President Reagan re-elected in landslide over Walter Mondale 30 years ago today (Nov 6 1984)


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(Tuesday, November 6, 1984, during the 1984 presidential campaign) — Republican President Ronald Reagan of California was re-elected today to a full term, soundly defeating Democratic challenger former Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota.

Reagan and his running mate, Vice President George H.W. Bush of Texas, received 58.8% of the national popular vote. Mondale and his running mate, Rep. Geraldine Ferraro of New York, received 40.6%.

The 1984 popular vote results translated into a decisive Electoral College victory of 525-13 for Reagan-Bush, who would be sworn in to a four-year term on January 20, 1985.

Reagan’s 525 electoral votes (out of 538) is the highest total ever received by a presidential candidate. Mondale’s 13 electoral votes is also the second-fewest ever received by a second-place candidate, second only to Alf Landon’s 8 in 1936.


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