1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries

1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries

← 1980 February 20 to June 12, 1984 1988 →
3,882 delegates to the 1984 Democratic National Convention 1,942 (majority) votes needed to win
Candidate Walter Mondale Gary Hart Jesse Jackson Home state Minnesota Colorado Illinois Delegate count 1,929 1,164 358 Contests won 22 26 4 Popular vote 6,952,912 6,504,842 3,282,431 Percentage 38.3% 35.9% 18.1%
Grey denotes a territory that did not hold a primary or caucus.
Previous Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter Democratic nominee Walter Mondale

From February 20 to June 12, 1984, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1984 United States presidential election. Former Vice President Walter Mondale was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1984 Democratic National Convention held from July 16 to July 19, 1984, in San Francisco, California.