Elections / 1984 · Governors

Republicans won the most governorships up in 1984.

Name: 1984 United States gubernatorial elections — results
Creator: Akashic
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13 governor's races on the ballot — Democrats won 5, Republicans 8. Each state below links to its candidate results.

Results by state

Every row links to the state's full governor result with its county map.

State	Won	Governor-elect	Margin	Pres. 1984	Votes
Arkansas	D	Bill Clinton	+25.1%	R+22.2	886,548
Delaware	R	Mike Castle	−11.1%	R+19.9	243,565
Indiana	R	Robert D. Orr	−5.0%	R+24.0	2,183,419
Missouri	R	John Ashcroft	−13.4%	R+20.0	2,108,206
Montana	D	Ted Schwinden	+43.9%	R+22.3	366,648
New Hampshire	R	John H. Sununu	−33.7%	R+37.7	383,730
North Carolina	R	James G. Martin	−8.9%	R+24.0	2,219,376
North Dakota	D	George A. Sinner	+10.6%	R+31.0	314,382
Rhode Island	R	Edward D. DiPrete	−20.0%	R+3.6	408,370
Utah	R	Norman H. Bangerter	−12.1%	R+49.8	627,461
Vermont	D	Madeleine Kunin	+1.5%	R+17.1	230,202
Washington	D	Booth Gardner	+6.6%	R+13.0	1,888,987
West Virginia	R	Arch A. Moore Jr.	−6.5%	R+10.5	741,502