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.
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| Turnout | 75.00% 0.10[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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 County results Schwinden: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Ted Schwinden, incumbent Governor of Montana
- Bob Kelleher, perennial candidate
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ted Schwinden (incumbent) | 80,633 | 81.40 | |
| Democratic | Bob Kelleher | 18,423 | 18.60 | |
| Total votes | 99,056 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Pat M. Goodover, State Senator
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pat M. Goodover | 56,199 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 56,199 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ted Schwinden (incumbent) | 266,578 | 70.34% | +14.98% | |
| Republican | Pat M. Goodover | 100,070 | 26.41% | -18.23% | |
| Libertarian | Larry Dodge | 12,322 | 3.25% | ||
| Majority | 166,508 | 43.94% | +33.21% | ||
| Turnout | 378,970 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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