Presidential Election 1988, United States Presidential Election Of 1988 United States Government Britannica

Detailed national level presidential election results for 1988.

Election 2020 opinion polls ireland. Ronald reagan republican defeated walter mondale democrat. Bush republican defeated michael dukakis democrat winning 53 percent of the popular vote. The google advertisement links below may advocate political positions that this site does not endorse.

Red denotes states won by bushquayle and blue denotes those won by dukakisbentsen. Long presidential bid in the run up to the 1988 election. Bush then the incumbent vice president by 17 percentage points.

Bush won the republican nomination while the democrats nominated joe biden a senator from delaware. Announcing his bid for 1988 democratic presidential nomination as wife jill r looks on. As of 2020 it has not happened since.

Ronald reagan the incumbent president was vacating the position after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the twenty second amendment. Bush won the republican nomination. 8 1988 in which republican george bush defeated democrat michael dukakis.

The 1988 united states elections were held on november 8 and elected the members of the 101st united states congressthe republican party retained the presidency while the democratic party retained control of congress. United states presidential election of 1988 american presidential election held on nov. The united states election of 1988 featured an open primary for both major parties.

The 1988 united states presidential election was the 51st quadrennial presidential election held on tuesday november 8 1988incumbent republican vice president george h. Bush defeated democratic governor michael dukakis of massachusetts. The 1988 campaign featured an open contest on both the republican and democratic sides as republican pres.

Biden had been on. Bush defeated democratic massachusetts governor michael dukakisthis was the first presidential election since 1940 in which a party won the presidency three consecutive times. Home 2020 election results election info weblog forum wiki search email login site info store note.

Light blue is the electoral vote for bentsendukakis by a west virginia faithless electornumbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the district of columbia. Reagan won 58 percent of the popular vote and carried every state except minnesota in the electoral college. Reagans vice president george h.

Ronald reagan was entering. In july of 1988 a gallup poll showed democratic presidential nominee michael dukakis leading george hw.