United States presidential election in California, 1988

Main article: United States presidential election, 1988

United States presidential election in California, 1988

1984 ← November 8, 1988 → 1992

Nominee George H.W. Bush Michael Dukakis Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Massachusetts Running mate Dan Quayle Lloyd Bentsen Electoral vote 47 0 Popular vote 5,054,917 4,702,233 Percentage 51.1% 47.6%

County Results

The 1988 United States presidential election in California took place on November 8, 1988 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 47 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

California narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis.

Results

United States presidential election in California, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George H. W. Bush	5,054,917	51.13%	47
	Democratic	Michael Dukakis	4,702,233	47.56%	0
	Libertarian	Ron Paul	70,105	0.71%	0
	Independent	Lenora Fulani	31,180	0.32%	0
	American Independent	James Griffen	27,818	0.28%	0
	No party	David Duke (write-in)	483	0.00%	0
	No party	Eugene McCarthy (write-in)	234	0.00%	0
	No party	Herbert Lewin (write-in)	58	0.00%	0
	No party	Write-in	25	0.00%	0
	No party	Larry Holmes (write-in)	11	0.00%	0
Invalid or blank votes					—
Totals			9,887,064	100.00%	47
Voter turnout					—

Results Breakdown

By county

County	Bush	Votes	Dukakis	Votes	Others	Votes
Orange	67.75%	586,230	31.09%	269,013	1.16%	10,064
Sutter	67.47%	14,100	31.09%	6,557	1.15%	241
Inyo	64.34%	5,042	33.85%	2,653	1.81%	142
Modoc	62.68%	2,518	35.25%	1,416	2.07%	83
Glenn	62.06%	4,944	36.33%	2,894	1.61%	128
Ventura	61.64%	147,604	37.19%	89,065	1.17%	2,804
Kern	61.48%	90,550	37.40%	55,083	1.13%	1,660
Mono	61.38%	2,177	36.20%	1,284	2.42%	86
Yuba	61.37%	8,937	37.38%	5,444	1.25%	182
San Diego	60.19%	523,143	38.34%	333,264	1.47%	12,788
San Bernardino	59.99%	235,167	38.55%	151,118	1.46%	5,723
Tulare	59.61%	46,891	39.04%	30,711	1.36%	1,067
Placer	59.59%	42,096	38.95%	27,516	1.46%	1,030
Colusa	59.49%	3,077	39.10%	2,022	1.41%	73
Riverside	59.46%	199,979	39.58%	133,122	0.97%	3,247
Shasta	59.36%	32,402	38.79%	21,171	1.85%	1,012
El Dorado	59.33%	30,021	39.13%	19,801	1.54%	781
Lassen	58.59%	5,157	39.15%	3,446	2.26%	199
Nevada	57.76%	21,383	40.46%	14,980	1.78%	660
Tehama	56.52%	9,854	41.37%	7,213	2.11%	367
Kings	56.41%	12,118	42.56%	9,142	1.03%	222
Calaveras	56.28%	7,640	41.80%	5,674	1.92%	260
Butte	56.04%	40,143	42.45%	30,406	1.51%	1,082
Amador	55.87%	6,893	42.12%	5,197	2.01%	248
San Luis Obispo	55.85%	46,613	42.73%	35,667	1.42%	1,187
Alpine	55.43%	306	41.67%	230	2.90%	16
Imperial	55.16%	12,889	43.84%	10,243	1.00%	233
Trinity	54.63%	3,267	42.11%	2,518	3.26%	195
Madera	54.59%	13,255	43.83%	10,642	1.58%	384
Mariposa	54.53%	3,768	43.39%	2,998	2.08%	144
San Joaquin	54.39%	75,309	44.56%	61,699	1.04%	1,445
Santa Barbara	54.24%	77,524	44.48%	63,586	1.28%	1,830
San Benito	54.11%	5,578	44.23%	4,559	1.66%	171
Tuolumne	54.00%	10,646	44.22%	8,717	1.79%	352
Stanislaus	53.07%	51,648	45.92%	44,685	1.01%	982
Merced	51.20%	21,717	47.40%	20,105	1.40%	592
Plumas	51.06%	4,603	47.15%	4,251	1.79%	161
Sacramento	51.01%	201,832	47.65%	188,557	1.34%	5,301
Siskiyou	50.88%	9,056	47.00%	8,365	2.11%	376
Sierra	50.71%	860	46.64%	791	2.65%	45
Napa	50.19%	23,235	48.14%	22,283	1.67%	772
Fresno	49.95%	94,835	48.79%	92,635	1.26%	2,400
Monterey	49.83%	50,022	48.81%	48,998	1.36%	1,361
Del Norte	49.73%	3,714	48.03%	3,587	2.24%	167
Lake	48.03%	9,366	50.39%	9,828	1.58%	308
Contra Costa	47.86%	158,652	51.10%	169,411	1.04%	3,448
Solano	47.43%	50,314	51.23%	54,344	1.35%	1,430
Santa Clara	46.99%	254,442	51.30%	277,810	1.71%	9,276
Los Angeles	46.88%	1,239,716	51.89%	1,372,352	1.23%	32,603
Trinity	42.94%	109,261	55.74%	141,859	1.32%	3,360
Mendocino	41.94%	12,979	55.42%	17,152	2.64%	816
Sonoma	41.91%	67,725	56.48%	91,262	1.61%	2,596
Yolo	41.89%	22,358	57.01%	30,429	1.10%	585
Humboldt	41.15%	21,460	57.11%	29,781	1.74%	905
Marin	39.73%	46,855	58.85%	69,394	1.42%	1,671
Santa Cruz	36.77%	37,728	61.53%	63,133	1.71%	1,750
Alameda	33.99%	162,815	64.78%	310,283	1.23%	5,899
San Francisco	26.14%	72,503	72.78%	201,887	1.08%	3,004