President Elect - 1988 Edition now available online

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

This was fun. 1980, President Dole, foreign/domestic conditions same.

President Bob Dole (R-KS) / VP R-MI - 276/28044686/35.84%
Governor Michael Dukakis (D-MA) / D-VA - 262/29159134/37.27%
Congressman John Anderson (I-IL) / I-WI - 21037688/26.89%
Anderson's best states (30%+, 2nd place in bold):
D.C. (35%)
Massachusetts (33%)
Rhode Island (32%)
Illinois (31%)
Maryland (30%)
New York (30%)
Wisconsin (30%)

[MAINEiac4434]

I let the computer sim 1968. No candidate received an EC majority. The House elected Humphrey.

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey (MN)/Senator Edmund S. Muskie (ME): 255 EV, 28,212,016 PV, 45%
Vice President Richard M. Nixon (NY)/Governor Spiro Agnew (MD): 244 EV, 27,132,748 PV, 44%
Governor George Wallace (AL)/General Curtis LeMay (CA): 39 EV, 6,762,728 PV, 11%

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

1968: Carolina In My Mind

Peebs (D-NC) / Spenstar (D-NY) - 521/36189180/55.57%
Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY) / Potus (R-WV) - 17/26808016/41.16%
Santander (AI-NY) / Southern Gothic (AI-LA) - 2127316/3.27%
In January 1968, expected to announce a bid for the U.S. Senate, young upstart and Governor Peebs announced that she would be running for President. A Southern liberal and underdog, she won through a contested convention. Congressman Santander, who was born in America ITTL, declaring Peebs a communist and Rockefeller a moderate liberal, runs on a True Conservative™ platform. Governor Peebs had begun the election with a lead, and was elected the 37th, youngest, and first female President a landslide, winning at 9:18 PM with South Carolina.
1972: The Lesser of Two Evils

President Peebs (D-NC) / VP Spenstar (D-NY) - 530/43652892/59.33%
Santander (R-NY) / Classic (R-MA) - 8/29925106/40.66%
Former Congressman Santander, fresh off his run on the AIP ticket, declared President Peebs a communist, joined the Republican Party in protest, and somehow won their nomination in 1972. He drew eyes at the debate by calling for Russian annexation of America and refusing to disavow the endorsement of the KKK. However, he didn't draw any votes from it, spelling his doom in the general. Illinois brought Peebs over the edge at 9 PM. Oklahoma was within 5,000 votes.
Reporter: Madam President, what did you really want Santa to bring you for Christmas?
Peebs: Well, Oklahoma would have been nice.
1976: Lyin' Ted, Doomed to Fail

Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) / Congressman Gerald Ford (R-MI) - 444/42268380/53.15%
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) / Senator LLR (D-NY) - 94/37259992/46.85%
President Peebs's approval ratings were in the pits. In 1973, a private dick found that she had hers removed in 1955, and in 1974, she was caught taking part in a torrid lesbian affair.* Frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, VP Spenstar's severe bout of pneumonia in 1975 and subsequent announcement to not run for president the following year effectively killed the Democratic Party's chances in the 1976 election. Although by Election Night, Dole's nine-point lead had dwindled to a five-point lead, at 11:17 PM, Ohio and the election were called for Dole.
*I needed a Watergate.
1980: The Return

Spenstar (D-NY) / NeverAgain (D-VA) - 330/35535520/42.77%
President Bob Dole (R-KS) / VP Gerald Ford (R-MI) - 208/33117768/39.86%
John Anderson (I-IL) / Patrick Lucey (I-WI) - 14431515/17.37%
The Presidency of Bob Dole went about as well as that of OTL's Carter. Senator Jesse Helms launched a serious primary campaign against Dole, to, in the end, no avail. With sinking approval ratings, Dole felt as if he were doomed to fail... and despite the tightening race, he was right. Spenstar was successfully able to distance himself from ex-President Peebs's scandal while highlighting the success of her Presidency. At 12:01 AM, Missouri and the election were called for Spenstar, making him the 40th and first Jewish President.
1984: Avenge Me, Jerry... Not

Spenstar (D-NY) / NeverAgain (D-VA) - 528/54062208/59.88%
Gerald Ford (R-MI) / Marjorie Holt (R-MD) - 10/36228736/40.12%
With a highly successful Presidency for Spenstar, former VP Gerald Ford was drafted a sacrificial lamb, with Congresswoman Marjorie Holt as his running mate. A sacrificial lamb indeed - at 9 PM, Alabama and the election were called for President Spenstar, marking the fourth Democratic landslide, and fifth Democratic victory in six elections.
1988: A New Beginning

Governor Mario Cuomo (D-NY) / Governor Bill Clinton (D-AR)
Senator Paul Laxalt (R-NV) / Senator Dan Quayle (R-IN)
With inflation and unemployment both at 5.5%, a break-even economy, and a war inherited by Dole being evenly popular and unpopular, Cuomo won in a landslide, when at 9:57 PM, Cuomo was elected the 41st President by Tennessee. With Super Mario Land on the way, and being released in August, children everywhere approved of President Mario, and sent letters to VP Clinton to change his name to Luigi Cuomo.
1969-1977: Governor Peebs (1965-1969) (D-NC) / Senator Spenstar (1957-1969) (D-NY)
1977-1981: Senator Bob Dole (1969-1976) (R-KS) / Speaker Gerald Ford (1975-1977)* (R-MI)
1981-1989: Senator Spenstar (1977-1981) (D-NY) / Governor NeverAgain (1978-1981) (D-VA)
1989-19??: Governor Mario Cuomo (1983-1989) (D-NY) / Governor Bill Clinton (1983-1989) (D-AR)
*Elected speaker following GOP backlash in response to Peebs's sex scandal and sex change scandal in 1974.

[MAINEiac4434]

1960

John F. Kennedy had survived the Lee Harvey Oswald's attack. Now, presiding over a strong economy and foreign policy, with high approval ratings against a radical opponent, he was prepared to win again and carry the country forward.

He maintained a huge lead over Barry Goldwater during the campaign and was declared the winner as soon as the polls closed in the Central Time Zone. Goldwater narrowly lost SC, LA and his home state of AZ.

President John F. Kennedy (MA)/Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (TX): 521 EV, 37,639,536 PV, 61%

Senator Barry Goldwater (AZ)/Representative William E. Miller (NY): 17 EV, 23,771,220 PV, 39%

1968

After 8 successful years as President, John F. Kennedy was ready to hand off the Democratic Party to his chosen successor, Stu Symington. LBJ ran a tough primary campaign, however, and the left of the party rallied around Hubert Humphrey. Eventually, Mo Udall was put forth as a compromise candidate, with Humphrey as the running mate. Thus, Udall became the first Mormon presidential candidate.

The Republicans, scorned by the right in 1964, rallied around Nelson Rockefeller. To appease the right-wing, Rockefeller picked his philosophical enemy but right-wing darling Ronald Reagan as his running mate.

George Wallace mounted a third party campaign.

Udall entered the campaign the favorite, though not by a large margin. Rockefeller was unable to get any headway in the race. With Arkansas, at 11:02 PM, Mo Udall became the President-elect. Udall's margin of victory in South Dakota was 40 votes.

The Republicans again failed to reach 100 electoral college votes, a dry streak that the party vowed to turn around in 1972.

Senator Morris "Mo" Udall (AZ)/Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (MN): 423 EV, 30,682,596 PV, 49%

Governor Nelson Rockefeller (NY)/Governor Ronald Reagan (CA): 98 EV, 26,666,216 PV, 43%

Governor George Wallace (AL)/General Curtis LeMay (CA): 17 EV, 4,709,705 PV, 7%

1972

With the war in Vietnam ended, President Udall faced high approval ratings. Unfortunately, inflation and unemployment were both rising. Richard Nixon came back from the political wilderness, and mounted a successful primary campaign against Reagan, Howard Baker and Jacob Javits, representing the liberal wing of the party. Nixon's running mate was Hawaii Senator Hiram Fong, becoming the first racial minority to be nominated for president or vice president.

Udall started the campaign with a 9-point lead, but the economy weakened over the course of the campaign. A handful of gaffes and communist advancement in Laos further pushed down the president's poll numbers. A terrible debate performance in the final week turned the race into a tossup with Udall only a slight favorite.

At 1:53 AM, Richard Nixon was declared the winner of California, and of the election. The Republican Party was back. Even the Mormon stronghold of Utah went GOP.

Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon (CA)/Senator Hiram Fong (HI): 276 EV, 37,451,480 PV, 51%

President Morris "Mo" Udall (AZ)/Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey (MN): 262 EV, 36,320,712 PV, 49%

1976

President Nixon, facing a renewed war in Southeast Asia and an economy still lagging, faced a tough reelection. Former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, the initial favorite of the Democratic Party, pulled out for health reasons. The race came down to Scoop Jackson of Washington, Jimmy Carter of Georgia and Edmund Muskie of Maine. Muskie won at the convention after former Presidents Kennedy and Udall gave endorsements. Carter was chosen as VP.

Muskie started the campaign with a narrow lead due to the economy and the War in Laos. He largely maintained that lead, but it was well within the margin of error and many states were considered tossups heading into election night. A good economic forecast and a debate win for Nixon further muddied the waters.

Again, California decided the election for Nixon. Muskie, however, won the popular vote. At least that's how it was called on election night. Virginia was subjected to a recount. The recount, initially stayed, was appealed to the Supreme Court. Muskie v. Nixon was decided 5-4 on party lines in favor of Senator Muskie. The recount went on, and it revealed Senator Muskie won the state by 1,800 votes. Nixon conceded the election in mid-December.

(NOTE: The game originally called Virginia for Nixon with 95% of the vote in. California was called soon afterward, and so was the election. After all the votes were counted, Muskie emerged with a slight lead in Virginia, and thus, the election.)

Senator Edmund S. Muskie (ME)/Governor James "Jimmy" Carter (GA): 277 EV, 41,780,392 PV, 50%

President Richard M. Nixon (CA)/Vice President Hiram Fong (HI): 261 EV, 40,785,460 PV, 49%

1980:

President Muskie ended the War in Laos, only to have the Iran Hostage Crisis follow. Muskie, however, negotiated the release of the hostages in exchange for returning the Shah. Conservatives in both parties were outraged, but Muskie felt it was the only peaceable solution to the crisis. The Shah "mysteriously" died on the flight back to Iran.

The Republican nomination was a three-way battle between Reagan, looking to finally get his chance to win the nomination, Fong, the favorite of the liberal wing, and George Bush, favorite of the more moderate wing. Reagan very narrowly won the nomination, and chose George Bush as his running mate.

John Anderson entered as a centrist candidate.

Muskie started out with a solid lead, and it kept throughout the campaign. Muskie was declared the winner at 10:40 PM with Kentucky. No recount was needed. He surprisingly flipped Kansas and Oklahoma, while seeing the GOP flip back South Dakota, Montana, North Carolina and, funnily enough, Virginia.

President Edmund S. Muskie (ME)/Vice President James "Jimmy" Carter (GA): 358 EV, 43,965,920 PV, 51%

Former Governor Ronald Reagan (CA)/Former CIA Director George Bush (TX): 180 EV, 40,291,688 PV, 47%

Representative John Anderson (IL)/Former Governor Patrick Lucey (WI): 0 EV, 2,051,679 PV, 2%

1984:

After two successful terms of Ed Muskie, the Democratic Party's presidential primaries were filled with potential presidents, each looking to advantage of the good economy and world stability. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, however, stood head and shoulders above the rest. Kennedy chose John Glenn as his running mate.

George Bush won the nomination for the Republicans. To appease the right, he chose Jesse Helms as his running mate.

Kennedy had a large lead for the entirety campaign, but his final margin overshot his polling averages.

Senator Robert F. Kennedy (NY)/Senator John Glenn (OH): 485 EV, 53,495,720 PV, 56%

Former CIA Director George Bush (TX)/Senator Jesse Helms (NC): 53 EV, 41,002,788 PV, 44%

[diptheriadan]

Are recounts possible in this game? It gave Illinois to Kennedy in one of my simulations, but when I pressed "f" to skip through the rest since it was basically over, it said that Nixon had won it (Illinois).

[MAINEiac4434]

Are recounts possible in this game? It gave Illinois to Kennedy in one of my simulations, but when I pressed "f" to skip through the rest since it was basically over, it said that Nixon had won it (Illinois).

Yes, sort of. If it's super close the game calls a "winner" when 95% of precincts report. But States can still flip in the 5% of remaining precincts.

[diptheriadan]

Are recounts possible in this game? It gave Illinois to Kennedy in one of my simulations, but when I pressed "f" to skip through the rest since it was basically over, it said that Nixon had won it (Illinois).

Yes, sort of. If it's super close the game calls a "winner" when 95% of precincts report. But States can still flip in the 5% of remaining precincts.

Ah, that explains it. I did think that it was strange that the game would call a state like Illinois with less than a 2,000 vote margin.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Vietnam is popular (set at 7), and the economy is better.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Same scenario as above, except Johnson won the nomination.

[diptheriadan]

1960

Richard M. Nixon/Henry Cabot Lodge-288/31,289,858/50%
John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson-249/31,063,648/50%

[Jaguar4life]

I uhh just made a game that is like this

[Jaguar4life]

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=262066.msg5600635#new

[diptheriadan]

Electoral Vote
Fmr Gov. Jimmy Carter (GA)/Sen. Walter Mondale (MN)-291
Fmr Gov. Ronald Reagan (CA)/Sen. Richard Schweiker (PA)-247

Margin- Carter/Mondale +44

Popular Vote
Fmr Gov. Ronald Reagan (CA)/Sen. Richard Schweiker (PA)-41,243,748
Fmr Gov. Jimmy Carter (GA)/Sen. Walter Mondale (MN)-41,240,216

Margin- Reagan/Schweiker +3,532

[Oppo]

I uhh just made a game that is like this

No, you didn't. This is an old DOS game that allows elections from 1960-1988 to be simulated.

[thumb21]

I decided to try 1980, same circumstances as IRL but with Gerald Ford as a third party candidate.

Results:
Jimmy Carter - 295 - 41,474,800 (47%)
Ronald Reagan - 243 - 41,193,080 (47%)
Gerald Ford - 0 - 4,526,828 (5%)

[thumb21]

1972, Mc Govern vs Goldwater

Candidates	Votes (Numbers)	(Percentages)	Electoral Votes	Winner
George McGovern	31,508,792	49%	288	Yes
Barry Goldwater	32,769,606	51%	250	No

[Kamala]

An entirely random and completely impossible 1968 scenario in which a 21-year old Henry Cisneros defeats a 35-year old Republican Mike Dukakis and George Wallace. This was simmed by the computer.

College student and future Mayor of San Antonio Henry G. Cisneros (TX) / Sen. Albert A. Gore Sr. (TN) 379 (50% PV)  
Massachusetts General Court Representative Michael S. Dukakis (MA) /Sen. John J. Williams (DE) 149 (45%)
Gov. George C. Wallace Jr. (AL) / Fmr. Rep. Perkins Bass (NH)


Also: a scenario of Chisholm, Helms, Wallace.

[UnselfconsciousTeff]

i know this is an old thread but i love this game so much

Im new here so i dont how to make a map

I call this the "Duel of the Nutheads"

Political Activist Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche Jr (D) /Reverend James Luther Bevel (D) 411 EV'S/61 Million votes

Lieutenant Colonel James Gordon  Gritz/Cy Minett (R) 127 EV'S/55  Million votes 

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

I remember trying to self-destroy a Reagan candidacy in 1984 in this app, and ended up winning every state except Massachusetts.

[Pyro]

Concocted a nail-biter scenario, apparently.
President Ford upset by Governor Reagan at the '76 nominating contest.
Governor Carter does not run, Sen. Ted Kennedy does and wins the nomination.

Exceptionally close race, although Reagan's PV count steadily rose as the votes came in.
Everything came down to California, which very narrowly tilted to Reagan (3,986,067 to 3,974,597).

Gov. Ronald Reagan (R-CA)/Sen. Richard Schweiker (R/PA): 285 EV / 51% PV
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA)/Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D-WA): 253 EV / 49% PV

[WestVegeta]

1988

Gov. Bill Clinton (D-AK)/Sen. Paul Simon (D-IL)

Fmr. Sec. Alexander Haig (R-PA)/Rep. Donald Rumsfeld (R-IL)

[Devout Centrist]

Concocted a nail-biter scenario, apparently.
President Ford upset by Governor Reagan at the '76 nominating contest.
Governor Carter does not run, Sen. Ted Kennedy does and wins the nomination.

Exceptionally close race, although Reagan's PV count steadily rose as the votes came in.
Everything came down to California, which very narrowly tilted to Reagan (3,986,067 to 3,974,597).

Gov. Ronald Reagan (R-CA)/Sen. Richard Schweiker (R/PA): 285 EV / 51% PV
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA)/Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D-WA): 253 EV / 49% PV

It's possible for individual state projections to be incorrect. It happens every five simulations or so. Oddly enough, I've had elections flip in the final results screen hours after the state was called.

One time, I had Carter vs Ford come down to Ohio. Carter won it initially, but when I looked at the final results page, Ford was the winner of the election and Ohio had flipped.

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

AI vs AI vs AI

[CookieDamage]

Pres. Shirley Chisholm(D-NY)/Vice Pres. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) - 314 EVs - 49.16%

Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-AZ)/Sen. Strom Thurmond - 224 EVs - 49.40%

[Cold War Liberal]

1988
How it Should Have Been

Gov. Mario Cuomo (D-NY)/Gov. Bill Clinton (D-AR): 48,034,804, 50%, 302 EVs
Vice Pres. George H. W. Bush (R-TX)/Sen. Dan Quayle (R-IN): 47,431,492, 50%, 236 EVs

The entire election hinged on California, which wasn't called for Cuomo until 4:14 AM. Cuomo only won the state by 110,000 votes (51%-49%).