1984 Presidential Election (Halley Series)

The 1984 United States presidential election was the 50th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1984. Republican nominee Bryson Halley defeated Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter in a landslide victory.

Sen. Bryson Halley of Wisconsin, who used to be a Democrat, and a Democratic Vice President under former President Connolly, defeated Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter by a vote of 507-31. This marked the start of the Republican Revolution, which ended the era of Democratic domination in American politics which started after the victory of Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

The reason why Halley won such a large victory was because of the 1982 Midterm Scandal, which led to the resignation of President Nixon in 1983, and the general distrust of Democrats.

This election was also historic because Florida Sen. Paula Hawkins became the first female Vice-Presidential candidate, and then the first female Vice President.