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1984 general · November 6, 1984

1984 general election results

Results of the 1984 general election in 51 states: President, U.S. Senate, Governors, U.S. House, State legislatures.

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Races5,617
Changed party526
Unopposed32%1,771 races
Incumbents defeated305

President

D 2 · R 49

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AlabamaRonald Reagan (R)22.3
AlaskaRonald Reagan (R)36.8
ArizonaRonald Reagan (R)33.9
ArkansasRonald Reagan (R)22.2
CaliforniaRonald Reagan (R)16.2
ColoradoRonald Reagan (R)28.3
ConnecticutRonald Reagan (R)21.9
DelawareRonald Reagan (R)19.9
District of ColumbiaWalter Mondale (D)71.7
FloridaRonald Reagan (R)30.7
GeorgiaRonald Reagan (R)20.4
HawaiiRonald Reagan (R)11.3
IdahoRonald Reagan (R)46.0
IllinoisRonald Reagan (R)12.9
IndianaRonald Reagan (R)24.0
IowaRonald Reagan (R)7.4
KansasRonald Reagan (R)33.7
KentuckyRonald Reagan (R)20.6
LouisianaRonald Reagan (R)22.6
MaineRonald Reagan (R)22.1
MarylandRonald Reagan (R)5.5
MassachusettsRonald Reagan (R)2.8
MichiganRonald Reagan (R)19.0
MinnesotaWalter Mondale (D)0.2
MississippiRonald Reagan (R)24.5
MissouriRonald Reagan (R)20.0
MontanaRonald Reagan (R)22.3
NebraskaRonald Reagan (R)41.7
NevadaRonald Reagan (R)34.4
New HampshireRonald Reagan (R)37.7
New JerseyRonald Reagan (R)20.9
New MexicoRonald Reagan (R)20.5
New YorkRonald Reagan (R)8.0
North CarolinaRonald Reagan (R)24.0
North DakotaRonald Reagan (R)31.0
OhioRonald Reagan (R)18.7
OklahomaRonald Reagan (R)37.9
OregonRonald Reagan (R)12.2
PennsylvaniaRonald Reagan (R)7.4
Rhode IslandRonald Reagan (R)3.6
South CarolinaRonald Reagan (R)28.0
South DakotaRonald Reagan (R)26.5
TennesseeRonald Reagan (R)16.3
TexasRonald Reagan (R)27.5
UtahRonald Reagan (R)49.8
VermontRonald Reagan (R)17.1
VirginiaRonald Reagan (R)25.2
WashingtonRonald Reagan (R)13.5
West VirginiaRonald Reagan (R)10.5
WisconsinRonald Reagan (R)9.2
WyomingRonald Reagan (R)42.3

U.S. Senate

D 16 · R 17 · 5 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AlabamaHowell Heflin (D)26.4
AlaskaTed Stevens (R)42.7
ArkansasDavid Pryor (D)14.7
ColoradoWilliam Armstrong (R)29.6
DelawareJoseph Biden (D)20.2
GeorgiaSamuel Nunn (D)59.9
IdahoJames McClure (R)46.2
IllinoisPaul Simon (D)1.9Flipped
IowaTom Harkin (D)11.8Flipped
KansasNancy Kassebaum (R)54.8
KentuckyMitch McConnell (R)0.4Flipped
LouisianaJohn Johnston (D)Unopposed
MaineWilliam Cohen (R)47.5
MassachusettsJohn F. Kerry (D)10.1
MichiganCarl Levin (D)4.6
MinnesotaRudy Boschwitz (R)16.8
MississippiThad Cochran (R)21.9
MontanaMax Baucus (D)16.2
NebraskaJ. James Exon (D)3.9
New HampshireGordon Humphrey (R)17.8
New JerseyWilliam Bradley (D)29.3
New MexicoPete Domenici (R)43.8
North CarolinaJesse Helms (R)3.9
OklahomaDavid Boren (D)52.2
OregonMark Hatfield (R)33.1
Rhode IslandClaiborne Pell (D)45.3
South CarolinaStrom Thurmond (R)35.0
South DakotaLarry Pressler (R)49.0
TennesseeAlbert Gore (D)26.9Flipped
TexasPhil Gramm (R)17.1
VirginiaJohn Warner (R)40.1
West VirginiaJay Rockefeller (D)4.1
WyomingAlan Simpson (R)56.6Flipped

Governors

D 5 · R 8 · 7 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
ArkansasBill Clinton (D)25.1
DelawareMichael Castle (R)11.1
IndianaRobert D. Orr (R)5.0
MissouriJohn Ashcroft (R)13.3
MontanaTed Schwinden (D)45.4
New HampshireJohn H. Sununu (R)33.7
North CarolinaJames G. Martin (R)8.9Flipped
North DakotaGeorge A. Sinner (D)10.6Flipped
Rhode IslandEdward Diprete (R)20.0Flipped
UtahNorman H. Bangerter (R)12.1Flipped
VermontMadeline Kunin (D)1.6Flipped
WashingtonBooth Gardner (D)6.6Flipped
West VirginiaArch A. Moore Jr (R)6.5Flipped

U.S. House

D 253 · R 182 · 24 changed party

State legislatures

D 3,117 · R 2,569 · Other 28 · Uncalled 1 · 490 changed party

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alaska House of Representatives27D 21 · R 18 · Other 12
Alaska State Senate10D 3 · R 75
Arizona House of Representatives30D 22 · R 38—
Arizona State Senate30D 12 · R 18—
Arkansas House of Representatives84D 91 · R 94
Arkansas State Senate19D 17 · R 21
California State Assembly80D 47 · R 331
California State Senate20D 9 · R 11—
Colorado House of Representatives65D 18 · R 479
Colorado State Senate19D 4 · R 15—
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 66 · R 8526
Connecticut State Senate36D 12 · R 2411
Delaware House of Representatives41D 19 · R 226
Delaware State Senate10D 6 · R 4—
Florida House of Representatives120D 77 · R 437
Florida State Senate20D 14 · R 6—
Georgia House of Representatives155D 154 · R 264
Georgia State Senate56D 47 · R 92
Hawaii House of Representatives51D 40 · R 1115
Hawaii State Senate13D 9 · R 42
Idaho House of Representatives33D 14 · R 58—
Idaho State Senate33D 11 · R 227
Illinois House of Representatives118D 67 · R 515
Illinois State Senate21D 10 · R 112
Indiana House of Representatives77D 39 · R 615
Indiana State Senate25D 7 · R 18—
Iowa House of Representatives100D 60 · R 406
Iowa State Senate25D 15 · R 10—
Kansas House of Representatives125D 49 · R 766
Kansas State Senate40D 16 · R 24—
Kentucky House of Representatives100D 74 · R 26—
Maine House of Representatives151D 84 · R 6750
Maine State Senate35D 24 · R 1116
Massachusetts House of Representatives160D 126 · R 347
Massachusetts State Senate37D 29 · R 82
Michigan House of Representatives110D 57 · R 536
Minnesota House of Representatives134D 65 · R 6918
Missouri House of Representatives163D 107 · R 55 · Other 17
Missouri State Senate17D 11 · R 6—
Montana House of Representatives100D 50 · R 5049
Montana State Senate25D 13 · R 128
Nebraska Legislature26Other 26—
Nevada State Assembly42D 17 · R 256
Nevada State Senate9D 3 · R 6—
New Hampshire House of Representatives175D 102 · R 2987
New Hampshire State Senate24D 6 · R 183
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 43 · R 2710
New Mexico State Senate42D 21 · R 21—
New York State Assembly150D 94 · R 568
New York State Senate61D 26 · R 356
North Carolina House of Representatives72D 82 · R 383
North Carolina State Senate35D 38 · R 123
North Dakota House of Representatives51D 42 · R 64—
North Dakota State Senate27D 10 · R 172
Ohio House of Representatives99D 59 · R 403
Ohio State Senate17D 5 · R 12—
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 69 · R 327
Oklahoma State Senate24D 15 · R 9—
Oregon House of Representatives60D 34 · R 266
Oregon State Senate15D 8 · R 7—
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 103 · R 1006
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 11 · R 13 · Uncalled 1—
Rhode Island House of Representatives100D 77 · R 238
Rhode Island State Senate50D 38 · R 1211
South Carolina House of Representatives124D 97 · R 277
South Carolina State Senate46D 36 · R 10—
South Dakota House of Representatives35D 13 · R 57—
South Dakota State Senate35D 10 · R 2511
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 62 · R 375
Tennessee State Senate17D 13 · R 41
Texas House of Representatives150D 98 · R 5216
Texas State Senate15D 12 · R 31
Utah House of Representatives75D 14 · R 617
Utah State Senate14D 4 · R 10—
Washington House of Representatives98D 52 · R 4610
Washington State Senate26D 12 · R 14—
West Virginia House of Delegates40D 74 · R 263
West Virginia State Senate16D 14 · R 34
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 52 · R 4746
Wisconsin State Senate17D 11 · R 6—
Wyoming House of Representatives23D 18 · R 461
Wyoming State Senate12D 6 · R 10—

By state

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab