1988 Presidential General Election Results

Presidential Candidate Vice Presidential Candidate Political Party Popular Vote Electoral Vote George Bush J. Danforth Quayle Republican 48,886,597 53.37% 426 79.2% Michael Dukakis Lloyd Bentsen Democratic 41,809,476 45.65% 111 20.6% Ron Paul Andre Marrou Libertarian 431,750 0.47% 0 0.0% Other (+) - - 466,863 0.51% 0 0.0% Map Key  > 50%  > 60%  > 70%  > 80% Turnout Maps   Data and Statistics: Popular Vote State-Level Data (Table) Popular Vote State-Level Data (Graphs) Voter Turnout State-Level Data Electoral Vote State-Level Data Election 1988 Statistics Purchase Detailed Data Compare National Data by Year (Table) Compare National Data by Year (Graphs) Compare National Maps by Year National JavaCompare! Data Sources for Popular Vote Election Tools for 1988 Electoral College Calculator for 1988 Blog Interactive Map Widget Code for This Contest (uselectionatlas.org Weblogs) Results for an Individual State: AlabamaAlaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Election Notes: In West Virginia, One Dukakis Elector cast her vote for Lloyd Bensten (President) and Michael Dukakis (Vice President). Electoral Vote Map Note: there is no implied geographical significance as to the location of the shaded areas for West Virginia's split electoral votes. Share and Recommend: