The 1984 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Governor of Montana Ted Schwinden, who was first elected in 1980, ran for re-election. Schwinden won the Democratic primary against a perennial candidate, and moved on to the general election, where he faced Pat M. Goodover, a State Senator and the Republican nominee. Although then-President Ronald Reagan won the state in a landslide that year in the presidential election, Schwinden defeated Goodover with over 70% of the vote to win his second and final term as governor. This was the last time that Democrats won a gubernatorial election in Montana until 2004.
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| Turnout | 75.00% 0.10[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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 County results Schwinden: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Ted Schwinden, incumbent Governor of Montana
- Bob Kelleher, perennial candidate
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ted Schwinden (incumbent) | 80,633 | 81.40 | |
| Democratic | Bob Kelleher | 18,423 | 18.60 | |
| Total votes | 99,056 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Pat M. Goodover, State Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pat M. Goodover | 56,199 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 56,199 | 100.00 | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ted Schwinden (incumbent) | 266,578 | 70.34% | +14.98% | |
| Republican | Pat M. Goodover | 100,070 | 26.41% | −18.23% | |
| Libertarian | Larry Dodge | 12,322 | 3.25% | ||
| Majority | 166,508 | 43.94% | +33.21% | ||
| Turnout | 378,970 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Montana Voter Turnout". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Report of the Official Canvass of the Votes Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 5, 1984" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Report of the Official Canvass by County of the Votes Cast at the General Election Held in the State of Montana, November 6, 1984" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2014.