United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1984
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The 1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 1984 in Minnesota as part of the 1984 United States presidential election.
The Democratic Party candidate, former Vice President Walter Mondale, narrowly won his home state over incumbent President Ronald Reagan by just 3,761 votes, giving him his only state victory in the election (Mondale also carried the District of Columbia). Minnesota was the only state not to back Reagan in either of his presidential campaigns.
Since all 49 other states went to the Republican Party in 1984, this established Minnesota's status as the state with the longest streak of voting Democratic. As of 2016, it still has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1972. However, the District of Columbia has voted Democratic in all presidential elections since 1964, when it was first granted the right to vote for president.

Results
United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1984[1][2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | Walter Mondale | 1,036,364 | 49.72% | 10 | |
Republican | Ronald Reagan (incumbent) | 1,032,603 | 49.54% | 0 | |
Independent | Lyndon LaRouche | 3,865 | 0.19% | 0 | |
Socialist Workers | Melvin Mason | 3,180 | 0.15% | 0 | |
Libertarian | David Bergland | 2,996 | 0.14% | 0 | |
America First | Bob Richards | 2,377 | 0.11% | 0 | |
Citizens | Sonia Johnson | 1,219 | 0.06% | 0 | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 723 | 0.03% | 0 | |
Communist | Gus Hall | 630 | 0.03% | 0 | |
Workers League | Edward Winn | 260 | 0.01% | 0 | |
New Alliance | Dennis Serrette | 232 | 0.01% | 0 | |
Invalid or blank votes | — | ||||
Totals | 2,084,449 | 100.00% | 10 | ||
Voter turnout | 68% | — |
See also
United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1972, the only state to vote Democratic in 1972, like Minnesota was in 1984.
References
- ↑ "1984 Presidential Election Results, 1984". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Voter Participation and Vote for President and Vice President, ... November 6, 1984 General Election," The Minnesota Legislative Manual 1985-1986 (St. Paul, 1985)