| Presidential Candidate | Electoral Vote | Popular Vote | Pct | Party | Running Mate (Electoral Votes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George H. W. Bush of Texas (W) | 426 | 47,946,000 | Republican | James Danforth Quayle of Indiana (426) | |
| Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts | 111 | 41,016,000 | Democrat | Lloyd Bentsen of Texas (111) | Lloyd Bentsen of Texas | 1 | Democrat | Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts (1) |
| Ron Paul | 432,179 | Libertarian | Andre V. Marrou | ||
| Lenora B. Fulani | 217,219 | New Alliance | |||
| Other | |||||
| Total | 91,591,486 | 100.0% | |||
| Other elections: 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 | |||||
| Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register | |||||
The election was held on November 8, 1988.
The 1988 presidential election was a wide open primary for both major parties. Ronald Reagan, the incumbant president, was vacating the position after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-Second Amendment.
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2 Republican Primary 3 General Election 4 Results |
Having been badly defeated in the 1984 presidential election, the Democrats were eager to find a new approach to the presidency. Among the field of candidates were the following:
Democratic Primary
In early 1987, Senator Gary Hart was the clear frontrunner in the field (Democratic party efforts to recruit New York Governor Mario Cuomo aside). Hart had put in a strong showing in the 1984 presidential election, and had refined his campaign in the intervening years.
However, questions about extramarital affairs dogged the charismatic candidate. An exasperated Hart challenged the press to tail him. The Miami Herald did exactly that, to uncover damaging evidence of an affair with 29-year-old model Donna Rice, getting a photograph of Rice sitting on Hart's lap. On May 8, 1987, a week after the Donna Rice story broke, Hart dropped out of the race.
In December of 1987, Hart returned to the race. However the damage had been done.
A West Virginia elector voted for Bentsen as President and Dukakis as Vice President in order to make a statement against the U.S. Electoral College.
See also: President of the United States, U.S. presidential election, 1988, History of the United States (1980-present)
zh-cn:1988年美国总统选举Republican Primary
General Election
Results
