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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.
The 1988 United States elections were held on November 8 and elected the president of the United States and members of the 101st United States Congress. Republican Vice President George H. W. Bush defeated Democratic Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis .
Pages in category "1988 United States presidential election" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for 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 ...
Pages in category "Candidates in the 1988 United States presidential election" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "1988 United States presidential election by state" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
From 1856 to 1984, the state had gone Republican in every presidential election except for the 1964 Democratic landslide. Despite this history, Vermont was considered a swing state in 1988, and the Dukakis campaign targeted it in its electoral strategy. [1] In this election, the state weighed in as about 4% more Democratic than the nation.