United States presidential election in Florida, 1988

United States presidential election in Florida, 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 21 0 Popular vote 2,618,885 1,656,701 Percentage 60.9% 38.5%
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

Ronald Reagan
Republican

George H. W. Bush
Republican

The 1988 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President.

Florida 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.

Florida weighed in for this election as 7% more Republican than the national average.

The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for Florida, with more than 99% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties, and only 4 candidates appearing on the ballot. Every county in Florida turned out in this election for Bush, except for North Florida's Gadsden County, which voted narrowly more for Dukakis than Bush.