Walter Mondale Geraldine Ferraro This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for vice president of the United States in the 1984 election.

Mondale chose Ferraro in hopes of energizing the base and winning the votes of women, but also because he viewed her as a solid legislator who had won the approval of Speaker Tip O'Neill.

[2] George McGovern supported selecting Gary Hart as the vice presidential nominee.

[3] Cecil Andrus, the co-chair of Mondale's presidential campaign, stated that he should pick a woman to serve as his running mate.

[4] John R. Reilly, an attorney and a senior adviser to Mondale, managed the search for a running mate.