The 1984 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984 and resulted in a victory for the
Republican
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Political ideology
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nominee,
Missouri Attorney General
The Office of the Missouri Attorney General was created in 1806 when Missouri was part of the Louisiana Territory. Missouri's first Constitution in 1820 provided for an appointed attorney general, but since the 1865 Constitution, the Attorney Gene ...
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American lawyer, lobbyist and former politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General in the George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2005. A former U.S. Senator from Missouri and the 50th ...
, over the
Democratic candidate,
Lt. Governor
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Ken Rothman
Kenneth Joel Rothman (October 11, 1935 – April 26, 2019) was an American lawyer and politician from Missouri. He served as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 1981 to 1985.
Biography
Rothman was born and raised in St. Louis and at ...
, and
Independent
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Bob Allen.
Incidentally, both Bond and Ashcroft would later serve in the
United States Senate
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from 1995 until 2001.
Republican primary
Candidates
*
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American lawyer, lobbyist and former politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General in the George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2005. A former U.S. Senator from Missouri and the 50th ...
, Attorney General of Missouri
*Paul Binggeli
*
Gene McNary
Gene McNary (born September 14, 1935) is an American politician. He has served as the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Executive Director of the Missouri Gaming Commission, and County Executive of St. Louis County. H ...
,
St. Louis County Executive and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1980
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Bob Buck
*
Mel Carnahan
Melvin Eugene Carnahan (February 11, 1934 – October 16, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 51st Governor of Missouri from 1993 until his death in a plane crash in 2000. A Democrat, he was elected posthumously to the ...
, State Treasurer
*Norman L. Merrell, State Senator from
Monticello
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*Don Pine
*Lavoy Reed
*
Ken Rothman
Kenneth Joel Rothman (October 11, 1935 – April 26, 2019) was an American lawyer and politician from Missouri. He served as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 1981 to 1985.
Biography
Rothman was born and raised in St. Louis and at ...
, Lieutenant Governor and former Speaker of the Missouri House
*Roy Smith
Results
General election
Results
References
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Gubernatorial
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1984
Events
January
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Missouri
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