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词条 1984 United States presidential election in Oregon
释义

  1. Partisan background

  2. Democratic platform

  3. Republican platform

  4. Republican victory

  5. Results

     Results by county 

  6. See also

  7. References

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| country = Oregon
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| ongoing = no
| previous_election = United States presidential election in Oregon, 1980
| previous_year = 1980
| next_election = United States presidential election in Oregon, 1988
| next_year = 1988
| election_date = November 6, 1984
| image1 =
| nominee1 = Ronald Reagan
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state1 = California
| running_mate1 = George H.W. Bush
| electoral_vote1 = 7
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| percentage1 = 55.91%
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| running_mate2 = Geraldine Ferraro
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| percentage2 = 43.74%
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The 1984 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6, 1984. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Oregon voters chose seven electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.

Oregon was won by incumbent United States President Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against former Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Reagan ran for a second time with incumbent Vice President and former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, and Mondale ran with Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York, the first major female candidate for the vice presidency. {{As of|2016|11|alt=As of the 2016 presidential election}}, it is the last time Oregon has voted for a Republican in a presidential election, and also the last time Lincoln County, Benton County and Hood River County have voted for a Republican presidential nominee.[1]

Partisan background

The presidential election of 1984 was a very partisan election for Oregon, with the Democratic or Republican parties the only parties appearing on the ballot.[2] The vast majority of counties turned out for Reagan, including the typically right-leaning eastern interior and southwestern Rogue Valley. The only exceptions were Lane County in the central west, which had voted Republican in 1980, and three counties along the lower Columbia River, including Portland's highly populated Multnomah County, which has been a Democratic stronghold since voting for Richard Nixon in 1960.[1]

Oregon weighed in for this election as 3 percent more Democratic than the national average.

Democratic platform

Walter Mondale accepted the Democratic nomination for presidency after pulling narrowly ahead of Senator Gary Hart of Colorado and Rev. Jesse Jackson of Illinois – his main contenders during what would be a very contentious[3] Democratic primary. During the campaign, Mondale was vocal about reduction of government spending, and, in particular, was vocal against heightened military spending on the nuclear arms race against the Soviet Union,[4] which was reaching its peak on both sides in the early 1980s.

Taking a (what was becoming the traditional liberal) stance on the social issues of the day, Mondale advocated for gun control, the right to choose regarding abortion, and strongly opposed the repeal of laws regarding institutionalized prayer in public schools. He also criticized Reagan for what he charged was his marginalization of the poor, stating that Reagan's reelection campaign was "a happy talk campaign," not focused on the real issues at hand.[5]

A very significant political move during this election: the Democratic Party nominated Representative Geraldine Ferraro to run with Mondale as Vice President. Ferraro was the first female candidate to receive such a nomination in United States history. She said in an interview at the 1984 Democratic National Convention that this action "opened a door which will never be closed again,"[6] speaking to the role of women in politics.

Republican platform

By 1984, Reagan was very popular with voters across the nation as the President who saw them out of the economic stagflation of the early and middle 1970's, and into a period of (relative) economic stability.[7]

The economic success seen under Reagan was politically accomplished (principally) in two ways. The first was initiation of deep across the board tax cuts, and the second was a wide-spectrum of tax cuts for crude oil production and refinement, namely, with the 1980 Windfall profits tax cuts.[8] These policies were augmented with a call for heightened military spending,[9] the cutting of social welfare programs for the poor,[10] and the increasing of taxes on those making less than $50,000 per year. Collectively called "Reaganomics", these economic policies were established through several pieces of legislation passed between 1980 and 1987.

Some of these new policies also arguably curbed several existing tax loopholes, preferences, and exceptions, but Reaganomics is typically remembered for its trickle down effect of taxing poor Americans more than rich ones. Reaganomics has (along with legislation passed under presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton) been criticized by many analysts as "setting the stage" for economic troubles in the United State after 2007, such as the Great Recession.[11]

Virtually unopposed during the Republican primaries, Reagan ran on a campaign of furthering his economic policies. Reagan vowed to continue his "war on drugs," passing sweeping legislation after the 1984 election in support of mandatory minimum sentences for drug possession.[12] Furthermore, taking a (what was becoming the traditional conservative) stance on the social issues of the day, Reagan strongly opposed legislation regarding comprehension of gay marriage, abortion, and (to a lesser extent) environmentalism,[13] regarding the final as simply being bad for business.

Republican victory

Reagan won the election in Oregon with a decisive 12 point landslide. The election results in Oregon are reflective of a nationwide reconsolidation of base for the Republican Party which took place through the 1980s; called by Reagan the "second American Revolution."[7] This was most evident during the 1984 presidential election. No Republican candidate has received as strong of support in the American Pacific states at large, as Reagan did. This is also the most recent election cycle where Oregon sent Republican electors to the Electoral College.

It is speculated that Mondale lost support with voters nearly immediately during the campaign, namely during his acceptance speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. There he stated that he intended to increase taxes. To quote Mondale, "By the end of my first term, I will reduce the Reagan budget deficit by two thirds. Let's tell the truth. It must be done, it must be done. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did."[5] Despite this claimed attempt at establishing truthfulness with the electorate, this claim to raise taxes badly eroded his chances in what had already begun as an uphill battle against the charismatic Ronald Reagan.

Reagan also enjoyed high levels of bipartisan support during the 1984 presidential election, both in Oregon, and across the nation at large. Many registered Democrats who voted for Reagan (Reagan Democrats) stated that they had chosen to do so because they associated him with the economic recovery, because of his strong stance on national security issues with the Soviet Union, and because they considered the Democrats as "supporting American poor and minorities at the expense of the middle class."[13] These public opinion factors contributed to Reagan's 1984 landslide victory, in Oregon and elsewhere.

Results

United States presidential election in Oregon, 1984
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Ronald Reagan685,700 55.91%7
Democratic Walter Mondale536,47943.74%0
Write-Ins4,348 0.35%0
Totals1,226,527100.0%7

Results by county

Ronald Wilson Reagan
Republican
Walter Frederick Mondale
Democratic
Various candidates
Write-ins
MarginTotal votes cast
County#%#%#%#%#
Baker5,20466.62%2,59133.17%170.22%2,61333.45%7,812
Benton17,83652.36%16,07347.19%1530.45%1,7635.18%34,062
Clackamas68,63059.08%47,25440.68%2890.25%21,37618.40%116,173
Clatsop7,52249.86%7,52549.88%380.25%-3-0.02%15,085
Columbia7,81148.50%8,21951.03%750.47%-408-2.53%16,105
Coos13,63749.88%13,58249.68%1200.44%550.20%27,339
Crook3,77362.22%2,26837.40%230.38%1,50524.82%6,064
Curry5,36360.84%3,42338.83%290.33%1,94022.01%8,815
Deschutes19,32362.20%11,67137.57%720.23%7,65224.63%31,066
Douglas25,24363.11%14,60936.53%1440.36%10,63426.59%39,996
Gilliam70065.24%36934.39%40.37%33130.85%1,073
Grant2,69566.69%1,34433.26%20.05%1,35133.43%4,041
Harney2,19762.56%1,29036.73%250.71%90725.83%3,512
Hood River4,53159.85%3,02239.92%180.24%1,50919.93%7,571
Jackson37,89561.76%23,23037.86%2340.38%14,66523.90%61,359
Jefferson3,28362.94%1,92036.81%130.25%1,36326.13%5,216
Josephine19,47069.38%8,53930.43%530.19%10,93138.95%28,062
Klamath17,68669.81%7,57529.90%740.29%10,11139.91%25,335
Lake2,46667.51%1,18432.41%30.08%1,28235.09%3,653
Lane61,49348.86%63,99950.85%3600.29%-2,506-1.99%125,852
Lincoln9,11051.17%8,63748.51%570.32%4732.66%17,804
Linn23,46359.10%16,16140.71%750.19%7,30218.39%39,699
Malheur8,44176.24%2,61123.58%190.17%5,83052.66%11,071
Marion54,53559.79%36,44039.95%2340.26%18,09519.84%91,209
Morrow2,13062.70%1,25436.91%130.38%87625.79%3,397
Multnomah119,93245.17%144,17954.30%1,4280.54%-24,247-9.13%265,539
Polk12,67859.15%8,70940.64%450.21%3,96918.52%21,432
Sherman82867.48%39832.44%10.08%43035.04%1,227
Tillamook5,26751.10%4,98848.39%530.51%2792.71%10,308
Umatilla14,21163.12%8,24636.63%570.25%5,96526.49%22,514
Union6,64561.36%4,13438.18%500.46%2,51123.19%10,829
Wallowa2,61968.36%1,20431.43%80.21%1,41536.94%3,831
Wasco6,90555.36%5,52644.31%410.33%1,37911.06%12,472
Washington75,87762.76%44,60236.89%4170.34%31,27525.87%120,896
Wheeler50466.58%25333.42%25133.16%757
Yamhill15,79762.31%9,45037.28%1040.41%6,34725.04%25,351
Totals685,70055.91%536,47943.74%4,3480.35%149,22112.17%1,226,527

See also

  • Iran–Contra affair
  • Nicaragua guerrilla war
  • Presidency of Ronald Reagan

References

1. ^Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1984&fips=41&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=1984 Presidential General election Results – Oregon|publisher=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|date= |accessdate=2013-11-11}}
3. ^Kurt Andersen, "A Wild Ride to the End", Time, May 28, 1984
4. ^Trying to Win the Peace, by Even Thomas, Time, July 2, 1984
5. ^Mondale's Acceptance Speech, 1984, AllPolitics
6. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/27/us/politics/27geraldine-ferraro.html?pagewanted=all | title=Geraldine A. Ferraro, First Woman on Major Party Ticket, Dies at 75 |accessdate=November 5, 2013| author=Martin, Douglas | date=2011-03-27 | publisher=The New York Times | pages=A1}}
7. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/07/politics/07REAG.html?pagewanted=1 | title=Reagan Wins By a Landslide, Sweeping at Least 48 States; G.O.P. Gains Strength in House | work=The New York Times | date=November 7, 1984|accessdate=November 11, 2013| author=Raines, Howell}}
8. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.taxhistory.org/thp/readings.nsf/cf7c9c870b600b9585256df80075b9dd/edf8de04e58e4b14852570ba0048848b | title=Historical Perspective: The Windfall Profit Tax|date=Nov 10, 2005|author=Joseph J. Thorndike|accessdate=November 11, 2013}}
9. ^Historical tables, Budget of the United States Government {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417053737/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/hist.pdf |date=2012-04-17 }}, 2013, table 6.1.
10. ^{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Niskanen |first1=William A. |authorlink=William A. Niskanen |editor= David R. Henderson |encyclopedia=Concise Encyclopedia of Economics |title=Reaganomics |url=http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc1/Reaganomics.html|year=1992 |edition= 1st |publisher=Library of Economics and Liberty }} {{OCLC|317650570|50016270|163149563}}
11. ^{{cite news |title=A historic victory. A changed nation. Now, can Obama deliver? |author=Jerry Lanson |publisher=Christian Science Monitor |date=2008-11-06 |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1106/p09s02-coop.html|accessdate=2013-11-02}}
12. ^{{cite book |last=Alexander|first=Michelle|authorlink= |title=The New Jim Crow|year=2010|publisher= The New Press|location=New York|isbn=978-1595581037|page=5}}
13. ^{{cite book | title=The Catholic vote in American politics | author=Prendergast, William B. | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B9nFwo5B1BQC | publisher=Georgetown University Press | location=Washington DC | isbn=0-87840-724-3 | year=1999 | pages=186, 191–193}}
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