Uncovering the States that Paved Reagan's Path to Victory in '84

With the 2012 presidential contest heating up, here is a look back from the CBS 2 vault to the 1984 race that pitted Ronald Reagan against ... In the 1984 election, Ronald Reagan, the. Republican presidential incumbent and an opponent of legal abortion, defeated Walter. Mondale, a prochoice Democrat ... American presidential election held on November 4, 1980, in which Republican Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democratic Pres. Jimmy Carter. President Reagan faced no opposition to his renomination as the 1984 Republican Presidential candidate. Senator Walter Mondale, Jimmy Carter's Vice ... Elections. 1984 presidential election. In 1984, Reagan defeated Walter Mondale (D) in the general election for the United States presidency. [hide]U.S. ... RONALD REAGAN, WALTER MONDALE. STATE, TOTAL VOTES, Republican, Democrat. Votes, %, EV, Votes, %, EV. Alabama, 1,441,713, 872,849, 60.5, 9, 551,899, 38.3. As a child living in the '80s, I never really understood who Ronald Reagan was other than the dude the creepy-looking puppet I'd see on MTV ... President Reagan won re-election by almost 16.8 million votes, double his 1980 margin and the second-largest Presidential victory in United States history. 7.2K votes, 159 comments. In 1984, Ronald Reagan won by a huge margin, taking every state but Minnesota. His first term in 1980 was also won ... After President Biden's surprisingly weak debate performance this week, some defenders have pointed to other incumbents who stumbled in their first debate but ...