1984 United States presidential election in Delaware
November 6, 1984
 
Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Minnesota
Running mate George H. W. Bush Geraldine Ferraro
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 152,190 101,656
Percentage 59.78% 39.93%
County Results
Reagan
  50–60%
  60–70%

President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

 Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1984 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1984. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States. Delaware was won by incumbent United States president Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against former vice president Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Reagan ran for a second time with former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, and Mondale ran with Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York, the first major female candidate for the vice presidency.

The presidential election of 1984 was a very partisan election for Delaware, with over 99% of the electorate voting either Democratic or Republican, though 6 parties appeared on the ballot.[1] All three of Delaware's counties gave Reagan an outright majority.

Reagan won Delaware by just shy of 20%, which made Delaware about 1% more Republican than the nation at large. His strongest county was Sussex County, Delaware's southernmost county, where he received over 2/3 of the vote. He also received over 60% in Delaware's middle county, Kent County. In New Castle County, Delaware's northernmost and most populous county, Reagan won by double digits, but was held to a 14.5% margin, discernibly less than his national margin.

Results

1984 United States presidential election in Delaware
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 152,190 59.78% 3
Democratic Walter Mondale 101,656 39.93% 0
American Party Delmar Dennis 269 0.11% 0
Libertarian David Bergland 268 0.11% 0
Citizen's Party Sonia Johnson 121 0.05% 0
New Alliance Party Dennis Serrette 68 0.03% 0
Totals 254,572 100.00% 3

Results by county

County Reagan Votes Mondale Votes Other Votes
New Castle 57.1% 102,322 42.6% 76,238 0.3% 517
Kent 64.5% 21,531 35.3% 11,789 0.3% 83
Sussex 67.3% 28,337 32.4% 13,629 0.3% 126

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
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