Popular incumbent Ronald Reagan faced almost no opposition in his march to the nomination for a second term as president in 1984, winning the Wisconsin primary with 95 percent of the vote. He resoundingly defeated Democratic candidate Walter Mondale in the general election.
1984 Republican winner: Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan smiles and gestures during a Aug. 22, 1984 press conference in Dallas.
Wisconsin has one of the longest traditions of holding presidential preference primaries in the United States. Here is every primary winner th…
