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1984 Indiana Gubernatorial Election

Indiana · 2 candidates · See every 1984 Governor race

Who won the 1984 Indiana Gubernatorial Election?

Robert D. Orr won the 1984 Indiana Gubernatorial Election. Robert D. Orr received 1,146,497 popular votes (52.2%). The main challenger was Wayne Townsend (47.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Orr and Townsend

Orr +5.0 pts · won by 109,575 votes
Robert D. OrrRepublicanWINNER52.2%
1,146,497 votes
Wayne TownsendDemocratic47.2%
1,036,922 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.