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The 1988 elections

Michael Dukakis (D) faced George H. W. Bush (R); Bush won the presidency. National popular vote: R+7.7.

1988 presidential election
BushR+7.7
1988 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1988 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · R+19.3 · 9 electoral votesAlaska · R+23.3 · 3 electoral votesArizona · R+21.2 · 7 electoral votesColorado · R+7.8 · 8 electoral votesFlorida · R+22.4 · 21 electoral votesGeorgia · R+20.3 · 12 electoral votesIndiana · R+20.2 · 12 electoral votesKansas · R+13.2 · 7 electoral votesMaine · R+11.5 · 4 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+7.9 · 13 electoral votesMinnesota · D+7.0 · 10 electoral votesNew Jersey · R+13.6 · 16 electoral votesNorth Carolina · R+16.3 · 13 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+13.1 · 3 electoral votesOklahoma · R+16.6 · 8 electoral votesPennsylvania · R+2.3 · 25 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+6.3 · 3 electoral votesTexas · R+12.6 · 29 electoral votesWyoming · R+22.5 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · R+5.1 · 8 electoral votesMissouri · R+4.0 · 11 electoral votesWest Virginia · D+4.7 · 6 electoral votesIllinois · R+2.1 · 24 electoral votesNew Mexico · R+5.0 · 5 electoral votesArkansas · R+14.2 · 6 electoral votesCalifornia · R+3.6 · 47 electoral votesDelaware · R+12.4 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · D+68.3 · 3 electoral votesHawaii · D+9.5 · 4 electoral votesIowa · D+10.2 · 8 electoral votesKentucky · R+11.6 · 9 electoral votesMaryland · R+2.9 · 10 electoral votesMichigan · R+7.9 · 20 electoral votesMississippi · R+20.8 · 7 electoral votesMontana · R+5.9 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+26.2 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+4.1 · 36 electoral votesOhio · R+10.9 · 23 electoral votesOregon · D+4.7 · 7 electoral votesTennessee · R+16.3 · 11 electoral votesUtah · R+34.2 · 5 electoral votesVirginia · R+20.5 · 12 electoral votesWashington · D+1.6 · 10 electoral votesWisconsin · D+3.6 · 11 electoral votesNebraska · R+21.0 · 5 electoral votesSouth Carolina · R+23.9 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · R+26.1 · 4 electoral votesNevada · R+20.9 · 4 electoral votesVermont · R+3.5 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · R+10.2 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · D+11.7 · 4 electoral votes
1988presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1988 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+3.53 EVNHR+26.24 EVMAD+7.913 EVRID+11.74 EVCTR+5.18 EVNJR+13.616 EVDER+12.43 EVMDR+2.910 EVDCD+68.33 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R)
Dukakis (D)
41,809,470
45.6%
Bush (R)
48,886,564
53.4%
All others
892,152
1.0%
Margin
R+7.7

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US Senate 1988: Democrats won 19, Republicans 14 of 33 contests →

US House 1988: Democrats won 260, Republicans 175 of 435 seats →

Governor coverage is 2018–2024 (the precinct-data era); odd-year states (NJ/VA) and earlier cycles are pending sourcing. See the methodology for series notes.