United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1988

Main article: United States presidential election, 1988

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1988

1984 ← November 8, 1988 → 1992

Nominee Michael Dukakis George H.W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Massachusetts Texas Running mate Lloyd Bentsen Dan Quayle Electoral vote 13 0 Popular vote 1,401,406 1,194,644 Percentage 53.23% 45.38%

County Results   Dukakis—60-70%   Dukakis—50-60%   Dukakis—<50%   Bush—<50%   Bush—50-60%

President before election Ronald Reagan Republican Elected President George H. W. Bush Republican

Elections in Massachusetts
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The 1988 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 8, 1988 as part of the 1988 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Massachusetts voted for Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis, the state's own governor, over Republican Vice President George H. W. Bush.

Dukakis, then the sitting Governor of Massachusetts, won his home state with 53.23% of the vote to Bush's 45.38%, a 7.85% margin of victory. This made it one of 10 states (plus the District of Columbia) to vote for Dukakis, while Bush won a convincing electoral victory nationwide.

Although it was already a Democratic-leaning state, this would be the last time that Republicans would be at all competitive in Massachusetts, as liberal New England rejected an increasingly Southern and conservative Republican Party. Not only has it voted Democratic in every presidential election that followed, but no Republican since has even broken 40% in Massachusetts. This was also the last time that a Republican presidential candidate won any of the state's 14 counties.

Results

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Michael Dukakis	1,401,406	53.23%	13
	Republican	George H. W. Bush	1,194,644	45.38%	0
	Libertarian	Ron Paul	24,251	0.92%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	9,561	0.36%	0
	Write-ins	Write-ins	2,910	0.11%	0
	Prohibition (Write-in)	Earl Dodge	18	0.00%	0
	Socialist (Write-in)	Willa Kenoyer	15	0.00%	0
Totals			2,632,805	100.00%	13
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)					58%/80%