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1984 United States presidential election in Florida
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1984 United States presidential election in Florida | |
| country | Florida | |
| type | presidential | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1980 United States presidential election in Florida | |
| previous_year | 1980 | |
| next_election | 1988 United States presidential election in Florida | |
| next_year | 1988 | |
| election_date | November 6, 1984 | |
| image_size | x200px | |
| image1 | File:Ronald Reagan 1985 presidential portrait (4x5 cropped).jpg | |
| nominee1 | Ronald Reagan | |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) | |
| home_state1 | California | |
| running_mate1 | George H. W. Bush | |
| electoral_vote1 | 21 | |
| popular_vote1 | 2,730,350 | |
| percentage1 | 65.32% | |
| image2 | Walter Mondale 1977 vice presidential portrait (cropped3).jpg | |
| nominee2 | Walter Mondale | |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) | |
| home_state2 | Minnesota | |
| running_mate2 | Geraldine Ferraro | |
| electoral_vote2 | 0 | |
| popular_vote2 | 1,448,816 | |
| percentage2 | 34.66% | |
| map_image | 350px | |
| map_size | 350px | |
| map_caption | County Results | |
| title | President | |
| before_election | Ronald Reagan | |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) | |
| after_election | Ronald Reagan | |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) | |
| flag_year | 1900 | turnout=75% |
Main article: 1984 United States presidential election
Reagan Mondale
The 1984 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 6, 1984. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.
Florida was won by incumbent President Ronald Reagan of California, running with Vice President George H. W. Bush, against former Vice President Walter Mondale, running with U.S. Representative Geraldine Ferraro.
Among white voters, 71% supported Reagan while 29% supported Mondale.
Results
Primary election results
Republican
Ronald Reagan faced no opposition in the Florida primaries.
| Candidate | Votes received | # | % | Total | 344,150 | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan (incumbent) | 344,150 | 100% |
Democratic
| Candidate | Votes received | # | % | Total | 1,182,173 | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Hart | 463,799 | 39.2% | ||||
| Walter Mondale | 394,350 | 33.4% | ||||
| Jesse Jackson | 144,229 | 12.2% | ||||
| John Glenn | 128,154 | 10.8% | ||||
| Reubin Askew | 26,330 | 2.2% | ||||
| George McGovern | 17,614 | 1.5% | ||||
| Fritz Hollings | 3,115 | 0.3% | ||||
| Alan Cranston | 2,097 | 0.2% | ||||
| Richard B. Kay | 1,328 | 0.1% | ||||
| Stephen A. Koczak | 1,157 | 0.1% |
General election results
| 1984 United States presidential election in Florida | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ronald Reagan (incumbent) | 2,730,350 | 65.32% | 21 | ||||
| Democratic | Walter Mondale | 1,448,816 | 34.66% | 0 | ||||
| Libertarian | David Bergland (write-in) | 754 | 0.02% | 0 | ||||
| Other write-ins | 141 | 0.01% | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 4,180,051 | 100.0% | 21 |
Results by county
| County | Ronald Reagan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter Mondale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic | Various candidates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Write-ins | Margin | Total | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Totals | 2,730,350 | 65.32% | 1,448,816 | 34.66% | 885 | 0.02% | 1,281,534 | 30.66% | 4,180,051 | |||||||||||||
| Alachua | 30,609 | 53.46% | 26,584 | 46.43% | 60 | 0.10% | 4,025 | 7.03% | 57,253 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baker | 3,485 | 71.62% | 1,381 | 28.38% | 2,104 | 43.24% | 4,866 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bay | 29,356 | 75.77% | 9,384 | 24.22% | 4 | 0.01% | 19,972 | 51.55% | 38,744 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford | 4,130 | 63.82% | 2,341 | 36.18% | 1,789 | 27.64% | 6,471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brevard | 102,477 | 73.45% | 36,985 | 26.51% | 49 | 0.04% | 65,492 | 46.94% | 139,511 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Broward | 254,608 | 56.68% | 194,584 | 43.32% | 34 | 0.01% | 60,024 | 13.36% | 449,226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calhoun | 2,493 | 65.48% | 1,312 | 34.46% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,181 | 31.02% | 3,807 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 27,486 | 70.85% | 11,305 | 29.14% | 2 | 0.01% | 16,181 | 41.71% | 38,793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citrus | 20,764 | 66.47% | 10,468 | 33.51% | 4 | 0.01% | 10,296 | 32.96% | 31,236 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clay | 21,571 | 79.72% | 5,489 | 20.28% | 16,082 | 59.44% | 27,060 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collier | 33,619 | 78.75% | 9,067 | 21.24% | 5 | 0.01% | 24,552 | 57.51% | 42,691 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 8,814 | 67.41% | 4,261 | 32.59% | 4,553 | 34.82% | 13,075 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dade | 324,414 | 59.17% | 223,863 | 40.83% | 35 | 0.01% | 100,551 | 18.34% | 548,312 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DeSoto | 4,822 | 67.64% | 2,304 | 32.32% | 3 | 0.04% | 2,518 | 35.32% | 7,129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dixie | 2,204 | 64.29% | 1,224 | 35.71% | 980 | 28.58% | 3,428 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duval | 128,724 | 62.41% | 77,488 | 37.57% | 37 | 0.02% | 51,236 | 24.84% | 206,249 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Escambia | 66,715 | 71.32% | 26,812 | 28.66% | 22 | 0.02% | 39,903 | 42.66% | 93,549 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flagler | 4,913 | 62.08% | 3,000 | 37.91% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,913 | 24.17% | 7,914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Franklin | 2,218 | 67.05% | 1,090 | 32.95% | 1,128 | 34.10% | 3,308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gadsden | 5,807 | 43.95% | 7,403 | 56.03% | 2 | 0.02% | -1,596 | -12.08% | 13,212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gilchrist | 2,056 | 66.15% | 1,051 | 33.82% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,005 | 32.33% | 3,108 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glades | 1,987 | 65.00% | 1,070 | 35.00% | 917 | 30.00% | 3,057 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gulf | 3,573 | 66.70% | 1,784 | 33.30% | 1,789 | 33.40% | 5,357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | 1,921 | 57.83% | 1,401 | 42.17% | 520 | 15.66% | 3,322 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardee | 3,962 | 72.06% | 1,536 | 27.94% | 2,426 | 44.12% | 5,498 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hendry | 4,524 | 69.15% | 2,018 | 30.85% | 2,506 | 38.30% | 6,542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hernando | 21,279 | 63.54% | 12,204 | 36.44% | 4 | 0.01% | 9,075 | 27.10% | 33,487 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highlands | 16,474 | 69.53% | 7,217 | 30.46% | 3 | 0.01% | 9,257 | 39.07% | 23,694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hillsborough | 157,926 | 64.67% | 86,230 | 35.31% | 52 | 0.02% | 71,696 | 29.36% | 244,208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holmes | 4,548 | 78.70% | 1,231 | 21.30% | 3,317 | 57.40% | 5,779 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian River | 23,716 | 73.08% | 8,736 | 26.92% | 14,980 | 46.16% | 32,452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson | 9,091 | 64.70% | 4,960 | 35.30% | 4,131 | 29.40% | 14,051 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 2,244 | 52.16% | 2,057 | 47.81% | 1 | 0.02% | 187 | 4.35% | 4,302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 1,513 | 63.71% | 862 | 36.29% | 651 | 27.42% | 2,375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake | 35,319 | 74.29% | 12,217 | 25.70% | 7 | 0.01% | 23,102 | 48.59% | 47,543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee | 85,024 | 73.89% | 30,022 | 26.09% | 30 | 0.03% | 55,002 | 47.80% | 115,076 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leon | 36,325 | 55.00% | 29,683 | 44.94% | 38 | 0.06% | 6,642 | 10.06% | 66,046 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Levy | 5,561 | 64.19% | 3,103 | 35.81% | 2,458 | 28.38% | 8,664 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 1,410 | 68.45% | 650 | 31.55% | 760 | 36.90% | 2,060 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madison | 2,819 | 57.30% | 2,101 | 42.70% | 718 | 14.60% | 4,920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manatee | 55,793 | 72.75% | 20,889 | 27.24% | 6 | 0.01% | 34,904 | 45.51% | 76,688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marion | 37,815 | 69.97% | 16,225 | 30.02% | 6 | 0.01% | 21,590 | 39.95% | 54,046 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin | 28,900 | 76.28% | 8,978 | 23.70% | 9 | 0.02% | 19,922 | 52.58% | 37,887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monroe | 16,332 | 67.73% | 7,774 | 32.24% | 9 | 0.04% | 8,558 | 35.49% | 24,115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nassau | 8,039 | 69.76% | 3,484 | 30.23% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,555 | 39.53% | 11,524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Okaloosa | 37,044 | 83.51% | 7,304 | 16.47% | 9 | 0.02% | 29,740 | 67.04% | 44,357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Okeechobee | 4,449 | 66.65% | 2,226 | 33.35% | 2,223 | 33.30% | 6,675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orange | 122,068 | 71.39% | 48,752 | 28.51% | 165 | 0.10% | 73,316 | 42.88% | 170,985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Osceola | 18,348 | 73.45% | 6,628 | 26.53% | 4 | 0.02% | 11,720 | 46.92% | 24,980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palm Beach | 186,811 | 61.67% | 116,091 | 38.32% | 29 | 0.01% | 70,720 | 23.35% | 302,931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pasco | 66,618 | 61.92% | 40,962 | 38.07% | 8 | 0.01% | 25,656 | 23.85% | 107,588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pinellas | 240,612 | 65.16% | 128,574 | 34.82% | 63 | 0.02% | 112,038 | 30.34% | 369,249 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polk | 84,246 | 70.33% | 35,516 | 29.65% | 22 | 0.02% | 48,730 | 40.68% | 119,784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Putnam | 11,435 | 59.37% | 7,823 | 40.61% | 4 | 0.02% | 3,612 | 18.76% | 19,262 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Johns | 16,500 | 71.26% | 6,652 | 28.73% | 2 | 0.01% | 9,848 | 42.53% | 23,154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Lucie | 28,200 | 68.37% | 13,040 | 31.61% | 7 | 0.02% | 15,160 | 36.76% | 41,247 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Rosa | 21,265 | 82.04% | 4,649 | 17.94% | 6 | 0.02% | 16,616 | 64.10% | 25,920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarasota | 87,771 | 74.15% | 30,525 | 25.79% | 69 | 0.06% | 57,246 | 48.36% | 118,365 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seminole | 56,244 | 75.91% | 17,795 | 24.02% | 53 | 0.07% | 38,449 | 51.89% | 74,092 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sumter | 6,255 | 64.37% | 3,461 | 35.62% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,794 | 28.75% | 9,717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Suwannee | 6,082 | 68.57% | 2,788 | 31.43% | 3,294 | 37.14% | 8,870 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taylor | 4,038 | 69.98% | 1,732 | 30.02% | 2,306 | 39.96% | 5,770 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Union | 1,804 | 70.28% | 761 | 29.65% | 2 | 0.08% | 1,043 | 40.63% | 2,567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volusia | 68,358 | 60.93% | 43,820 | 39.06% | 13 | 0.01% | 24,538 | 21.87% | 112,191 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wakulla | 3,088 | 67.75% | 1,470 | 32.25% | 1,618 | 35.50% | 4,558 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walton | 7,126 | 74.01% | 2,503 | 25.99% | 4,623 | 48.02% | 9,629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4,608 | 70.62% | 1,916 | 29.36% | 1 | 0.02% | 2,692 | 41.26% | 6,525 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Alachua
- Baker
- Bradford
- Calhoun
- Columbia
- Dixie
- Franklin
- Gilchrist
- Glades
- Gulf
- Hamilton
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Lafayette
- Leon
- Levy
- Liberty
- Madison
- Okeechobee
- Putnam
- Sumter
- Suwannee
- Taylor
- Union
- Wakulla
References
Works cited
References
- (2021). "Voter Turnout".
- "March 13, 1984 Presidential Preference Primary: Republican Primary".
- "March 13, 1984 Presidential Preference Primary: Democratic Primary".
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