colorado. Armstrong was born in Fremont, Nebraska... |
Republican | Re-elected, 64.2% | Nancy E. Dick Nancy E. Dick Nancy E. Dick was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. She was a Democrat and served from 1979 to 1987 under Governor Richard Lamm. She was Colorado's first female lieutenant governor.... (Democratic) 34.6% Craig Green (Libertarian) 0.9% David Martin (Socialist Workers) 0.2% Earl Higgerson (Prohibition) 0.1% |
| Delaware | Joe Biden Joe Biden Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama... |
Democratic | Re-elected, 60.1% | John M. Burris (Republican) 39.1% |
| Georgia United States Senate election in Georgia, 1984 The 1984 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Sam Nunn won re-election.-Results:... |
Sam Nunn Sam Nunn Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr. is an American lawyer and politician. Currently the co-chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative , a charitable organization working to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, Nunn served for 24 years as a... |
Democratic | Re-elected, 79.9% | Jon M. Hicks (Republican) 20.1% |
| Idaho | James A. McClure James A. McClure James Albertus "Jim" McClure was an American politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate.... |
Republican | Re-elected, 72.2% | Peter M. Busch Peter M. Busch Peter M. Busch was the 1984 Democratic nominee for United States Senate in Idaho. He was defeated by the Republican incumbent, Jim McClure, receiving just 26% of the vote.-References:... (Democratic) 26.0% Donald Billings (Libertarian) 1.8% |
| Illinois United States Senate election in Illinois, 1984 -General election:-References:* ... |
Charles H. Percy Charles H. Percy Charles Harting "Chuck" Percy was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964. He was elected United States Senator from Illinois in 1966, re-elected through his term ending in 1985; he concentrated on business and foreign relations... |
Republican | Lost re-election, 48.2% Democratic gain |
Paul Simon Paul Simon (politician) Paul Martin Simon was an American politician from Illinois. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1985 and United States Senate from 1985 to 1997. He was a member of the Democratic Party... (Democratic) 50.1% Steven Givot (Libertarian) 1.2% Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 0.2% Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 0.1% Ishmael Flory Ishmael Flory Ishmael Flory was a civil rights activist, trade union organizer, and Communist Party leader in Illinois.-Biography:... (Communist) 0.1% |
| Iowa United States Senate election in Iowa, 1984 The 1984 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 5, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Roger Jepsen lost re-election to Tom Harkin.- Results :... |
Roger Jepsen Roger Jepsen Roger William Jepsen is an American politician from the state of Iowa. A Republican, he served in the United States Senate.-Biography :... |
Republican | Lost re-election, 43.7% Democratic gain |
Tom Harkin Tom Harkin Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkin is the junior United States Senator from Iowa and a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives .... (Democratic) 55.5% Garry De Young (Independent) 0.8% |
| Kansas | Nancy Landon Kassebaum | Republican | Re-elected, 76.0% | James R. Maher (Democratic) 21.2% Lucille Bieger (Conservative) 0.9% Marian Jackson (American) 0.7% Douglas Merritt (Libertarian) 0.7% Freda Steele (Prohibition) 0.5% |
| Kentucky United States Senate election in Kentucky, 1984 The 1984 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 1984. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Walter Huddleston lost re-election to Mitch McConnell.-Results:Huddleston was unopposed in the Democratic Party's primary.-Candidates:... |
Walter Huddleston Walter Huddleston Walter Darlington "Dee" Huddleston is a retired American politician. He is a Democrat from the state of Kentucky. He represented Kentucky in the United States Senate from 1973 until 1985.... |
Democratic | Lost re-election, 49.5% Republican gain |
Mitch McConnell Mitch McConnell Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr. is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky and the Republican Minority Leader.- Early life, education, and military service :... (Republican) 49.9% Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 0.6% |
| Louisiana | Bennett Johnston Jr. Bennett Johnston Jr. John Bennett Johnston, Jr., known as J. Bennett Johnston , is an American lobbyist who was a Democratic Party politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1972 to 1997.-Early life:... |
Democratic | Re-elected | |
| Maine | William Cohen William Cohen William Sebastian Cohen is an author and American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as Secretary of Defense under Democratic President Bill Clinton.-Early life and education:... |
Republican | Re-elected, 73.3% | Elizabeth H. "Libby" Mitchell (Democratic) 25.9% Ann Stoddard (Constitutionalist) 0.8% |
| Massachusetts Massachusetts United States Senate election, 1984 The Massachusetts Senate election of 1984 was held in November 1984. Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts John Kerry was elected to succeed out-going Senator Paul Tsongas.- Democratic Party:... |
Paul Tsongas Paul Tsongas Paul Efthemios Tsongas was a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1979 to 1985. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 1992 presidential election. He previously served as a U.S... |
Democratic | Retired Democratic hold |
John Kerry John Kerry John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W... (Democratic) 55.1% Ray Shamie Ray Shamie Raymond Shamie was an American politician from the state of Massachusetts. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was twice a Massachusetts Republican nominee for the United States Senate, and served as the chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 1987 to 1991.In 1982, Shamie, a millionaire... (Republican) 44.9% |
| Michigan | Carl Levin Carl Levin Carl Milton Levin is a Jewish-American United States Senator from Michigan, serving since 1979. He is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... |
Democratic | Re-elected, 51.8% | Jack R. Lousma Jack R. Lousma Jack Robert Lousma is a former NASA astronaut and politician. He was a member of the second manned crew on the Skylab space station and also commanded the third space shuttle mission... (Republican) 47.2% |
| Minnesota | Rudy Boschwitz Rudy Boschwitz Rudolph Ely "Rudy" Boschwitz is a former Independent-Republican United States Senator from Minnesota. He served in the Senate from December 1978 to January 1991, in the 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th, 100th, and 101st congresses. He was then defeated by Paul Wellstone.-Life and career:Boschwitz was born... |
Republican | Re-elected, 58.1% | Joan Growe Joan Growe Joan Anderson Growe is a former Secretary of State of Minnesota, serving from 1975–1999. Known for her work to encourage voter participation, her tenure was one of the longest of any secretary of state in Minnesota's history. In 1984, she unsuccessfully challenged Republican U.S... (Democratic) 41.3% |
| Mississippi United States Senate election in Mississippi, 1984 The 1984 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 5, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran won re-election to a second term.-Results:... |
Thad Cochran Thad Cochran William Thad Cochran is the senior United States Senator from Mississippi and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the Senate in 1978, he is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and was its chairman and 2005 to 2007.-Early life:He was born in Pontotoc,... |
Republican | Re-elected, 60.9% | William Winter William Winter (politician) William Forrest Winter is an American politician from Mississippi. He served as the 58th Governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984 as a Democrat. He is known for his strong support of public education, racial reconciliation, and historic preservation. Winter is best remembered for the passage of... (Democratic) 39.1% |
| Montana | Max Baucus Max Baucus Max Sieben Baucus is the senior United States Senator from Montana and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1978, as of 2010 he is the longest-serving Senator from Montana, and the fifth longest-serving U.S... |
Democratic | Re-elected, 56.9% | Chuck Cozzens (Republican) 40.7% Neil Halprin (Libertarian) 2.4% |
| Nebraska United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1984 The 1984 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator J. James Exon won re-election to a second term.-Results:... |
J. James Exon J. James Exon John James "Jim" Exon was an American Democratic politician. He served as the 33rd Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. Exon was a Nebraska Democrat who never lost an election, and the only Democrat to hold his Nebraska's Senate Class 2 seat... |
Democratic | Re-elected, 51.9% | Nancy Hoch (Republican) 48.0% |
| New Hampshire | Gordon J. Humphrey Gordon J. Humphrey Gordon John Humphrey is a New Hampshire politician who served two terms in the Senate as a Republican from 1979 to 1990, and twice ran for Governor of New Hampshire, though both bids were unsuccessful.-Early life:... |
Republican | Re-elected, 58.7% | Norman D'Amours Norman D'Amours Norman Edward D'Amours was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire from 1975 to 1985, where he was an active participant on issues related to banking and finance. Mr. D'Amours remains active in New Hampshire and national politics... (Democratic) 41.0% Saunder Primack (Libertarian) 0.3% |
| New Jersey | Bill Bradley Bill Bradley William Warren "Bill" Bradley is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election.Bradley was born and raised in a suburb of St.... |
Democratic | Re-elected, 64.2% | Mary V. Mochary Mary V. Mochary Mary Veronica Kasser Mochary is an American attorney and Republican Party politician from New Jersey... (Republican) 35.2% |
| New Mexico | Pete Domenici Pete Domenici Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici is an American Republican politician, who served six terms as a United States Senator from New Mexico, from 1973 to 2009, the longest tenure in the state's history.... |
Republican | Re-elected, 71.9% | Judith A. Pratt (Democratic) 28.1% |
| North Carolina United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1984 The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1984 was held on 6 November 1984 as part of the nation-wide elections to the Senate, and coinciding with the 1984 presidential election. The election was fought between the Republican incumbent Jesse Helms and serving Democratic Governor Jim Hunt... |
Jesse Helms Jesse Helms Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1995 to 2001... |
Republican | Re-elected, 51.7% | Jim Hunt Jim Hunt James Baxter Hunt Jr. is an American politician who was the 69th and 71st Governor of the state of North Carolina . He is the longest-serving governor in the state's history.-Early life:... (Democratic) 47.8% |
| Oklahoma | David L. Boren David L. Boren David Lyle Boren is an academic leader and American politician from the state of Oklahoma. A Democrat, he served as the 21st Governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979 and in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1994. He is currently president of the University of Oklahoma. He was the longest serving... |
Democratic | Re-elected, 75.6% | Will E. Crozier (Republican) 23.4% Robert Murphy (Libertarian) 0.9% |
| Oregon | Mark Hatfield Mark Hatfield Mark Odom Hatfield was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served for 30 years as a United States Senator from Oregon, and also as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee... |
Republican | Re-elected, 66.5% | Margie Hendrickson (Democratic) 33.4% |
| Rhode Island | Claiborne Pell Claiborne Pell Claiborne de Borda Pell was a United States Senator from Rhode Island, serving six terms from 1961 to 1997, and was best known as the sponsor of the Pell Grant, which provides financial aid funding to U.S. college students. A Democrat, he was that state's longest serving senator.-Early years:Pell... |
Democratic | Re-elected, 72.6% | Barbara Leonard (Republican) 27.4% |
| South Carolina United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1984 The 1984 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 6, 1984 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Popular incumbent Republican Senator Strom Thurmond cruised to re-election against Democratic challenger Melvin Purvis.-Democratic Primary:The South... |
Strom Thurmond Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond was an American politician who served as a United States Senator. He also ran for the Presidency of the United States in 1948 as the segregationist States Rights Democratic Party candidate, receiving 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes... |
Republican | Re-elected, 66.8% | Melvin Purvis, Jr. (Democratic) 31.8% |
| South Dakota | Larry Pressler | Republican | Re-elected, 74.5% | George V. Cunningham (Democratic) 25.5% |
| Tennessee United States Senate election in Tennessee, 1984 United States Senate election in Tennessee, 1984 took place on November 6, as a part of the Senate class 2 election.-Situation:Three-term popular incumbent Howard Baker, who serves as a United States Senate Majority Leader since 1981 decided to not seek re-election in order to concentrate on... |
Howard Baker Howard Baker Howard Henry Baker, Jr. is a former Senate Majority Leader, Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee, White House Chief of Staff, and a former United States Ambassador to Japan.Known in Washington, D.C... |
Republican | Retired Democratic gain |
Al Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... (Democratic) 60.7% Victor Ashe Victor Ashe Victor Henderson Ashe II is the former United States Ambassador to Poland. From 1987 to 2003, he was mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. Ashe is a Republican. Ambassador Ashe concluded his service as Ambassador to Poland on February 6, 2009.... (Republican) 33.8% Ed McAteer (Independent) 5.3% |
| Texas | John Tower John Tower John Goodwin Tower was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction. He served from 1961 until his retirement in January 1985, after which time he was the chairman of the Reagan-appointed Tower Commission that investigated the Iran-Contra Affair. He was George H. W... |
Republican | Retired Republican hold |
Phil Gramm Phil Gramm William Philip "Phil" Gramm is an American economist and politician, who has served as a Democratic Congressman , a Republican Congressman and a Republican Senator from Texas... (Republican) 58.5% Lloyd Doggett Lloyd Doggett Lloyd Alton Doggett II is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He previously represented from 1995 to 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party... (Democratic) 41.4% |
| Virginia | John Warner John Warner John William Warner, KBE is an American Republican politician who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term United States Senator from Virginia from January 2, 1979, to January 3, 2009... |
Republican | Re-elected, 70.0% | Edythe C. Harrison (Democratic) 29.9% |
| West Virginia | Jennings Randolph Jennings Randolph Jennings Randolph was an American politician from West Virginia. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the last surviving member of the United States Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration.-Early life and career:Randolph was born in... |
Democratic | Retired Democratic hold |
Jay Rockefeller Jay Rockefeller John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia. He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as Governor of West Virginia, a position he held from 1977 to 1985... (Democratic) 51.8% John Raese John Raese John R. Raese is an American business owner and politician. He has lost campaigns to represent West Virginia in the U.S. Senate in 1984, 2006 and 2010, and a campaign for Governor of West Virginia in 1988.... (Republican) 47.7% Mary Radin (Socialist Workers) 0.5% |
| Wyoming | Alan K. Simpson Alan K. Simpson Alan Kooi Simpson is an American politician who served from 1979 to 1997 as a United States Senator from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party. His father, Milward L. Simpson, was also a member of the U.S... |
Republican | Re-elected, 78.3% | Victor A. Ryan (Democratic) 21.7% |
Senate composition before and after elections
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R=Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1984
- United States presidential election, 1984United States presidential election, 1984The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, and former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate. Reagan was helped by a strong economic recovery from the deep recession of 1981–1982...
- United States gubernatorial elections, 1984United States gubernatorial elections, 1984The United States gubernatorial elections of 1984 were held on November 6, 1984 in thirteen states. The Republican party had a net gain of one seat in this election which coincided with the re-election of Ronald Reagan....