1988 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1988 U.S. presidential election . Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1988 Democratic National Convention held from July 18 to July 21 , 1988 , in Atlanta , Georgia . This is also the last time Illinois , Missouri , Virginia , Georgia , Alabama , Mississippi , and Louisiana chose delegates for a candidate who did not win the nomination
1988 Democratic National Convention
1988 Democratic National Convention
1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries