1984 ELECTION

8/22/1984 President Reagan and Vice President Bush at a welcoming rally at the Loews Anatoly hotel in Dallas Texas (Reagan Library)
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ELECTION RESULTS:

REPUBLICANS:
RONALD REAGAN (PRESIDENT)
GEORGE H.W. BUSH (PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 525 (97.6%)
Popular Vote: 54,445,075 (58.8%)

DEMOCRATS:
WALTER MONDALE (PRESIDENT)
GERALDINE FERRARO (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 13 (2.4%)
Popular Vote: 37,577,185 (40.6%)

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES: 

Ronald Reagan (R-CA)
RONALD REAGAN
George H.W. Bush
GEORGE H.W. BUSH

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES:

Walter F. Mondale (D-MN)
WALTER F. MONDALE
Geraldine Ferraro
GERALDINE A. FERRARO

RESOURCES:

American Presidency Project
Federal Election Commission
Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
The Living Room Candidate (Campaign Ads)

SPEECHES:

8/23/1984 President Reagan giving his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas (Reagan Library)

Mondale Convention, 7/19/1984 (Video, Transcript)
Ferraro Convention, 7/19/1984 (Video, Transcript)
Reagan Convention, 8/23/1984 (Video, Transcript)
Bush Convention, 8/24/1984 (Video, Transcript)
Mondale Concession,  11/6/1984 (Video, Transcript)
Reagan Victory, 11/6/1984 (Video, Transcript)

DEBATES:

10/7/1984 (Video, Transcript)
10/11/1984 VP (Video, Transcript)
10/21/1984 (Video, Transcript)

MEDIA COVERAGE:

Front Pages, 11/7/1984 (NYT, WP, St.LP-D)
NYT, 11/7/1984 (Results, Analysis)
Entire NYT (11/7/1984, 11/8/1984)
NYT Convention Coverage
Miller Center