A presidential primary was held in the U.S. state of Alabama on March 13, 1984, to elect delegates representing Alabama to the 1984 Democratic National Convention. Alabama was allocated sixty-two delegates, fifty-two of which were pledged. Thirty-five delegates were elected from the seven congressional districts, five each, and the remaining were chosen by the State Democratic Executive Committee to reflect candidates' statewide vote. Candidates must win 20% of the vote in a congressional district to be entitled to delegates, and 20% of the statewide vote to be allocated at-large delegates.
Four candidates won delegates, John Glenn, Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson, and Walter Mondale won the statewide vote by a large plurality. At the Convention roll call, Alabama cast thirty-nine votes for Mondale, thirteen for Hart, nine for Jackson, and one for Martha Kirkland, the probate judge for Escambia County.
Results + Alabama Democratic presidential primary, 1984 Candidate Popular vote Delegates # % Pledged Unpledged Total Walter Mondale 148,165 34.60% 23 23 John Glenn 89,286 20.85% 10 10 Gary Hart 88,465 20.66% 10 10 Jesse Jackson 83,787 19.56% 9 9 Reubin Askew 1,827 0.43% 0 0 Alan Cranston 1,377 0.32% 0 0 Fritz Hollings 4,759 1.11% 0 0 Gerald Willis 6,153 1.44% 0 0 Uncommitted 4,464 1.04% 0 0 Total 428,283 100.00% 52 10 62
Results by congressional district DistrictWalter MondaleGary HartJohn GlennJesse JacksonOthersTotal # % D # % D # % D # % D # % D # D 1st 13,582 28.40% 2 8,577 17.93% 0 9,510 19.88% 0 14,571 30.46% 3 1,591 3.33% 0 47,831 5 2nd 19,364 31.16% 2 13,809 22.22% 1 13,613 21.91% 1 12,781 20.57% 1 2,568 4.13% 0 62,135 5 3rd 17,559 31.97% 2 13,152 23.95% 2 11,055 20.13% 1 8,596 15.65% 0 4,553 8.29% 0 54,915 5 4th 25,940 41.73% 2 17,536 28.21% 2 13,114 21.10% 1 2,885 4.64% 0 2,683 4.32% 0 62,158 5 5th 21,393 34.37% 2 14,155 22.74% 1 16,059 25.80% 2 8,122 13.05% 0 2,506 4.03% 0 62,235 5 6th 31,245 43.30% 3 10,164 14.09% 0 13,366 18.52% 0 15,430 21.38% 2 1,952 2.71% 0 72,157 5 7th 19,082 28.54% 2 11,072 16.56% 0 12,569 18.80% 0 21,402 32.01% 3 2,727 4.08% 0 66,852 5 Totals 148,165 34.60% 15 88,465 20.66% 6 89,286 20.85% 5 83,787 19.56% 9 18,580 4.34% 0 428,283 35 At-large 8 4 5 0 0 17 Delegates 23 10 10 9 0 52 Source: Secretary of State of Alabama
See also
1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1984 United States presidential election 1984 United States presidential election in Alabama 1984 United States elections
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