1984 United States presidential election in Florida|
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Turnout | 75%[1] |
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Florida_Presidential_Election_Results_1984.svg/350px-Florida_Presidential_Election_Results_1984.svg.png) County Results
Reagan
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
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Mondale
50–60%
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The 1984 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 6, 1984. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.
Florida was won by incumbent President Ronald Reagan of California, running with Vice President George H. W. Bush, against former Vice President Walter Mondale, running with U.S. Representative Geraldine Ferraro.
71% of white voters supported Reagan while 29% supported Mondale.
Primary election results
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Ronald Reagan faced no opposition in the Florida primaries.[4]
1984 Florida Republican presidential primary results[4]
Candidate
|
Votes received
|
#
|
%
|
Ronald Reagan (incumbent)
|
344,150
|
100%
|
Total
|
344,150
|
100%
|
1984 Florida Democratic presidential primary results[5]
Candidate
|
Votes received
|
#
|
%
|
Gary Hart
|
463,799
|
39.2%
|
Walter Mondale
|
394,350
|
33.4%
|
Jesse Jackson
|
144,229
|
12.2%
|
John Glenn
|
128,154
|
10.8%
|
Reubin Askew
|
26,330
|
2.2%
|
George McGovern
|
17,614
|
1.5%
|
Fritz Hollings
|
3,115
|
0.3%
|
Alan Cranston
|
2,097
|
0.2%
|
Richard B. Kay
|
1,328
|
0.1%
|
Stephen A. Koczak
|
1,157
|
0.1%
|
Total
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1,182,173
|
100%
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General election results
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County
|
Ronald Reagan Republican
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Walter Mondale Democratic
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Various candidates Write-ins
|
Margin
|
Total
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Alachua
|
30,609
|
53.46%
|
26,584
|
46.43%
|
60
|
0.10%
|
4,025
|
7.03%
|
57,253
|
Baker
|
3,485
|
71.62%
|
1,381
|
28.38%
|
|
|
2,104
|
43.24%
|
4,866
|
Bay
|
29,356
|
75.77%
|
9,384
|
24.22%
|
4
|
0.01%
|
19,972
|
51.55%
|
38,744
|
Bradford
|
4,130
|
63.82%
|
2,341
|
36.18%
|
|
|
1,789
|
27.64%
|
6,471
|
Brevard
|
102,477
|
73.45%
|
36,985
|
26.51%
|
49
|
0.04%
|
65,492
|
46.94%
|
139,511
|
Broward
|
254,608
|
56.68%
|
194,584
|
43.32%
|
34
|
0.01%
|
60,024
|
13.36%
|
449,226
|
Calhoun
|
2,493
|
65.48%
|
1,312
|
34.46%
|
2
|
0.05%
|
1,181
|
31.02%
|
3,807
|
Charlotte
|
27,486
|
70.85%
|
11,305
|
29.14%
|
2
|
0.01%
|
16,181
|
41.71%
|
38,793
|
Citrus
|
20,764
|
66.47%
|
10,468
|
33.51%
|
4
|
0.01%
|
10,296
|
32.96%
|
31,236
|
Clay
|
21,571
|
79.72%
|
5,489
|
20.28%
|
|
|
16,082
|
59.44%
|
27,060
|
Collier
|
33,619
|
78.75%
|
9,067
|
21.24%
|
5
|
0.01%
|
24,552
|
57.51%
|
42,691
|
Columbia
|
8,814
|
67.41%
|
4,261
|
32.59%
|
|
|
4,553
|
34.82%
|
13,075
|
DeSoto
|
4,822
|
67.64%
|
2,304
|
32.32%
|
3
|
0.04%
|
2,518
|
35.32%
|
7,129
|
Dixie
|
2,204
|
64.29%
|
1,224
|
35.71%
|
|
|
980
|
28.58%
|
3,428
|
Duval
|
128,724
|
62.41%
|
77,488
|
37.57%
|
37
|
0.02%
|
51,236
|
24.84%
|
206,249
|
Escambia
|
66,715
|
71.32%
|
26,812
|
28.66%
|
22
|
0.02%
|
39,903
|
42.66%
|
93,549
|
Flagler
|
4,913
|
62.08%
|
3,000
|
37.91%
|
1
|
0.01%
|
1,913
|
24.17%
|
7,914
|
Franklin
|
2,218
|
67.05%
|
1,090
|
32.95%
|
|
|
1,128
|
34.10%
|
3,308
|
Gadsden
|
5,807
|
43.95%
|
7,403
|
56.03%
|
2
|
0.02%
|
-1,596
|
-12.08%
|
13,212
|
Gilchrist
|
2,056
|
66.15%
|
1,051
|
33.82%
|
1
|
0.03%
|
1,005
|
32.33%
|
3,108
|
Glades
|
1,987
|
65.00%
|
1,070
|
35.00%
|
|
|
917
|
30.00%
|
3,057
|
Gulf
|
3,573
|
66.70%
|
1,784
|
33.30%
|
|
|
1,789
|
33.40%
|
5,357
|
Hamilton
|
1,921
|
57.83%
|
1,401
|
42.17%
|
|
|
520
|
15.66%
|
3,322
|
Hardee
|
3,962
|
72.06%
|
1,536
|
27.94%
|
|
|
2,426
|
44.12%
|
5,498
|
Hendry
|
4,524
|
69.15%
|
2,018
|
30.85%
|
|
|
2,506
|
38.30%
|
6,542
|
Hernando
|
21,279
|
63.54%
|
12,204
|
36.44%
|
4
|
0.01%
|
9,075
|
27.10%
|
33,487
|
Highlands
|
16,474
|
69.53%
|
7,217
|
30.46%
|
3
|
0.01%
|
9,257
|
39.07%
|
23,694
|
Hillsborough
|
157,926
|
64.67%
|
86,230
|
35.31%
|
52
|
0.02%
|
71,696
|
29.36%
|
244,208
|
Holmes
|
4,548
|
78.70%
|
1,231
|
21.30%
|
|
|
3,317
|
57.40%
|
5,779
|
Indian River
|
23,716
|
73.08%
|
8,736
|
26.92%
|
|
|
14,980
|
46.16%
|
32,452
|
Jackson
|
9,091
|
64.70%
|
4,960
|
35.30%
|
|
|
4,131
|
29.40%
|
14,051
|
Jefferson
|
2,244
|
52.16%
|
2,057
|
47.81%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
187
|
4.35%
|
4,302
|
Lafayette
|
1,513
|
63.71%
|
862
|
36.29%
|
|
|
651
|
27.42%
|
2,375
|
Lake
|
35,319
|
74.29%
|
12,217
|
25.70%
|
7
|
0.01%
|
23,102
|
48.59%
|
47,543
|
Lee
|
85,024
|
73.89%
|
30,022
|
26.09%
|
30
|
0.03%
|
55,002
|
47.80%
|
115,076
|
Leon
|
36,325
|
55.00%
|
29,683
|
44.94%
|
38
|
0.06%
|
6,642
|
10.06%
|
66,046
|
Levy
|
5,561
|
64.19%
|
3,103
|
35.81%
|
|
|
2,458
|
28.38%
|
8,664
|
Liberty
|
1,410
|
68.45%
|
650
|
31.55%
|
|
|
760
|
36.90%
|
2,060
|
Madison
|
2,819
|
57.30%
|
2,101
|
42.70%
|
|
|
718
|
14.60%
|
4,920
|
Manatee
|
55,793
|
72.75%
|
20,889
|
27.24%
|
6
|
0.01%
|
34,904
|
45.51%
|
76,688
|
Marion
|
37,815
|
69.97%
|
16,225
|
30.02%
|
6
|
0.01%
|
21,590
|
39.95%
|
54,046
|
Martin
|
28,900
|
76.28%
|
8,978
|
23.70%
|
9
|
0.02%
|
19,922
|
52.58%
|
37,887
|
Miami-Dade
|
324,414
|
59.17%
|
223,863
|
40.83%
|
35
|
0.01%
|
100,551
|
18.34%
|
548,312
|
Monroe
|
16,332
|
67.73%
|
7,774
|
32.24%
|
9
|
0.04%
|
8,558
|
35.49%
|
24,115
|
Nassau
|
8,039
|
69.76%
|
3,484
|
30.23%
|
1
|
0.01%
|
4,555
|
39.53%
|
11,524
|
Okaloosa
|
37,044
|
83.51%
|
7,304
|
16.47%
|
9
|
0.02%
|
29,740
|
67.04%
|
44,357
|
Okeechobee
|
4,449
|
66.65%
|
2,226
|
33.35%
|
|
|
2,223
|
33.30%
|
6,675
|
Orange
|
122,068
|
71.39%
|
48,752
|
28.51%
|
165
|
0.10%
|
73,316
|
42.88%
|
170,985
|
Osceola
|
18,348
|
73.45%
|
6,628
|
26.53%
|
4
|
0.02%
|
11,720
|
46.92%
|
24,980
|
Palm Beach
|
186,811
|
61.67%
|
116,091
|
38.32%
|
29
|
0.01%
|
70,720
|
23.35%
|
302,931
|
Pasco
|
66,618
|
61.92%
|
40,962
|
38.07%
|
8
|
0.01%
|
25,656
|
23.85%
|
107,588
|
Pinellas
|
240,612
|
65.16%
|
128,574
|
34.82%
|
63
|
0.02%
|
112,038
|
30.34%
|
369,249
|
Polk
|
84,246
|
70.33%
|
35,516
|
29.65%
|
22
|
0.02%
|
48,730
|
40.68%
|
119,784
|
Putnam
|
11,435
|
59.37%
|
7,823
|
40.61%
|
4
|
0.02%
|
3,612
|
18.76%
|
19,262
|
St. Johns
|
16,500
|
71.26%
|
6,652
|
28.73%
|
2
|
0.01%
|
9,848
|
42.53%
|
23,154
|
St. Lucie
|
28,200
|
68.37%
|
13,040
|
31.61%
|
7
|
0.02%
|
15,160
|
36.76%
|
41,247
|
Santa Rosa
|
21,265
|
82.04%
|
4,649
|
17.94%
|
6
|
0.02%
|
16,616
|
64.10%
|
25,920
|
Sarasota
|
87,771
|
74.15%
|
30,525
|
25.79%
|
69
|
0.06%
|
57,246
|
48.36%
|
118,365
|
Seminole
|
56,244
|
75.91%
|
17,795
|
24.02%
|
53
|
0.07%
|
38,449
|
51.89%
|
74,092
|
Sumter
|
6,255
|
64.37%
|
3,461
|
35.62%
|
1
|
0.01%
|
2,794
|
28.75%
|
9,717
|
Suwannee
|
6,082
|
68.57%
|
2,788
|
31.43%
|
|
|
3,294
|
37.14%
|
8,870
|
Taylor
|
4,038
|
69.98%
|
1,732
|
30.02%
|
|
|
2,306
|
39.96%
|
5,770
|
Union
|
1,804
|
70.28%
|
761
|
29.65%
|
2
|
0.08%
|
1,043
|
40.63%
|
2,567
|
Volusia
|
68,358
|
60.93%
|
43,820
|
39.06%
|
13
|
0.01%
|
24,538
|
21.87%
|
112,191
|
Wakulla
|
3,088
|
67.75%
|
1,470
|
32.25%
|
|
|
1,618
|
35.50%
|
4,558
|
Walton
|
7,126
|
74.01%
|
2,503
|
25.99%
|
|
|
4,623
|
48.02%
|
9,629
|
Washington
|
4,608
|
70.62%
|
1,916
|
29.36%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
2,692
|
41.26%
|
6,525
|
Totals |
2,730,350 |
65.32% |
1,448,816 |
34.66% |
885 |
0.02% |
1,281,534 |
30.66% |
4,180,051
|
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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