<Table> United States presidential election , 1988 <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1984 </Td> <Td> November 8 , 1988 </Td> <Td> 1992 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> All 538 electoral votes of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Turnout </Th> <Td> 50.2 % 3.1 pp </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> Michael Dukakis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running mate </Th> <Td> Dan Quayle </Td> <Td> Lloyd Bentsen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Electoral vote </Th> <Td> 426 </Td> <Td> 111 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States carried </Th> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 10 + DC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 48,886,597 </Td> <Td> 41,809,074 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 53.4 % </Td> <Td> 45.6 % </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Presidential election results map . Red denotes states won by Bush / Quayle , blue denotes those won by Dukakis / Bentsen , light blue is the electoral vote for Bentsen / Dukakis by a West Virginia faithless elector . Numbers indicate electoral votes allotted to the winner of each state . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> President before election <P> Ronald Reagan Republican </P> </Td> <Td> Elected President <P> George H.W. Bush Republican </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> United States presidential election , 1988 <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1984 </Td> <Td> November 8 , 1988 </Td> <Td> 1992 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> All 538 electoral votes of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Turnout </Th> <Td> 50.2 % 3.1 pp </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> <Td> Michael Dukakis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running mate </Th> <Td> Dan Quayle </Td> <Td> Lloyd Bentsen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Electoral vote </Th> <Td> 426 </Td> <Td> 111 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States carried </Th> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 10 + DC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 48,886,597 </Td> <Td> 41,809,074 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 53.4 % </Td> <Td> 45.6 % </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Presidential election results map . Red denotes states won by Bush / Quayle , blue denotes those won by Dukakis / Bentsen , light blue is the electoral vote for Bentsen / Dukakis by a West Virginia faithless elector . Numbers indicate electoral votes allotted to the winner of each state . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> President before election <P> Ronald Reagan Republican </P> </Td> <Td> Elected President <P> George H.W. Bush Republican </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who received the democratic nomination for president in 1988
who received the democratic nomination for president in 1988
Michael Dukakis
Michael Dukakis