1984 United States presidential election in Florida
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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
[edit]Primary election results
[edit]Republican
[edit]Ronald Reagan faced no opposition in the Florida primaries.[4]
Candidate | Votes received | |
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# | % | |
Ronald Reagan (incumbent) | 344,150 | 100% |
Total | 344,150 | 100% |
Democratic
[edit]Candidate | Votes received | |
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# | % | |
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
[edit]1984 United States presidential election in Florida | |||||
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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
[edit]County | Ronald Reagan Republican |
Walter Mondale Democratic |
Various candidates Write-ins |
Margin | Total | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
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 |
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
[edit]- 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
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Voter Turnout". Florida Division of Elections. 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015.
- ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 295.
- ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 335.
- ^ a b "March 13, 1984 Presidential Preference Primary: Republican Primary". Florida Department of State - Division of Elections: Elections Results Archive. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "March 13, 1984 Presidential Preference Primary: Democratic Primary". Florida Department of State - Division of Elections: Elections Results Archive. Retrieved July 24, 2024.