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1984 United States presidential election in Florida

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1984 United States presidential election in Florida

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TurnoutDecrease75%[1]
 
Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Minnesota
Running mate George H. W. Bush Geraldine Ferraro
Electoral vote 21 0
Popular vote 2,730,350 1,448,816
Percentage 65.32% 34.66%

County Results

President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

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.

71% of white voters supported Reagan while 29% supported Mondale.[2][3]

Results

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Primary election results

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Republican

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Ronald Reagan faced no opposition in the Florida primaries.[4]

1984 Florida Republican presidential primary results[4]
Candidate Votes received
# %
Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 344,150 100%
Total 344,150 100%

Democratic

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1984 Florida Democratic presidential primary results[5]
Candidate Votes received
# %
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%
Total 1,182,173 100%

General election results

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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

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County Ronald Reagan
Republican
Walter Mondale
Democratic
Various candidates
Write-ins
Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
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
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
Miami-Dade 324,414 59.17% 223,863 40.83% 35 0.01% 100,551 18.34% 548,312
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
Totals 2,730,350 65.32% 1,448,816 34.66% 885 0.02% 1,281,534 30.66% 4,180,051

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Voter Turnout". Florida Division of Elections. 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 295.
  3. ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 335.
  4. ^ a b "March 13, 1984 Presidential Preference Primary: Republican Primary". Florida Department of State - Division of Elections: Elections Results Archive. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "March 13, 1984 Presidential Preference Primary: Democratic Primary". Florida Department of State - Division of Elections: Elections Results Archive. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

Works cited

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