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.
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County results Ashcroft: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Rothman: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incidentally, both Bond and Ashcroft would later serve in the United States Senate from 1995 until 2001.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John Ashcroft | 1,194,506 | 56.66 | 4.03 | |
Democratic | Ken Rothman | 913,700 | 43.34 | 3.68 | |
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 |