1984 Maine Democratic presidential caucuses

1984 Maine Democratic presidential caucuses

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27 delegates to the Democratic National Convention [a]
Candidate Gary Hart Walter Mondale Home state Colorado Minnesota Delegate count 13 12 Popular vote 8,540 7,364 Percentage 50.71% 43.73%

The 1984 Maine Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 4, 1984, as part of the 1984 United States Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 1984 United States presidential election. 27 delegates were allocated to presidential candidates. ^{[1] [2] [b]}

U.S. Senator Gary Hart won the contest by 13 delegates and 8,540 popular votes, marking his second win since the New Hampshire primary on February 28. ^[3]

Delegates

Precinct caucuses were held on March 4, to select delegates who would attend conventions on May 6. The conventions would select delegates for conventions, where 27 delegates would be selected. ^[4]

Previously, Iowa also had no delegates until 34 delegates be selected from Iowa state's six congressional districts to vote in April 7, this state moved its caucus to February 20, in violation of the DNC rules, New Hampshire also violated the rules when it moved its caucus to February 28, many controversies broke out. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Results

Gary Hart, U.S. Senator from Colorado, won the contest by popular votes, he received 8,540 popular votes (50.71%). Former Vice President Walter Mondale received 7,364 popular votes (43.73%), other candidates, Jesse Jackson received 105 popular votes (0.62%), John Glenn received 52 popular votes (0.31%) and Uncommitted (voting option) received 602 popular votes (3.57%). ^{[8] [9] [10]}

After the convention in May 6, Hart received 13 delegates, Mondale received 12 delegates and Uncommitted received 2 delegates. Hart continued to win. ^[4]

Maine Democratic caucus, March 4, 1984

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Gary Hart	8,540	50.71%	13		13
Walter Mondale	7,364	43.73%	12		12
Jesse Jackson	105	0.62%
Uncommitted (voting option)	602	3.57%	2		2
George McGovern	178	1.06%
Total:	16,841	100%	27		27
Source: [11] [12]

See also

• 1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 1984 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 1984 United States presidential election in Maine

Notes

1. First stage of caucus to select delegates to then select 3,295 delegates on May 6
2. First stage of caucus to select delegates to then select 3,295 delegates on May 6

References

1. Gailey, Phil (March 4, 1984). "CAUCUSES IN MAINE TEST 2 CANDIDATES". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved April 2, 2024.
2. Putnam, Josh. "1984 Presidential Primary Calendar" . Retrieved April 2, 2024.
3. "Maine Democrats announced Tuesday they are asking the national... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
4. "Article clipped from The Bangor Daily News". The Bangor Daily News. May 7, 1984. p. 1. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
5. "Article clipped from The Des Moines Register". The Des Moines Register. May 4, 1984. p. 5. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
6. "Article clipped from Concord Monitor". Concord Monitor. February 19, 1983. p. 2. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
7. "Article clipped from Valley News". Valley News. January 11, 1983. p. 1. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
8. David S., Broder (March 5, 1984). "Hart Defeats Mondale in Maine Party Caucuses". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
9. "Article clipped from Argus-Leader". Argus-Leader. March 5, 1984. p. 1. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
10. Gailey, Phil (March 5, 1984). "HART, IN 2D UPSET, DEFEATS MONDALE IN MAINE CAUCUSES". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved April 2, 2024.
11. "Article clipped from Argus-Leader" . Retrieved April 2, 2024.
12. "Article clipped from The Bangor Daily News" . Retrieved April 3, 2024.