United States presidential election in Delaware, 1988

United States presidential election in Delaware, 1988

November 8, 1988

Nominee George H. W. Bush Michael Dukakis Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Massachusetts Running mate Dan Quayle Lloyd Bentsen Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 139,639 108,647 Percentage 55.9% 43.5%

County Results   Dukakis—70-80%   Dukakis—60-70%   Dukakis—50-60%   Bush—50-60%   Bush—60-70%   Bush—70-80%

President before election Ronald Reagan Republican Elected President George H. W. Bush Republican

The 1988 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Delaware voters chose 3 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President.

Delaware was won by incumbent United States Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas, who was running against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as Vice President, and Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen.

Delaware weighed in for this election as about 1% more Republican than the national average.

Partisan background

Bush's largely socially conservative rhetoric garnered him much support among social-conservatives nationwide. Seen here at campaign rally in Omaha, Nebraska.

The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for Delaware, with nearly 99.5% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties, and only four political parties on the ballot, statewide.^[1] All counties in Delaware voted in majority for Bush.

Results

United States presidential election in Delaware, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George H. W. Bush	139,639	55.88%	3
	Democratic	Michael Dukakis	108,647	43.48%	0
	Libertarian	Ron Paul	1,162	0.47%	0
	New Alliance Party	Lenora Fulani	443	0.18%	0
Totals			249,891	100.0%	3

See also

• Gulf War
• Presidency of George H. W. Bush

References

1. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2013-07-21.