United States presidential election, 1984 facts for kids
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Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Reagan/Bush, Blue denotes the state won by Mondale/Ferraro.
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This election was a contest between Democrat Walter Mondale (the vice president of Jimmy Carter) and Republican Ronald Reagan (the president at the time).
During the debates, Mondale criticized Ronald Reagan's idea (called Strategic Defense Initiative) to build a missile defense system and also criticized him for making the government borrow too much money.
The bad economy of 1982 ended, and the economy recovered very quickly. During the election, the economy was the greatest has ever been in many years. Ronald Reagan called it "Morning In America".
Ronald Reagan won the election by a huge landslide (winning 49 out of 50 states).
This election received the highest electoral votes towards any presidential nominee in American history. It is the lowest electoral vote for a Democratic nominee and the highest for a Republican to date.
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Candidates
Republican Party
- Ronald Reagan, President of the United States from California
- Harold Stassen, former governor of Minnesota
- Ben Fernandez, former Special Ambassador to Paraguay from California
Candidates gallery
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Former Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota
Democratic Party
- Walter Mondale, former U.S. vice president and former U.S. senator from Minnesota
- Gary Hart, U.S. senator from Colorado
- Jesse Jackson, reverend and civil rights activist from Illinois
- John Glenn, U.S. senator from Ohio
- George McGovern, former U.S. senator and 1972 Democratic nominee from South Dakota
- Reubin Askew, former Governor of Florida
- Joe Biden, U.S. senator from Delaware
- Alan Cranston, U.S. senator from California
- Ernest Hollings, U.S. senator from South Carolina
Candidates gallery
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Former Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota
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Senator Gary Hart of Colorado
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Reverend Jesse Jackson of Illinois
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Senator John Glenn of Ohio
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Former Senator George McGovern of South Dakota
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Senator Alan Cranston of California
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Senator Ernest Hollings of South Carolina
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Former Governor Reubin Askew of Florida
Images for kids
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George H. W. Bush, Reagan's running mate in the 1984 election
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President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H. W. Bush at the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas.
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Electoral college, 1984
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Results by Congressional District
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Margin of Victory by state
See also
In Spanish: Elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos de 1984 para niños
