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He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [10] Since the ratification of the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1951, no person may be elected president more than twice, and no one who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected may be elected more than once. [11]
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.
No candidate since 1988 has managed to equal or surpass Bush's share of the electoral or popular vote. Dukakis won 45.6% of the popular vote and carried ten states and Washington, D.C. Bush became the first sitting vice president to be elected president since Martin Van Buren in 1836.
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 .
Catalan parliamentary election, 1988; 1988 Danish parliamentary election; 1988 Faroese parliamentary election; 1988 Finnish presidential election; 1988 French legislative election; 1988 Gibraltar general election; 1988 Icelandic presidential election; 1988 Stockholm municipal election; 1988 Swedish general election
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]
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 .
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 .