Election 1988 | US Presidential Elections | Results by State
1988 U.S. Presidential Election Results: George H. W. Bush Won ✓
Incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush carried the Republican ticket to victory over Democratic Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis on November 8, 1988, winning a commanding 426 electoral votes to Dukakis’s 111, while earning about 53.37 percent of the popular vote to Dukakis’s 45.65 percent.
111
Michael Dukakis
Percent: 45.65%
Votes: 41,809,476
426
George H.W. Bush
Percent: 53.37%
Votes: 48,886,597
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The 1988 U.S. presidential election, held on November 8, 1988, incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush won over Democratic Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis.
Results by State
Alabama
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 59.17%
Votes: 815,576
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 39.86%
Votes: 549,506
California
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.13%
Votes: 5,054,917
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 47.56%
Votes: 4,702,233
District of Columbia
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 14.30%
Votes: 27,590
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 82.65%
Votes: 159,407
Idaho
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 62.08%
Votes: 253,881
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 36.01%
Votes: 147,272
Kansas
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 55.79%
Votes: 554,049
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 42.56%
Votes: 422,636
Maryland
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.11%
Votes: 876,167
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 48.20%
Votes: 826,304
Mississippi
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 59.89%
Votes: 557,890
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 39.07%
Votes: 363,921
Nevada
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 58.86%
Votes: 206,040
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 37.92%
Votes: 132,738
New York
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 47.52%
Votes: 3,081,871
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 51.62%
Votes: 3,347,882
Oklahoma
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 57.93%
Votes: 678,367
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 41.28%
Votes: 483,423
South Carolina
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 61.50%
Votes: 606,443
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 37.58%
Votes: 370,554
Utah
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 66.22%
Votes: 428,442
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 32.05%
Votes: 207,343
West Virginia
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 47.46%
Votes: 310,065
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 52.20%
Votes: 341,016
Alaska
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 59.59%
Votes: 119,251
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 36.27%
Votes: 72,584
Colorado
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 53.06%
Votes: 728,177
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 45.28%
Votes: 621,453
Florida
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 60.87%
Votes: 2,618,885
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 38.51%
Votes: 1,656,701
Illinois
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 50.69%
Votes: 2,310,939
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 48.60%
Votes: 2,215,940
Kentucky
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 55.52%
Votes: 734,281
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 43.88%
Votes: 580,368
Massachusetts
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 45.38%
Votes: 1,194,644
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 53.23%
Votes: 1,401,406
Missouri
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.83%
Votes: 1,084,953
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 47.85%
Votes: 1,001,619
New Hampshire
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 62.49%
Votes: 281,537
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 36.33%
Votes: 163,696
North Carolina
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 57.97%
Votes: 1,237,258
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 41.71%
Votes: 890,167
Oregon
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 46.61%
Votes: 560,126
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 51.28%
Votes: 616,206
South Dakota
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 52.85%
Votes: 165,415
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 46.51%
Votes: 145,560
Vermont
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.10%
Votes: 124,331
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 47.58%
Votes: 115,775
Wisconsin
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 47.80%
Votes: 1,047,499
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 51.41%
Votes: 1,126,794
Arizona
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 59.95%
Votes: 702,541
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 38.74%
Votes: 454,029
Connecticut
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.98%
Votes: 750,241
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 46.87%
Votes: 676,584
Georgia
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 59.75%
Votes: 1,081,331
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 39.50%
Votes: 714,792
Indiana
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 59.84%
Votes: 1,297,763
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 39.69%
Votes: 860,643
Louisiana
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 54.27%
Votes: 883,702
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 45.10%
Votes: 734,281
Michigan
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 53.57%
Votes: 1,965,486
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 45.67%
Votes: 1,675,783
Montana
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 52.07%
Votes: 190,412
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 46.20%
Votes: 168,936
New Jersey
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.24%
Votes: 1,743,192
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 42.60%
Votes: 1,320,352
North Dakota
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.03%
Votes: 166,559
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 42.97%
Votes: 127,739
Pennsylvania
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 50.70%
Votes: 2,300,087
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 48.39%
Votes: 2,194,944
Tennessee
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 57.89%
Votes: 947,233
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 41.55%
Votes: 679,794
Virginia
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 59.74%
Votes: 1,309,162
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 39.23%
Votes: 859,799
Wyoming
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 60.53%
Votes: 106,867
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 38.01%
Votes: 67,113
Arkansas
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.37%
Votes: 466,578
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 42.19%
Votes: 349,237
Delaware
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 55.88%
Votes: 139,639
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 43.48%
Votes: 108,647
Hawaii
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 44.75%
Votes: 158,625
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 54.27%
Votes: 192,364
Iowa
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 44.50%
Votes: 545,355
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 54.71%
Votes: 670,557
Maine
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 55.34%
Votes: 307,131
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 43.88%
Votes: 243,569
Minnesota
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 45.90%
Votes: 962,337
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 52.91%
Votes: 1,109,471
Nebraska
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 60.15%
Votes: 398,447
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 39.20%
Votes: 259,646
New Mexico
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.86%
Votes: 270,341
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 46.90%
Votes: 244,497
Ohio
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 55.00%
Votes: 2,416,549
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 44.15%
Votes: 1,939,629
Rhode Island
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 43.93%
Votes: 177,761
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 55.64%
Votes: 225,123
Texas
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 55.95%
Votes: 3,036,829
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 43.35%
Votes: 2,352,748
Washington
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 48.46%
Votes: 903,835
Michael Dukakis (DEM)
Percent: 50.05%
Votes: 933,516