1984 United States presidential election in Delaware

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.

1984 United States presidential election in Delaware

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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%


President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

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

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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

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County Ronald Reagan
Republican
Walter Mondale
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Kent 21,531 64.46% 11,789 35.29% 83 0.25% 9,742 29.17% 33,403
New Castle 102,322 57.14% 76,238 42.57% 517 0.29% 26,084 14.57% 179,077
Sussex 28,337 67.32% 13,629 32.38% 126 0.30% 14,708 34.94% 42,092
Totals 152,190 59.78% 101,656 39.93% 726 0.29% 50,534 19.85% 254,572

See also

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References

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