The 1984 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 6, 1984. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.
The State of Washington was won by incumbent United States President Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against former Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Reagan ran for a second time with incumbent Vice President and former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, and Mondale ran with Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York, the first major female candidate for the vice presidency.
Nearly all counties in Washington voted for Reagan, save a handful of counties along the southern Pacific coast of the state, which voted for Mondale. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time Washington has voted for a Republican in a presidential election, as well as the last time that King, Pierce, Thurston, and San Juan counties voted Republican.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
One of the electors, Fred Nimmo, was unable to attend the meeting and was replaced by Bob Bristow. The other electors were Luci Bristow, Ben Bettridge, Art Statt, Don Watts, Doris Sorensen, Rich Evans, Betty Jo Cook, Harold Reynolds, and Phil Hemenway. Bettridge was chair of the electors.
Results
By county County Ronald ReaganRepublican Walter MondaleDemocratic Other candidatesVarious parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % Adams 3,449 71.72% 1,311 27.26% 49 1.02% 2,138 44.46% 4,809 Asotin 3,876 55.21% 3,042 43.33% 103 1.47% 834 11.88% 7,021 Benton 32,307 69.28% 13,784 29.56% 540 1.16% 18,523 39.72% 46,631 Chelan 13,667 65.10% 6,978 33.24% 349 1.66% 6,689 31.86% 20,994 Clallam 13,605 57.32% 9,701 40.87% 429 1.81% 3,904 16.45% 23,735 Clark 40,681 52.86% 35,248 45.80% 1,028 1.34% 5,433 7.06% 76,957 Columbia 1,404 67.02% 673 32.12% 18 0.86% 731 34.89% 2,095 Cowlitz 14,858 47.98% 15,361 49.60% 749 2.42% -503 -1.62% 30,968 Douglas 6,443 66.44% 3,127 32.24% 128 1.32% 3,316 34.19% 9,698 Ferry 1,232 55.75% 935 42.31% 43 1.95% 297 13.44% 2,210 Franklin 7,724 62.96% 4,328 35.28% 216 1.76% 3,396 27.68% 12,268 Garfield 913 63.94% 493 34.52% 22 1.54% 420 29.41% 1,428 Grant 12,888 65.81% 6,298 32.16% 398 2.03% 6,590 33.65% 19,584 Grays Harbor 11,286 43.96% 14,050 54.73% 335 1.30% -2,764 -10.77% 25,671 Island 13,548 65.72% 6,850 33.23% 218 1.06% 6,698 32.49% 20,616 Jefferson 4,543 48.67% 4,602 49.30% 189 2.02% -59 -0.63% 9,334 King 332,987 52.09% 298,620 46.71% 7,654 1.20% 34,367 5.38% 639,261 Kitsap 36,101 54.11% 29,681 44.49% 931 1.40% 6,420 9.62% 66,713 Kittitas 6,580 57.06% 4,830 41.89% 121 1.05% 1,750 15.18% 11,531 Klickitat 3,910 57.87% 2,712 40.14% 135 2.00% 1,198 17.73% 6,757 Lewis 15,846 66.22% 7,634 31.90% 451 1.88% 8,212 34.32% 23,931 Lincoln 3,474 66.90% 1,671 32.18% 48 0.92% 1,803 34.72% 5,193 Mason 8,410 53.74% 7,007 44.77% 233 1.49% 1,403 8.96% 15,650 Okanogan 7,476 57.25% 5,330 40.81% 253 1.94% 2,146 16.43% 13,059 Pacific 3,613 42.90% 4,679 55.56% 129 1.53% -1,066 -12.66% 8,421 Pend Oreille 2,374 58.26% 1,655 40.61% 46 1.13% 719 17.64% 4,075 Pierce 112,877 57.85% 79,498 40.75% 2,733 1.40% 33,379 17.11% 195,108 San Juan 2,900 52.48% 2,514 45.49% 112 2.03% 386 6.99% 5,526 Skagit 18,840 56.53% 13,947 41.85% 539 1.62% 4,893 14.68% 33,326 Skamania 1,736 51.99% 1,552 46.48% 51 1.53% 184 5.51% 3,339 Snohomish 90,362 56.83% 66,728 41.97% 1,905 1.20% 23,634 14.86% 158,995 Spokane 88,043 58.96% 59,620 39.92% 1,673 1.12% 28,423 19.03% 149,336 Stevens 8,211 64.29% 4,304 33.70% 256 2.00% 3,907 30.59% 12,771 Thurston 34,442 55.51% 26,840 43.26% 763 1.23% 7,602 12.25% 62,045 Wahkiakum 776 44.62% 930 53.48% 33 1.90% -154 -8.86% 1,739 Walla Walla 12,361 63.72% 6,804 35.08% 233 1.20% 5,557 28.65% 19,398 Whatcom 27,228 53.72% 22,670 44.73% 788 1.55% 4,558 8.99% 50,686 Whitman 10,021 59.48% 6,621 39.30% 207 1.23% 3,400 20.18% 16,849 Yakima 40,678 61.46% 24,724 37.36% 780 1.18% 15,954 24.11% 66,182Totals1,051,67055.82%807,35242.86%24,8881.32%244,31812.97%1,883,910
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Cowlitz Jefferson Wahkiakum
By congressional district Reagan won 7 of 8 congressional districts, 4 of which elected democrats. District Reagan Mondale Representative57%43%Joel PritchardJohn Miller 56% 44%Al Swift 54% 46%Don Bonker 64% 36%Sid Morrison 61% 39%Tom Foley 58% 42%Norm Dicks 42% 58%Mike Lowry 63% 37%Rod Chandler
See also United States presidential elections in Washington (state) Presidency of Ronald Reagan
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