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United States presidential election, 1988

Election NameUnited States presidential election, 1988
CountryUnited States
Typepresidential
Ongoingno
Previous ElectionUnited States presidential election, 1984
Previous Year1984
Next ElectionUnited States presidential election, 1992
Next Year1992
Election DateNovember 8, 1988
Nominee1George H. W. Bush
Party1Republican Party (United States)
Home State1Texas
Running Mate1Dan Quayle
Electoral Vote1426
States Carried140
Popular Vote148,886,597
Percentage153.4%
Nominee2Michael Dukakis
Party2Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2Massachusetts
Running Mate2Lloyd Bentsen
Electoral Vote2111
States Carried210 + DC
Popular Vote241,809,476
Percentage245.7%
Map ImageElectoralCollege1988.svg
Map Size350px
Map CaptionPresidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Quayle, Blue denotes those won by Dukakis/Bentsen. Lloyd Bentsen for President (and Michael Dukakis for V.P.) received one electoral vote from a West Virginia faithless elector. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
TitlePresident
Before ElectionRonald Reagan
Before PartyRepublican Party (United States)
After ElectionGeorge H. W. Bush
After PartyRepublican Party (United States)

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The United States presidential election of 1988 featured an open primary for both major parties. Ronald Reagan, the incumbent President, was unable to seek re-election after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the Democrats nominated Michael Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts. Bush capitalized on a good economy, a stable international stage, and on Reagan's popularity, while Dukakis's campaign suffered from several miscues. The result was a third consecutive Republican landslide.

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US Democrats - Michael Dukakis 1988 Presidential Election Commercial
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Vote 1988! - Presidential Election Commercial
0.85 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Barbara Bush: I wish people could see him as I see him. As thousands of people see him. You know I always love the time someone said to George, "How can you run for President? You don't have any constituency." And George said "You know I've got a great big family and thousands of friends." And that's what he has. Narrator: For more than forty years George Bush has met every challenge his country and the world have offered up to him. The truth is, the more you learn about George Bush, the more you realize that perhaps no other person in this century is better prepared to be President of the United States.
1.02 min. | 5.0 user rating		 US Democrats - Michael Dukakis 1988 Presidential Election Commercial
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The Balloting
Democratic Party nomination : Democratic Convention
Presidential Ballot Vice Presidential Ballot
Michael S. Dukakis 2,876.25 Lloyd M. Bentsen 4,162
Jesse L. Jackson 1,218.5
Richard H. Stallings 3
Joe Biden 2
Richard A. Gephardt 2
Gary W. Hart 1
Lloyd M. Bentsen 1

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