1988 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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The 1988 United States presidential election in Connecticut 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 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, by a margin of 5.10%. Bush took 51.98% of the vote to Dukakis's 46.87%.
Although Dukakis won only Hartford County, he took 47-49% of the vote in five other counties, making it a close race statewide. He came much closer to winning the state than Walter Mondale, who had lost the state by over 20 points four years earlier. Dukakis's gains reflected liberal New England's drift as a whole toward the Democratic Party, as the Republican Party became increasingly conservative and oriented toward the South. This would be the last time that a Republican presidential candidate would win Connecticut's electoral votes, as the state has gone Democratic in every election since.
Results
| United States presidential election in Connecticut, 1988[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | George H. W. Bush | 750,241 | 51.98% | 8 | |
| Democratic | Michael Dukakis | 676,584 | 46.87% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Ron Paul | 14,071 | 0.97% | 0 | |
| New Alliance | Lenora Fulani | 2,491 | 0.17% | 0 | |
| No party | William A. Marra (Write-in) | 7 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,443,394 | 100.00% | 8 | ||
| Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) | 58%/80% | ||||
Results by county
| County | Bush% | Bush# | Dukakis% | Dukakis# | Others% | Others# | Total |
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| Fairfield | 59.04% | 221,316 | 39.91% | 149,630 | 1.05% | 3,932 | 374,878 |
| Hartford | 45.95% | 173,031 | 53.08% | 199,857 | 0.97% | 3,648 | 376,536 |
| Litchfield | 55.97% | 44,637 | 42.91% | 34,227 | 1.12% | 893 | 79,757 |
| Middlesex | 50.01% | 34,682 | 48.95% | 33,946 | 1.03% | 716 | 69,344 |
| New Haven | 50.90% | 174,251 | 47.66% | 163,153 | 1.45% | 4,957 | 342,361 |
| New London | 51.22% | 52,681 | 47.53% | 48,882 | 1.25% | 1,288 | 102,851 |
| Tolland | 50.80% | 28,375 | 48.13% | 26,884 | 1.08% | 602 | 55,861 |
| Windham | 50.88% | 21,268 | 47.86% | 20,005 | 1.26% | 526 | 41,799 |
References
- ^ "1988 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
