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Walter Mondale

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Democrat · 1928–2021

Walter Mondale

Vice President of the United States · United States senator · United States Ambassador to Japan

Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale was an American politician who was the 42nd vice president of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1964 to 1976, and was the Democratic nominee in the 1984 presidential election.

On the Ballot

One presidential run
1984Lost40.6% of the vote · 13 EV · v. Ronald Reagan

Strongest counties, 1984

Countytwo-party sharevotes
District of Columbia, DC86.2%211,288
Macon, AL83.6%9,499
Oglala Lakota, SD82.1%1,829
Jefferson, MS78.1%3,912
Hancock, GA76.6%2,753

Weakest counties, 1984

Countytwo-party sharevotes
Madison, ID6.6%7,319
Hansford, TX10.5%2,476
Ochiltree, TX10.7%3,917
Banner, NE11.3%522
Jefferson, ID11.4%6,563