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The 1988 United States presidential election in Louisiana 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.
Louisiana strongly voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. The margin was 10%, which was nonetheless the best Southern state showing for Dukakis. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Tensas Parish voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[1]
Results
Results by parish
Parish
|
George Herbert Walker Bush Republican
|
Michael Stanley Dukakis Democratic
|
David Ernest Duke Independent Populist
|
Various cadidates Other parties
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast[3]
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Acadia
|
11,279
|
49.21%
|
11,359
|
49.56%
|
183
|
0.80%
|
98
|
0.43%
|
-80
|
-0.35%
|
22,919
|
Allen
|
3,674
|
40.87%
|
5,204
|
57.89%
|
64
|
0.71%
|
47
|
0.52%
|
-1,530
|
-17.02%
|
8,989
|
Ascension
|
10,726
|
46.15%
|
12,147
|
52.27%
|
219
|
0.94%
|
148
|
0.64%
|
-1,421
|
-6.11%
|
23,240
|
Assumption
|
4,017
|
40.19%
|
5,610
|
56.13%
|
300
|
3.00%
|
68
|
0.68%
|
-1,593
|
-15.94%
|
9,995
|
Avoyelles
|
7,659
|
49.08%
|
7,353
|
47.12%
|
466
|
2.99%
|
128
|
0.82%
|
306
|
1.96%
|
15,606
|
Beauregard
|
6,466
|
57.30%
|
4,704
|
41.68%
|
59
|
0.52%
|
56
|
0.50%
|
1,762
|
15.61%
|
11,285
|
Bienville
|
3,680
|
48.83%
|
3,705
|
49.16%
|
90
|
1.19%
|
62
|
0.82%
|
-25
|
-0.33%
|
7,537
|
Bossier
|
20,807
|
69.16%
|
9,035
|
30.03%
|
135
|
0.45%
|
108
|
0.36%
|
11,772
|
39.13%
|
30,085
|
Caddo
|
54,498
|
57.73%
|
39,204
|
41.53%
|
363
|
0.38%
|
337
|
0.36%
|
15,294
|
16.20%
|
94,402
|
Calcasieu
|
29,649
|
46.25%
|
33,932
|
52.94%
|
302
|
0.47%
|
217
|
0.34%
|
-4,283
|
-6.68%
|
64,100
|
Caldwell
|
2,997
|
65.74%
|
1,423
|
31.21%
|
118
|
2.59%
|
21
|
0.46%
|
1,574
|
34.53%
|
4,559
|
Cameron
|
1,775
|
43.61%
|
2,257
|
55.45%
|
18
|
0.44%
|
20
|
0.49%
|
-482
|
-11.84%
|
4,070
|
Catahoula
|
2,862
|
57.82%
|
1,916
|
38.71%
|
137
|
2.77%
|
35
|
0.71%
|
946
|
19.11%
|
4,950
|
Claiborne
|
3,756
|
53.60%
|
3,158
|
45.07%
|
60
|
0.86%
|
33
|
0.47%
|
598
|
8.53%
|
7,007
|
Concordia
|
5,037
|
57.49%
|
3,461
|
39.50%
|
201
|
2.29%
|
62
|
0.71%
|
1,576
|
17.99%
|
8,761
|
De Soto
|
5,022
|
47.76%
|
5,366
|
51.03%
|
82
|
0.78%
|
46
|
0.44%
|
-344
|
-3.27%
|
10,516
|
East Baton Rouge
|
86,791
|
58.81%
|
59,270
|
40.16%
|
628
|
0.43%
|
895
|
0.61%
|
27,521
|
18.65%
|
147,584
|
East Carroll
|
1,536
|
44.39%
|
1,809
|
52.28%
|
88
|
2.54%
|
27
|
0.78%
|
-273
|
-7.89%
|
3,460
|
East Feliciana
|
3,537
|
48.06%
|
3,659
|
49.72%
|
99
|
1.35%
|
64
|
0.87%
|
-122
|
-1.66%
|
7,359
|
Evangeline
|
7,437
|
48.29%
|
7,693
|
49.95%
|
186
|
1.21%
|
84
|
0.55%
|
-256
|
-1.66%
|
15,400
|
Franklin
|
5,520
|
62.20%
|
3,043
|
34.29%
|
262
|
2.95%
|
50
|
0.56%
|
2,477
|
27.91%
|
8,875
|
Grant
|
4,402
|
60.76%
|
2,628
|
36.27%
|
172
|
2.37%
|
43
|
0.59%
|
1,774
|
24.49%
|
7,245
|
Iberia
|
15,438
|
54.49%
|
12,166
|
42.94%
|
598
|
2.11%
|
129
|
0.46%
|
3,272
|
11.55%
|
28,331
|
Iberville
|
5,855
|
39.46%
|
8,678
|
58.49%
|
200
|
1.35%
|
103
|
0.69%
|
-2,823
|
-19.03%
|
14,836
|
Jackson
|
4,251
|
58.64%
|
2,842
|
39.21%
|
102
|
1.41%
|
54
|
0.74%
|
1,409
|
19.44%
|
7,249
|
Jefferson
|
110,942
|
66.68%
|
53,035
|
31.88%
|
1,783
|
1.07%
|
612
|
0.37%
|
57,907
|
34.81%
|
166,372
|
Jefferson Davis
|
5,851
|
45.74%
|
6,799
|
53.15%
|
80
|
0.63%
|
61
|
0.48%
|
-948
|
-7.41%
|
12,791
|
Lafayette
|
36,648
|
59.44%
|
24,133
|
39.14%
|
515
|
0.84%
|
362
|
0.59%
|
12,515
|
20.30%
|
61,658
|
Lafourche
|
16,152
|
50.19%
|
15,013
|
46.65%
|
841
|
2.61%
|
173
|
0.54%
|
1,139
|
3.54%
|
32,179
|
LaSalle
|
4,559
|
71.69%
|
1,622
|
25.51%
|
149
|
2.34%
|
29
|
0.46%
|
2,937
|
46.19%
|
6,359
|
Lincoln
|
8,853
|
60.40%
|
5,427
|
37.03%
|
255
|
1.74%
|
122
|
0.83%
|
3,426
|
23.37%
|
14,657
|
Livingston
|
15,779
|
61.29%
|
9,659
|
37.52%
|
217
|
0.84%
|
88
|
0.34%
|
6,120
|
23.77%
|
25,743
|
Madison
|
2,334
|
47.53%
|
2,416
|
49.20%
|
123
|
2.50%
|
38
|
0.77%
|
-82
|
-1.67%
|
4,911
|
Morehouse
|
7,335
|
60.43%
|
4,496
|
37.04%
|
251
|
2.07%
|
57
|
0.47%
|
2,839
|
23.39%
|
12,139
|
Natchitoches
|
7,224
|
52.60%
|
6,151
|
44.79%
|
278
|
2.02%
|
80
|
0.58%
|
1,073
|
7.81%
|
13,733
|
Orleans
|
64,763
|
35.24%
|
116,851
|
63.58%
|
1,233
|
0.67%
|
953
|
0.52%
|
-52,088
|
-28.34%
|
183,800
|
Ouachita
|
33,858
|
67.32%
|
15,429
|
30.68%
|
703
|
1.40%
|
302
|
0.60%
|
18,429
|
36.64%
|
50,292
|
Plaquemines
|
6,084
|
59.11%
|
3,997
|
38.83%
|
163
|
1.58%
|
49
|
0.48%
|
2,087
|
20.28%
|
10,293
|
Pointe Coupee
|
4,333
|
39.64%
|
6,308
|
57.71%
|
151
|
1.38%
|
138
|
1.26%
|
-1,975
|
-18.07%
|
10,930
|
Rapides
|
29,977
|
61.31%
|
17,928
|
36.67%
|
743
|
1.52%
|
243
|
0.50%
|
12,049
|
24.64%
|
48,891
|
Red River
|
2,266
|
49.41%
|
2,254
|
49.15%
|
48
|
1.05%
|
18
|
0.39%
|
12
|
0.26%
|
4,586
|
Richland
|
5,226
|
62.85%
|
2,833
|
34.07%
|
191
|
2.30%
|
65
|
0.78%
|
2,393
|
28.78%
|
8,315
|
Sabine
|
4,767
|
55.81%
|
3,532
|
41.35%
|
200
|
2.34%
|
42
|
0.49%
|
1,235
|
14.46%
|
8,541
|
Saint Bernard
|
19,609
|
61.79%
|
11,406
|
35.94%
|
598
|
1.88%
|
123
|
0.39%
|
8,203
|
25.85%
|
31,736
|
Saint Charles
|
9,685
|
53.82%
|
7,973
|
44.31%
|
259
|
1.44%
|
78
|
0.43%
|
1,712
|
9.51%
|
17,995
|
Saint Helena
|
2,006
|
38.93%
|
3,013
|
58.47%
|
85
|
1.65%
|
49
|
0.95%
|
-1,007
|
-19.54%
|
5,153
|
Saint James
|
3,799
|
35.44%
|
6,707
|
62.57%
|
144
|
1.34%
|
69
|
0.64%
|
-2,908
|
-27.13%
|
10,719
|
Saint John the Baptist
|
7,464
|
46.02%
|
8,366
|
51.58%
|
276
|
1.70%
|
113
|
0.70%
|
-902
|
-5.56%
|
16,219
|
Saint Landry
|
15,790
|
44.53%
|
19,091
|
53.84%
|
323
|
0.91%
|
253
|
0.71%
|
-3,301
|
-9.31%
|
35,457
|
Saint Martin
|
7,541
|
41.60%
|
10,148
|
55.98%
|
283
|
1.56%
|
157
|
0.87%
|
-2,607
|
-14.38%
|
18,129
|
Saint Mary
|
11,540
|
51.71%
|
10,364
|
46.44%
|
295
|
1.32%
|
119
|
0.53%
|
1,176
|
5.27%
|
22,318
|
Saint Tammany
|
38,334
|
69.92%
|
15,638
|
28.52%
|
651
|
1.19%
|
200
|
0.36%
|
22,696
|
41.40%
|
54,823
|
Tangipahoa
|
16,669
|
54.32%
|
13,527
|
44.08%
|
325
|
1.06%
|
167
|
0.54%
|
3,142
|
10.24%
|
30,688
|
Tensas
|
1,645
|
50.00%
|
1,556
|
47.29%
|
69
|
2.10%
|
20
|
0.61%
|
89
|
2.71%
|
3,290
|
Terrebonne
|
18,745
|
58.19%
|
12,686
|
39.38%
|
636
|
1.97%
|
145
|
0.45%
|
6,059
|
18.81%
|
32,212
|
Union
|
5,900
|
62.97%
|
3,210
|
34.26%
|
199
|
2.12%
|
60
|
0.64%
|
2,690
|
28.71%
|
9,369
|
Vermilion
|
9,224
|
41.99%
|
12,180
|
55.45%
|
440
|
2.00%
|
122
|
0.56%
|
-2,956
|
-13.46%
|
21,966
|
Vernon
|
7,453
|
58.40%
|
4,998
|
39.17%
|
240
|
1.88%
|
70
|
0.55%
|
2,455
|
19.24%
|
12,761
|
Washington
|
9,374
|
51.81%
|
8,369
|
46.25%
|
260
|
1.44%
|
91
|
0.50%
|
1,005
|
5.55%
|
18,094
|
Webster
|
10,204
|
57.31%
|
7,434
|
41.75%
|
108
|
0.61%
|
59
|
0.33%
|
2,770
|
15.56%
|
17,805
|
West Baton Rouge
|
3,972
|
45.13%
|
4,686
|
53.24%
|
81
|
0.92%
|
62
|
0.70%
|
-714
|
-8.11%
|
8,801
|
West Carroll
|
3,077
|
64.14%
|
1,607
|
33.50%
|
97
|
2.02%
|
16
|
0.33%
|
1,470
|
30.64%
|
4,797
|
West Feliciana
|
1,854
|
45.34%
|
2,146
|
52.48%
|
46
|
1.12%
|
43
|
1.05%
|
-292
|
-7.14%
|
4,089
|
Winn
|
4,165
|
59.02%
|
2,699
|
38.25%
|
147
|
2.08%
|
46
|
0.65%
|
1,466
|
20.77%
|
7,057
|
Totals |
883,702 |
54.27% |
717,460 |
44.06% |
18,612 |
1.14% |
8,428 |
0.52% |
166,242 |
10.21% |
1,628,202
|
References