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1984 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1984 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

John Ashcroft won the 1984 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. John Ashcroft received 1,194,506 popular votes (56.7%). The main challenger was Ken Rothman (43.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Ashcroft and Rothman

Ashcroft +13.4 pts · won by 280,806 votes
John AshcroftRepublicanWINNER56.7%
1,194,506 votes
Ken RothmanDemocratic43.3%
913,700 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.