President before election. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia. Ronald Reagan Republican . Opponent: Geraldine A. Ferraro (13) Electoral College Votes by State. 1984 Electoral College Results. In hindsight, we tend to credit the economy, which had sharply turned around during Reagan's first term, from a recent double-dip … Red denotes states won by Reagan/Bush and blue denotes those won by Mondale/Ferraro. The election of 1984 offers us a very different example from that of 2016. 1984 United States presidential election ... Presidential election results map. 1984 Election Facts. The 50th United States presidential election took place in 1984, and was contested by the incumbent President Ronald Reagan of the Republican Party, and former Vice President Walter F. Mondale's running mate, Geraldine A. Ferraro is first woman on a major party Presidential ticket; Reagan received 525 Electoral Votes and over 54 million popular votes. The Electoral Vote total is a record that stands to this day; Popular vote totals from Federal Elections 84. Elected President. Ronald Reagan's defeat of Walter Mondale that year was an epic blowout—Mondale lost by 18 percentage points, winning only the District of Columbia and his home state of Minnesota. Ronald Reagan Republican. President: Ronald Reagan [R] Main Opponent: Walter F. Mondale [D] Electoral Vote : Winner: 525: Main Opponent: 13: Total/Majority: 538/270: Vice President: George Bush (525) V.P. The 1984 United States presidential election was the 50th quadrennial 1984 United States presidential election was the 50th quadrennial