The Electoral Geography of Reagan's 1984 Triumph

After President Biden's surprisingly weak debate performance this week, some defenders have pointed to other incumbents who stumbled in their first debate but ... As the presidential race intensifies and Election Day nears, we're taking a look at how California has voted in the past. President Ronald Reagan [R] Main Opponent Walter F. Mondale [D] Electoral Vote Winner: 525 Main Opponent: 13 Total/Majority: 538/270 Vice ... President Ronald Reagan beat Democrat challenger Walter Mondale in the November 1984 election on this day in history, Nov. 6, 1984, in one ... Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada hold the keys to the White House. Ronald Wilson Reagan won a landslide reelection victory as president of the United States yesterday, gaining a mandate for continuation of his conservative ... Ronald Reagan was re-elected to the presidency with 59% of the popular vote and a whopping 525 electoral votes to Mondale's 13. The 1984 United States presidential election was the 50th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1984. President Reagan faced no opposition to his renomination as the 1984 Republican Presidential candidate. Senator Walter Mondale, Jimmy Carter's Vice ... In the past 74 years, California has chosen a Republican for president as many times as it has a Democrat.