United States gubernatorial elections, 1984

United States Gubernatorial elections, 1984

November 6, 1984
Governorships of AR, DE, IN, MO, MT, NH, NC, ND, RI, UT, VT, WA, WV, AS, PR
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 35 governorships 15 governorships Seats before 35 15 Seats after 34 16 Seat change 1 1
Republican holds   Republican pickups   Democratic holds   Democratic pickups

The United States gubernatorial elections of 1984 were held on November 6, 1984 in thirteen states. The Republican party had a net gain of one seat in this election which coincided with the re-election of Ronald Reagan.

This was the last year in which Arkansas held a gubernatorial election on the same year as the presidential election. The length of gubernatorial terms for Arkansas' governor would be extended from two-years to four years with elections taking place in Midterm election years following the passage of the Sixty-third Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution.

Election results

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Opposing Candidates
Arkansas	Bill Clinton	Democratic	Re-elected, 62.5%	Elwood A."Woody" Freeman (Republican) 37.4%
Delaware	Pierre S. du Pont, IV	Republican	Term-limited, Republican victory	Michael N. Castle (Republican) 55.0% William J. Quillen (Democratic) 45.0%
Indiana	Robert D. Orr	Republican	Re-elected, 52.16%	Wayne Townsend (Democratic) 47.18% Rockland Snyder (American) 0.34% James A. Ridenour (Libertarian) 0.32%
Missouri	Kit Bond	Republican	Retired, Republican victory	John Ashcroft (Republican) 56.7% Ken Rothman (Democratic) 43.3%
Montana	Ted Schwinden	Democratic	Re-elected, 70.3%	Pat M. Goodover (Republican) 26.4% Larry Dodge (Libertarian) 3.3%
New Hampshire	John H. Sununu	Republican	Re-elected, 66.8%	Chris Spirou (Democratic) 33.1%
North Carolina	Jim Hunt	Democratic	Term-limited, Republican victory	James G. Martin (Republican) 54.3% Rufus L. Edmisten (Democratic) 45.4%
North Dakota	Allen I. Olson	Republican	Defeated, 44.7%	George Sinner (Democratic) 55.3%
Rhode Island	John Garrahy	Democratic	Retired, Republican victory	Edward D. DiPrete (Republican) 60.0% Anthony J. Solomon (Democratic) 40.0%
Utah	Scott M. Matheson	Democratic	Retired, Republican victory	Norman H. Bangerter (Republican) 55.9% Wayne Owens (Democratic) 43.8%
Vermont	Richard A. Snelling	Republican	Retired, Democratic victory	Madeleine M. Kunin (Democratic) 50.0% John J. Easton, Jr. (Republican) 48.5% William E. Wicker (Libertarian) 0.8%
Washington	John Spellman	Republican	Defeated, 46.7%	Booth Gardner (Democratic) 53.3%
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	Democratic	Term-limited, Republican victory	Arch A. Moore, Jr. (Republican) 53.3% Clyde M. See, Jr. (Democratic) 46.7%