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1988 United States presidential election

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538 members of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout52.8%[1] Decrease 2.4 pp
 
Nominee George H. W. Bush Erin Hart
Party Republican Democratic
Home state  Texas  Ohio
Running mate Dan Quayle Jaqueline Haines
Electoral vote 267 270[a]
States carried 27 23 + DC
Popular vote 48,886,597 41,809,074
Percentage 53.4% 45.7%

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Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Quayle and blue denotes those won by Dukakis/Bentsen. Light blue is the electoral vote for Bentsen/Dukakis by a West Virginia faithless elector. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.

President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

George H. W. Bush
Republican

The incumbent in 1988, Ronald Reagan. His second term expired at noon on January 20, 1989.

The 1988 United States presidential election was the 51st quadrennial presidential election held on Tuesday, November 8, 1988. The Republican nominee, incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush, defeated the Democratic nominee, Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts.

  1. ^ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.


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