1984 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

1984 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 6, 1984

Nominee Harriett Woods Mel Hancock Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,125,191 965,470 Percentage 53.8% 46.2%

County results Woods:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Hancock:      50–60%      60–70%

Lieutenant Governor before election Ken Rothman Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Harriett Woods Democratic

The 1984 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984. Democratic nominee Harriett Woods defeated Republican nominee Mel Hancock with 53.82% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 7, 1984.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Harriett Woods, State Senator
• LeRoy D. Braungardt, State Representative

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harriett Woods	376,674	74.34
	Democratic	LeRoy D. Braungardt	129,993	25.66
Total votes			506,667	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mel Hancock, businessman
• Nate Walker, State Representative
• Tom Baldwin
• David R. Countie, former State Representative

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mel Hancock	153,449	46.93
	Republican	Nate Walker	118,901	36.37
	Republican	Tom Baldwin	42,463	12.99
	Republican	David R. Countie	12,131	3.71
Total votes			326,944	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Harriett Woods, Democratic
• Mel Hancock, Republican

Results

1984 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harriett Woods	1,125,191	53.82%
	Republican	Mel Hancock	965,470	46.18%
Majority			159,721
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing