United States gubernatorial elections, 1984

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The United States gubernatorial elections of 1984 were held on November 6, 1984 in thirteen states. The Republican party had a net gain of one seat in this election which coincided with the re-election of Ronald Reagan.

[edit] Election results

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Opposing Candidates
Arkansas	Bill Clinton	Democratic	Re-elected, 62.5%	Elwood Freeman (Republican) 37.4%
Delaware	Pierre S. du Pont, IV	Republican	Term-limited, Republican victory	Michael N. Castle (Republican) 55.0% William J. Quillen (Democratic) 45.0%
Indiana	Robert D. Orr	Republican	Re-elected, 52.2%	Wayne Townsend (Democratic) 47.2%
Missouri	Kit Bond	Republican	Retired, Republican victory	John Ashcroft (Republican) 56.7% Ken Rothman (Democratic) 43.3%
Montana	Ted Schwinden	Democratic	Re-elected, 70.3%	Pat M. Goodover (Republican) 26.4% Larry Dodge (Libertarian) 3.3%
New Hampshire	John H. Sununu	Republican	Re-elected, 66.8%	Chris Spirou (Democratic) 33.1%
North Carolina	Jim Hunt	Democratic	Term-limited, Republican victory	James G. Martin (Republican) 54.3% Rufus L. Edmisten (Democratic) 45.4%
North Dakota	Allen I. Olson	Republican	Defeated, 44.7%	George Sinner (Democratic) 55.3%
Rhode Island	John Garrahy	Democratic	Retired, Republican victory	Edward D. DiPrete (Republican) 60.0% Anthony J. Solomon (Democratic) 40.0%
Utah	Scott M. Matheson	Democratic	Retired, Republican victory	Norman H. Bangerter (Republican) 55.9% Wayne Owens (Democratic) 43.8%
Vermont	Richard A. Snelling	Republican	Retired, Democratic victory	Madeleine M. Kunin (Democratic) 50.0% John J. Easton, Jr. (Republican) 48.5% William E. Wicker (Libertarian) 0.8%
Washington	John Spellman	Republican	Defeated, 46.7%	Booth Gardner (Democratic) 53.3%
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	Democratic	Term-limited, Republican victory	Arch A. Moore, Jr. (Republican) 53.3% Clyde M. See, Jr. (Democratic) 46.7%

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