United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1988

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1988

November 8, 1988

Nominee Michael Dukakis George H.W. Bush Party DFL Republican Home state Massachusetts Texas Running mate Lloyd Bentsen Dan Quayle Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 1,109,471 962,337 Percentage 52.9% 45.9%

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

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

The 1988 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Minnesota was won by Democrat Michael Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts, with 52.91% of the popular vote over Republican Vice President George H.W. Bush's 45.90%, a victory margin of 7.01%. ^[1]

Four years earlier Minnesota had been the only state in the entire country to vote for Democrat Walter Mondale over Republican Ronald Reagan, and this Democratic strength in the state endured in 1988, as Minnesota chose Michael Dukakis by a comfortable margin despite George H.W. Bush winning a convincing victory nationwide. Minnesota has the longest streak of voting Democratic of any state, having not voted Republican since 1972.

Results

United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1988 [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Michael Dukakis	1,109,471	52.91%	10
	Republican	George H.W. Bush	962,337	45.90%	0
	MN Progressive	Eugene McCarthy	5,403	0.26%	0
	Libertarian	Ron Paul	5,109	0.24%	0
	Write-ins		3,614	0.17%	0
	Socialist Workers	James Warren	2,155	0.10%	0
	Grassroots	Jack Herer	1,949	0.09%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	1,734	0.08%	0
	Democrats for Economic Recovery	Lyndon LaRouche	1,702	0.08%	0
	America First	David Duke	1,529	0.07%	0
	American	Delmar Dennis	1,298	0.06%	0
	Workers League	Edward Winn	489	0.02%	0
Totals			2,096,790	100.0%	10

References

1. "1988 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 30 Jan 2013.
2. "1988 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 30 Jan 2013.