1984 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

1984 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
	County results; Woods: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Hancock: 50–60% 60–70%
Lieutenant Governor before election; Ken Rothman; Democratic	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Harriett Woods; Democratic

The 1984 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984. Democratic nominee Harriett Woods defeated Republican nominee Mel Hancock with 53.82% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 7, 1984.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harriett Woods	376,674	74.34
	Democratic	LeRoy D. Braungardt	129,993	25.66
Total votes			506,667	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Mel Hancock, businessman
Nate Walker, State Representative
Tom Baldwin
David R. Countie, former State Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mel Hancock	153,449	46.93
	Republican	Nate Walker	118,901	36.37
	Republican	Tom Baldwin	42,463	12.99
	Republican	David R. Countie	12,131	3.71
Total votes			326,944	100.00

General election

Candidates

Harriett Woods, Democratic
Mel Hancock, Republican

Results

1984 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harriett Woods	1,125,191	53.82%
	Republican	Mel Hancock	965,470	46.18%
Majority			159,721
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Missouri Roster". Secretary of State of Missouri. 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

[Missouri-1] "Missouri Roster". Secretary of State of Missouri. 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

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