Ted Schwinden Democratic Ted Schwinden Democratic The 1984 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1984.

Incumbent Governor of Montana Ted Schwinden, who was first elected in 1980, ran for re-election.

Schwinden won the Democratic primary against a perennial candidate, and moved on to the general election, where he faced Pat M. Goodover, a State Senator and the Republican nominee.

Although then-President Ronald Reagan won the state in a landslide that year in the presidential election, Schwinden defeated Goodover with over 70% of the vote to win his second and final term as governor.

This was the last time that Democrats won a gubernatorial election in Montana until 2004.