1984 Indiana gubernatorial election

The 1984 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984 in all 92 counties of Indiana. Robert D. Orr, the state's incumbent Republican governor, was comfortably reelected to a second term, defeating State Senator Wayne Townsend and two minor party challengers in the general election.[1] His victory marked the fifth consecutive victory for the Republican Party in Indiana gubernatorial elections, and the last time Republicans would win the governorship in the 20th century.

November 6, 1984 (1984-11-06)


Nominee	Robert D. Orr	Wayne Townsend
Party	Republican	Democratic
Running mate	John Mutz	Ann DeLaney
Popular vote	1,146,497	1,036,922
Percentage	52.2%	47.2%

County results
Orr: 50–60% 60–70%
Townsend: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

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Robert D. Orr
Republican

Elected Governor

Robert D. Orr
Republican

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Despite losing the election, Townsend received 195,351 more votes than the Democratic nominee for president, Walter Mondale, who won less than 38% of the vote in Indiana and was handily defeated by Ronald Reagan in the presidential election of 1984.[2] Townsend's running mate, former Marion County Deputy Prosecutor Ann DeLaney, was the first woman ever to run for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana in the history of the state.[3][4]

Results

Indiana gubernatorial election, 1984[5]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Robert D. Orr (incumbent)	1,146,497	52.16
Democratic	Wayne Townsend	1,036,922	47.18
American	Rockland Snyder	7,455	0.34
Libertarian	James A. Ridenour	7,114	0.32

References

Herbers, John (November 7, 1984). "The 1984 Elections: More Than the Presidency at Stake; G.o.p. Gains Marginal in Governors' Contests" – via NYTimes.com.
"1984 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana".
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-08-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
King, Mason. "LEADING QUESTIONS: Pugnacious DeLaney seeks simpler life". Indianapolis Business Journal.
"Our Campaigns - IN Governor Race - Nov 06, 1984". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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