Washington gubernatorial election, 1984
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The State of Washington holds its gubernatorial election every fourth year, concurrent with the United States presidential election
. This election took place on November 6, 1984; and resulted in the defeat of Governor John Spellman
, despite his party's presidential candidate
's landslide re-election
.
United States presidential election
Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
. This election took place on November 6, 1984; and resulted in the defeat of Governor John Spellman
John Spellman
John Dennis Spellman was the 18th Governor of Washington between 1981 and 1985; before that, he was a member of the King County, Washington, County Commission from 1967 to 1969 and the King County Executive from 1969 to 1981. He was a Republican and his opponent in the 1980 election was then-State...
, despite his party's presidential candidate
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
's landslide re-election
United States presidential election, 1984
The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, and former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate. Reagan was helped by a strong economic recovery from the deep recession of 1981–1982...
.
General election results
See also
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- Washington gubernatorial election, 1992Washington gubernatorial election, 1992The State of Washington holds its gubernatorial election every fourth year, concurrent with the United States presidential election. This election took place on November 3, 1992.-Election results:-See also:...
- Washington gubernatorial election, 1996Washington gubernatorial election, 1996The state of Washington holds its gubernatorial elections every four years, concurrently with United States presidential elections. The 1996 gubernatorial election was especially significant in that it resulted in Washington electing the first Asian American governor in the mainland United States...