United States presidential election in Alaska, 1988

United States presidential election in Alaska, 1988

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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 119,251 72,584 Percentage 59.6% 36.3%
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

Ronald Reagan
Republican

George H. W. Bush
Republican

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

Alaska 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.

Alaska weighed in for this election as 6% more Republican than the national average.

The presidential election of 1988 was a rather multi-partisan election for Alaska, with nearly 5% of the votes going to third party candidates. Leading the third party turnout in Alaska, and with one of his best turnouts nationwide, Texas congressman Ron Paul was able to pull nearly 3% of votes in the states with the backing of the newly reformed Libertarian Party.