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The 1988 United States presidential election in California took place on November 8, 1988, and was part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 47 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
This was the last presidential election in which an incumbent vice president was elected president, although Joe Biden was elected in 2020 as a former vice president. The 1988 presidential election was the first since 1948 that a party won a third consecutive term, and the first time for the Republicans since 1928 .
Since being admitted to the Union in 1850, California has participated in 43 presidential elections. A bellwether from 1888 to 1996 , voting for the losing candidates only three times in that span, California has become a reliable state for Democratic presidential candidates since 1992 .
[5] [6] Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 47 presidencies; the discrepancy arises because of Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump, who were elected to two non-consecutive terms. Cleveland is counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, while Trump is counted as the 45th and 47th president. [7] [8]
1988 California elections could refer to: 1988 United States presidential election in California; 1988 United States Senate election in California;
1988: 5,054,917 51.13% ... top two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the general election. Elections for president, vice president, political party ...
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Reagan ran for reelection as president in 1984, running against Democrat Walter Mondale. Reagan was re-elected, receiving 58.8% of the popular vote to Mondale's 40.6%, and winning 49 of 50 states. [43] Reagan won a record 525 electoral votes (97.6 percent of the 538 votes in the Electoral College), the most by any candidate in American history ...