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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. This has not happened since; from 1992 onward, neither party has been able to win the presidency more than two consecutive times.
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
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.
From January 14 to June 14, 1988, Republican voters chose their nominee for president in the 1988 United States presidential election.Incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1988 Republican National Convention held from August 15 to August 18, 1988, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This article is a list of United States presidential candidates. ... 1988: Michael Dukakis: George H. W. Bush† Ron Paul (Libertarian) Lenora Fulani (New Alliance)
George H. W. Bush's tenure as the 41st president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1989, and ended on January 20, 1993. Bush, a Republican from Texas and the incumbent vice president for two terms under President Ronald Reagan, took office following his landslide victory over Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election.
In May 1988, the Senate voted 93-to-5 in favor of ratifying the INF Treaty. [214] President Reagan's Trip to USSR, Walking in Red Square with Mikhail Gorbachev, Moscow, May 31, 1988. Though it was attacked by conservatives like Jesse Helms, the INF Treaty provided a major boost to Reagan's popularity in the aftermath of the Iran–Contra Affair.
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]