1984Final results
1984 election for Indiana Governor
Governor · Indiana
Robert D. Orr (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating W. Wayne Townsend (D) by 5.0 points.
Robert D. OrrRepublican · winner
52.5%1,146,497
W. Wayne TownsendDemocrat
47.5%1,036,922
2,183,419 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET