Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Missouri
1984 Missouri gubernatorial election
Nominee
John Ashcroft
Ken Rothman
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
1,194,506
913,700
Percentage
56.7%
43.3%
County results
Ashcroft: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Rothman: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election
Kit Bond
Republican
Elected Governor
John Ashcroft
Republican
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.
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
John Ashcroft , Attorney General of Missouri
Paul Binggeli
Gene McNary , St. Louis County Executive and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1980
Results [ ]
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Bob Buck
Mel Carnahan , State Treasurer
Norman L. Merrell, State Senator from Monticello
Don Pine
Lavoy Reed
Ken Rothman , Lieutenant Governor and former Speaker of the Missouri House
Roy Smith
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
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