1984Final results
1984 election for Missouri Governor
Governor · Missouri
John Ashcroft (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth J. Rothman (D) by 13.3 points.
John AshcroftRepublican · winner
56.7%1,194,506
Kenneth J. RothmanDemocrat
43.3%913,700
2,108,206 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