Indiana gubernatorial election, 1984

Indiana gubernatorial election, 1984

November 6, 1984 (1984-11-06)

Nominee Robert D. Orr Wayne Townsend Party Republican Democratic Running mate John Mutz Ann DeLaney Popular vote 1,146,497 1,036,922 Percentage 52.2% 47.2%

Governor before election Robert D. Orr Republican Elected Governor Robert D. Orr Republican

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The 1984 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984 in all 92 counties of the Indiana. Robert D. Orr, the state's incumbent Republican governor, was comfortably reelected to a second term, defeating State Senator Wayne Townsend and two minor party challengers in the general election.^[1] His victory marked the fifth consecutive victory for the Republican Party in Indiana gubernatorial elections, and the last time Republicans would win the governorship in the 20th century.

Despite losing the election, Townsend received 195,351 more votes than the Democratic nominee for president, Walter Mondale, who won less than 38% of the vote in Indiana and was handily defeated by Ronald Reagan in the presidential election of 1984.^[2] Townsend's running mate, former Marion County Deputy Prosecutor Ann DeLaney, was the first woman ever to run for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana in the history of the state.^[3][4]

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