Election Name: | 1984 Montana gubernatorial election |
Country: | Montana |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1980 Montana gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1980 |
Next Election: | 1988 Montana gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1988 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1984 |
Image1: | File:Ted-Schwinden-as-Governor.jpg |
Nominee1: | Ted Schwinden |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Running Mate1: | George Turman |
Popular Vote1: | 266,578 |
Percentage1: | 70.34% |
Nominee2: | Pat M. Goodover |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Running Mate2: | Don Allen |
Popular Vote2: | 100,070 |
Percentage2: | 26.41% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Ted Schwinden |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Ted Schwinden |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Turnout: | 75.00%0.10[1] |
The 1984 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Governor of Montana Ted Schwinden, who was first elected in 1980, ran for re-election. Schwinden won the Democratic primary against a perennial candidate, and moved on to the general election, where he faced Pat M. Goodover, a State Senator and the Republican nominee. Although then-President Ronald Reagan won the state in a landslide that year in the presidential election, Schwinden defeated Goodover with over 70% of the vote to win his second and final term as governor. This was the last time that Democrats won a gubernatorial election in Montana until 2004.