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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 1988. The Republican Party's ticket of incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush and Indiana senator Dan Quayle defeated the Democratic ticket of Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis and Texas senator Lloyd Bentsen.
Presidential election year: Election day: November 8: Incumbent president: Ronald Reagan (Republican) Next Congress: 101st: Presidential election; Partisan control: Republican hold: Popular vote margin: Republican +7.8%: Electoral vote: George H. W. Bush (R) 426: Michael Dukakis (D) 111: 1988 presidential election results.
John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, and set the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with their own administration. [10] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is silent on ...
Since 1824, a national popular vote has been tallied for each election, but the national popular vote does not directly affect the winner of the presidential election. The United States has had a two-party system for much of its history, and the major parties of the two-party system have dominated presidential elections for most of U.S. history ...
November 8 – 1988 United States presidential election: George H. W. Bush is elected president of the United States over Democratic opponent, Michael Dukakis. November 10 – The United States Air Force acknowledges the existence of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk in a Pentagon press conference. [9]
The 1988 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia , were part of the 1988 United States presidential election . Voters chose 16 electors to the Electoral College , which selected the president and vice president .
Vice President George H. W. Bush received 14.3% of the vote. This is the most recent election in which the Republican candidate received more than 10% of the vote in the District of Columbia, and it was one of only two areas that leaned more Republican than in the presidential election of 1984 , which had resulted in a Republican landslide, the ...
The 1988 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .