US Election 1988 Map
Take a glance at the 1988 U.S. election map and it’s clear… Republican red still ruled. George H. W. Bush swept most of the country and he defeated Democrat Michael Dukakis with relative ease. Voters chose blue mainly in the Northeast and along the Pacific Coast.
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On the Map
The 1988 Presidential Election saw George H.W. Bush (Republican) successfully campaign for a third consecutive Republican term, defeating Michael Dukakis (Democrat) in a decisive electoral victory.
States and Electoral Votes
|
State Name |
Total Votes |
George H.W. Bush (R) |
Michael Dukakis (D) |
|
California |
47 |
47 |
0 |
|
New York |
36 |
0 |
36 |
|
Texas |
29 |
29 |
0 |
|
Pennsylvania |
25 |
25 |
0 |
|
Illinois |
24 |
24 |
0 |
|
Ohio |
23 |
23 |
0 |
|
Florida |
21 |
21 |
0 |
|
Michigan |
20 |
20 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
16 |
16 |
0 |
|
Massachusetts |
13 |
0 |
13 |
|
North Carolina |
13 |
13 |
0 |
|
Georgia |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Indiana |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Virginia |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Missouri |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Tennessee |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Wisconsin |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
Louisiana |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
Maryland |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
Minnesota |
10 |
0 |
10 |
|
Washington |
10 |
0 |
10 |
|
Alabama |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Colorado |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Connecticut |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Iowa |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Oklahoma |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
South Carolina |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Arizona |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
Kansas |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
Mississippi |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
Oregon |
7 |
0 |
7 |
|
Arkansas |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
West Virginia |
6 |
0 |
6* |
|
Nebraska |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
New Mexico |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
Utah |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
Hawaii |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Idaho |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Maine |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Montana |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Nevada |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
New Hampshire |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Rhode Island |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Alaska |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Delaware |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Dist. of Columbia |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
North Dakota |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
South Dakota |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Vermont |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Wyoming |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Election Summary
- The Winner: George H.W. Bush (Republican) won with 426 electoral votes (79.2%).
- The Challenger: Michael Dukakis (Democrat) received 111 electoral votes (20.6%).
- Popular Vote: Bush won 53.4% (48,882,828) of the vote, while Dukakis received 45.6% (41,807,430).
- Succession: This was the first time since 1836 that a sitting Vice President was elected to the Presidency.