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United States presidential election, 1984

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  Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981.jpg U.S Vice-President Walter Mondale.jpg
Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale
Party Republican Democrat
Home state California Minnesota
Running mate George H. W. Bush Geraldine Ferraro
Electoral vote 525 13
States carried 49 1 + DC
Popular vote 54,455,472 37,577,352
Percentage 58.8% 40.6%

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Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Reagan/Bush, Blue denotes the state won by Mondale/Ferraro.

President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1984 United States presidential election was a big contest. It was between Ronald Reagan, who was the president and a Republican, and Walter Mondale, a Democrat who used to be the vice president for Jimmy Carter.

During the election debates, Mondale disagreed with Reagan's idea for a missile defense system. This system was called the Strategic Defense Initiative. Mondale also thought the government was borrowing too much money.

Before the election, the economy had been difficult in 1982. But it got much better very quickly. By the time of the election, the economy was doing great. President Reagan called this time "Morning In America."

Ronald Reagan won the election by a huge amount, called a landslide. He won 49 out of the 50 states. This election gave him the most electoral votes any presidential candidate has ever received in American history. It also marked the lowest electoral votes for a Democratic candidate and the highest for a Republican up to that time.

Main Candidates in 1984

Republican Party Candidates

The main candidate for the Republican Party was the current president.

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Democratic Party Candidates

The main candidate for the Democratic Party was a former vice president.

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See also

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