States that Cast Their Fate with Reagan in '84

He's also the first Republican in 20 years to win the popular vote. Join us in this Monday Minute in the Archives as we commemorate President Ronald Reagan's unprecedented reelection win in 1984. President Ronald Reagan defeated Walter Mondale in a landslide winning over 58% of the popular vote. ... As the United States entered 1984, we had much reason to ... Though his 58.8% popular-vote victory may not have been the largest ever won by a presidential candidate, President Ronald Reagan could still take solace. ... 1984 landslide: 49 States 525 electoral votes (the most in history) 58.8% of the popular vote Reacting that evening to the election ... Overview. In North Carolina, not only are about a third of registered voters Democratic, a third Republican, and a third unaffiliated (view our Voter ... 08/22/1984. C23707-7, President Reagan and Vice President Bush watching Nancy Reagan on television at the Republican National Convention from their hotel in ... In the 1984 election, Ronald Reagan, the. Republican presidential incumbent and an opponent of legal abortion, defeated Walter. Mondale, a prochoice Democrat ... Incumbent Republican President Ronald Reagan defeated former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate, in a landslide victory. President Ronald Reagan's 1984 Reelection Campaign. On January 29, 1984 President Reagan announced the Reagan-Bush Candidacies for Reelection.