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1988 U.S. presidential election: Candidate: Michael Dukakis 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts (1975–1979, 1983–1991) Lloyd Bentsen U.S. Senator from Texas (1971–1993) Affiliation: Democratic Party: Status: Announced: March 16, 1987 Presumptive nominee: June 7, 1988 Official nominee: July 21, 1988 Lost election: November 8, 1988 ...
The choice of Bentsen caused some backlash from Jesse Jackson, who had wanted to be chosen as the vice presidential nominee, and progressives such as Ralph Nader. [2] Paul Brountas, a longtime Dukakis aide, led the search for Dukakis's running mate. [1] The Dukakis–Bentsen ticket ultimately lost to the Bush–Quayle ticket in the general ...
A rare event in any United States presidential election, West Virginia was home to a faithless elector in the election of 1988. During the assembly of the electoral college, one elector from West Virginia, Margarette Leach, cast her vote for the Democratic vice presidential nominee Lloyd Bentsen as president, and Dukakis as the vice president ...
The 1988 Democratic National Convention was held at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, from July 18 to 21, 1988, to select candidates for the 1988 presidential election. At the convention Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts was nominated for president and Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas for vice president .
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.
The 1988 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
This was also the last time that a Republican presidential nominee won any of the state's 14 counties, namely Barnstable, Plymouth, and Worcester Counties. Dukakis won 11 counties in Massachusetts to Bush's three. Dukakis's strongest county was Suffolk County, home to the state's capital and largest city, Boston, where he took 64.02% of the vote.
The 1988 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1988 United States presidential election . Kentucky voters chose nine electors to the Electoral College , which selected the president and vice president .