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1988 Presidential General Election Data - National
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by State
Map
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State
EV
EV
Total Vote
B
D
Margin
%Margin
Bush
Dukakis
Other
Bush
Dukakis
Other
Alabama
9
0
1,378,476
1
2
266,070
19.30%
59.17%
39.86%
0.97%
815,576
549,506
13,394
Alaska
3
0
200,116
1
2
46,667
23.32%
59.59%
36.27%
4.14%
119,251
72,584
8,281
Arizona
7
0
1,171,873
1
2
248,512
21.21%
59.95%
38.74%
1.31%
702,541
454,029
15,303
Arkansas
6
0
827,738
1
2
117,341
14.18%
56.37%
42.19%
1.44%
466,578
349,237
11,923
California
47
0
9,887,064
1
2
352,684
3.57%
51.13%
47.56%
1.31%
5,054,917
4,702,233
129,914
Colorado
8
0
1,372,394
1
2
106,724
7.78%
53.06%
45.28%
1.66%
728,177
621,453
22,764
Connecticut
8
0
1,443,394
1
2
73,657
5.10%
51.98%
46.87%
1.15%
750,241
676,584
16,569
Delaware
3
0
249,891
1
2
30,992
12.40%
55.88%
43.48%
0.64%
139,639
108,647
1,605
D. C.
0
3
192,877
2
1
131,817
68.34%
14.30%
82.65%
3.05%
27,590
159,407
5,880
Florida
21
0
4,302,313
1
2
962,184
22.36%
60.87%
38.51%
0.62%
2,618,885
1,656,701
26,727
Georgia
12
0
1,809,672
1
2
366,539
20.25%
59.75%
39.50%
0.75%
1,081,331
714,792
13,549
Hawaii
0
4
354,461
2
1
33,739
9.52%
44.75%
54.27%
0.98%
158,625
192,364
3,472
Idaho
4
0
408,968
1
2
106,609
26.07%
62.08%
36.01%
1.91%
253,881
147,272
7,815
Illinois
24
0
4,559,120
1
2
94,999
2.08%
50.69%
48.60%
0.71%
2,310,939
2,215,940
32,241
Indiana
12
0
2,168,621
1
2
437,120
20.16%
59.84%
39.69%
0.47%
1,297,763
860,643
10,215
Iowa
0
8
1,225,614
2
1
125,202
10.22%
44.50%
54.71%
0.79%
545,355
670,557
9,702
Kansas
7
0
993,044
1
2
131,413
13.23%
55.79%
42.56%
1.65%
554,049
422,636
16,359
Kentucky
9
0
1,322,517
1
2
153,913
11.64%
55.52%
43.88%
0.59%
734,281
580,368
7,868
Louisiana
10
0
1,628,202
1
2
166,242
10.21%
54.27%
44.06%
1.66%
883,702
717,460
27,040
Maine
4
0
555,035
1
2
63,562
11.45%
55.34%
43.88%
0.78%
307,131
243,569
4,335
Maryland
10
0
1,714,358
1
2
49,863
2.91%
51.11%
48.20%
0.69%
876,167
826,304
11,887
Massachusetts
0
13
2,632,805
2
1
206,780
7.85%
45.37%
53.23%
1.40%
1,194,635
1,401,415
36,755
Michigan
20
0
3,669,163
1
2
289,703
7.90%
53.57%
45.67%
0.76%
1,965,486
1,675,783
27,894
Minnesota
0
10
2,096,790
2
1
147,134
7.02%
45.90%
52.91%
1.19%
962,337
1,109,471
24,982
Mississippi
7
0
931,527
1
2
193,969
20.82%
59.89%
39.07%
1.04%
557,890
363,921
9,716
Missouri
11
0
2,093,228
1
2
83,334
3.98%
51.83%
47.85%
0.32%
1,084,953
1,001,619
6,656
Montana
4
0
365,674
1
2
21,476
5.87%
52.07%
46.20%
1.73%
190,412
168,936
6,326
Nebraska
5
0
662,372
1
2
138,801
20.96%
60.15%
39.20%
0.65%
398,447
259,646
4,279
Nevada
4
0
350,067
1
2
73,302
20.94%
58.86%
37.92%
3.22%
206,040
132,738
11,289
New Hampshire
4
0
450,525
1
2
117,841
26.16%
62.49%
36.33%
1.17%
281,537
163,696
5,292
New Jersey
16
0
3,099,553
1
2
422,840
13.64%
56.24%
42.60%
1.16%
1,743,192
1,320,352
36,009
New Mexico
5
0
521,287
1
2
25,844
4.96%
51.86%
46.90%
1.24%
270,341
244,497
6,449
New York
0
36
6,485,683
2
1
266,011
4.10%
47.52%
51.62%
0.86%
3,081,871
3,347,882
55,930
North Carolina
13
0
2,134,370
1
2
347,091
16.26%
57.97%
41.71%
0.33%
1,237,258
890,167
6,945
North Dakota
3
0
297,261
1
2
38,820
13.06%
56.03%
42.97%
1.00%
166,559
127,739
2,963
Ohio
23
0
4,393,699
1
2
476,920
10.85%
55.00%
44.15%
0.85%
2,416,549
1,939,629
37,521
Oklahoma
8
0
1,171,036
1
2
194,944
16.65%
57.93%
41.28%
0.79%
678,367
483,423
9,246
Oregon
0
7
1,201,694
2
1
56,080
4.67%
46.61%
51.28%
2.11%
560,126
616,206
25,362
Pennsylvania
25
0
4,536,251
1
2
105,143
2.32%
50.70%
48.39%
0.91%
2,300,087
2,194,944
41,220
Rhode Island
0
4
404,620
2
1
47,362
11.71%
43.93%
55.64%
0.43%
177,761
225,123
1,736
South Carolina
8
0
986,009
1
2
235,889
23.92%
61.50%
37.58%
0.91%
606,443
370,554
9,012
South Dakota
3
0
312,991
1
2
19,855
6.34%
52.85%
46.51%
0.64%
165,415
145,560
2,016
Tennessee
11
0
1,636,250
1
2
267,439
16.34%
57.89%
41.55%
0.56%
947,233
679,794
9,223
Texas
29
0
5,427,410
1
2
684,081
12.60%
55.95%
43.35%
0.70%
3,036,829
2,352,748
37,833
Utah
5
0
647,008
1
2
221,099
34.17%
66.22%
32.05%
1.73%
428,442
207,343
11,223
Vermont
3
0
243,333
1
2
8,556
3.52%
51.10%
47.58%
1.33%
124,331
115,775
3,227
Virginia
12
0
2,191,609
1
2
449,363
20.50%
59.74%
39.23%
1.03%
1,309,162
859,799
22,648
Washington
0
10
1,865,253
2
1
29,681
1.59%
48.46%
50.05%
1.50%
903,835
933,516
27,902
West Virginia
0
5
653,311
2
1
30,951
4.74%
47.46%
52.20%
0.34%
310,065
341,016
2,230
Wisconsin
0
11
2,191,608
2
1
79,295
3.62%
47.80%
51.41%
0.79%
1,047,499
1,126,794
17,315
Wyoming
3
0
176,551
1
2
39,754
22.52%
60.53%
38.01%
1.46%
106,867
67,113
2,571
Total
426
111
91,594,686
1
2
7,077,103
7.73%
53.37%
45.65%
0.98%
48,886,588
41,809,485
898,613
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