United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1988

Main article: United States presidential election, 1988

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1988

1984 ← November 8, 1988 → 1992

Nominee Michael Dukakis George H.W. Bush Party DFL Republican Home state Massachusetts Texas Running mate Lloyd Bentsen Dan Quayle Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 1,109,471 962,337 Percentage 52.91% 45.90%

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

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

Elections in Minnesota
Federal government Presidential elections 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Senate elections Class 1 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018 Class 2 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 House of Representatives elections 2002 2004 2006 5th 6th 8th 2008 2010 2012 2014
State government General elections 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Gubernatorial elections 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Senate elections 2010 2012 2016 House of Representatives elections 2008 2010 2012 2014 Attorney general elections 2010 2014 Secretary of state elections 2010 2014 State auditor elections 2006 2010 2014 Special elections House of Representatives
Ballot measures 2012 Amendment 1 Amendment 2
Minneapolis Municipal elections 2005 2009 Mayoral elections 2013

The 1988 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Minnesota was won by Democrat Michael Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts, with 52.91% of the popular vote over Republican Vice President George H.W. Bush's 45.90%, a victory margin of 7.01%.

Four years earlier Minnesota had been the only state in the entire country to vote for Democrat Walter Mondale over Republican Ronald Reagan, and this Democratic strength in the state endured in 1988, as Minnesota chose Michael Dukakis by a comfortable margin despite George H.W. Bush winning a convincing victory nationwide. Minnesota has the longest streak of voting Democratic of any state, having not voted Republican since 1972.

Results

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Michael Dukakis	1,109,471	52.91%	10
	Republican	George H.W. Bush	962,337	45.90%	0
	MN Progressive	Eugene McCarthy	5,403	0.26%	0
	Libertarian	Ron Paul	5,109	0.24%	0
	N/A	Write-ins	3,614	0.17%	0
	Socialist Workers	James Warren	2,155	0.10%	0
	Grassroots	Jack Herer	1,949	0.09%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	1,734	0.08%	0
	Economic Recovery	Lyndon LaRouche	1,702	0.08%	0
	Populist	David Duke	1,529	0.07%	0
	American	Delmar Dennis	1,298	0.06%	0
	Workers League	Edward Winn	489	0.02%	0
Totals			2,096,790	100.0%	10