1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries

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.

1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries
February 20 to June 12, 1984
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

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