1988 Presidential General Election Results -
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Candidate
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Candidate
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Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
George BushJ. Danforth QuayleRepublican 48,886,588 53.37%48,886,588
Michael DukakisLloyd BentsenDemocratic 41,809,485 45.65%41,809,485
Ron PaulAndre MarrouLibertarian 431,750 0.47%431,750
Lenora FulaniJoyce DattnerNew Alliance 217,221 0.24%217,221
David DukeFloyd ParkerPopulist 47,004 0.05%47,004
Eugene McCarthyFlorence RiceConsumer 30,905 0.03%30,905
James GriffenCharles MorsaAmerican Ind. 27,818 0.03%27,818
Lyndon LaRoucheDebra FreemanNat'l Econ. Rec. 25,562 0.03%25,562
William MarraJoan AndrewsRight to Life 20,504 0.02%20,504
Write-In-- 20,492 0.02%20,492
Edward WinnBarry PorsterWorkers League 18,693 0.02%18,693
James WarrenKathleen MickellsSocialist Workers 15,602 0.02%15,602
Herbert LewinVikki MurdockPeace & Freedom 10,367 0.01%10,367
Earl DodgeGeorge OrmsbyProhibition 8,002 0.01%8,002
Larry HolmesGloria La RivaWorkers World 7,846 0.01%7,846
None o.t. Candidates-- 6,934 0.01%6,934
Willa KenoyerRon EhrenreichSocialist 3,882 0.00%3,882
Delmar DennisEarl JeppsonAmerican 3,474 0.00%3,474
Jack HererDana BealGrassroots 1,949 0.00%1,949
Louis Youngkeit-Independent 372 0.00%372
John MartinCleveland SparrowThird World Assembly 236 0.00%236
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Demographic Data

1990 Population:248,765,170Enum.1990 Population Density:27.2persons/km2
1988 Population:244,499,776Est.1988 Population Density:26.7persons/km2
1980 Population:226,542,204Enum.1980 Population Density:24.7persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:91594686Electoral Vote Density:3persons/EV
Land Area (2000):9,161,889km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:0.9%

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