1984 Missouri gubernatorial election
November 6, 1984
 
Nominee John Ashcroft Ken Rothman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,194,506 913,700
Percentage 56.7% 43.3%
County results

Ashcroft:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Rothman:      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Kit Bond
Republican

 Elected Governor

John Ashcroft
Republican

The 1984 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, Missouri Attorney General John Ashcroft, over the Democratic candidate, Lt. Governor Ken Rothman, and Independent Bob Allen.

Incidentally, both Bond and Ashcroft would later serve in the United States Senate from 1995 until 2001.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1984 Republican gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Ashcroft 245,308 67.46%
Republican Gene McNary 115,516 31.77%
Republican Paul Binggeli 2,814 0.77%
Total votes 363,638 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Bob Buck
  • Mel Carnahan, State Treasurer
  • Norman L. Merrell, State Senator from Monticello
  • Don Pine
  • Lavoy Reed
  • Ken Rothman, Lieutenant Governor and former Speaker of the Missouri House
  • Roy Smith

Results

1984 Democratic gubernatorial primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ken Rothman 288,543 56.05%
Democratic Mel Carnahan 104,368 20.27%
Democratic Norman L. Merrell 97,973 19.03%
Democratic Lavoy Reed 10,144 1.97%
Democratic Bob Buck 5,839 1.13%
Democratic Roy Smith 5,141 1.00%
Democratic Don Pine 2,832 0.55%
Total votes 514,840 100.00%

General election

Results

1984 gubernatorial election, Missouri[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Ashcroft 1,194,506 56.66 Increase4.03
Democratic Ken Rothman 913,700 43.34 Decrease3.68
Independent Bob Allen 4 0.00 N/A
Majority 280,806 13.32 +7.71
Turnout 2,108,210 42.88 +0.41
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "MO Governor Race - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "MO Governor Race - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ "MO Governor Race - Nov 06, 1984". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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