1988 United States presidential straw poll in Guam
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The 1988 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was held on November 8, 1988, Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, instead, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election. In turn cast direct electoral votes for president and vice president.[1][2]
Former Vice President George H. W. Bush won the straw poll by almost 58.9%.
Results[edit]
The votes of Guam residents didn't count in this November presidential election, but the territory nonetheless conducts a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president every election year. Since the first straw poll was in 1980.[3]
| 1988 United States presidential straw poll in Guam[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | George H. W. Bush | Dan Quayle | 14,241 | 58.84% | |
| Democratic | Michael Dukakis | Lloyd Bentsen | 9,646 | 39.86% | |
| Totals | 23,887 | 98.7% | |||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Presidential election in Guam, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ Network, Pacific Daily News Staff Reports, Pacific Daily News/USA TODAY (2020-11-04). "Election 2020: Guam voters choose Joe Biden as next president in straw poll". guampdn.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Bill No. 287 - VETO.pdf" (PDF). Guam Legislature. July 31, 2008. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Reports, Studies & Publications". gec.guam.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-02.