Presidential Election of 1988

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text-left"> <img src="/images/icons/rotation.png" class="float-left" /> <div class="float-left"> <span style="font-size:1.2em;" class="pl-1">Change History!</span><br /> <span class="pl-1">1988 interactive map</span> </div> </a> <div class="col-12"> <a class="btn btn-info btn-left" href="../1984_Election/index.html"> << 1984</a> <a class="btn btn-info btn-right" href="../1992_Election/index.html">1992 >></a> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-9 col-lg-8"> <div id="cut-article"> <p>The United States election of 1988 featured an open primary for both major parties. Ronald Reagan, the incumbent President, was vacating the position after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the Democrats nominated Michael Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts. Bush capitalized on a good economy, a stable international stage (the U.S. was not involved in any wars or conflicts during this time), and on Reagan's popularity. Meanwhile, Dukakis's campaign suffered from several miscues. This caused the Republicans to win their third presidential election in a row. In this election, Bush became the first incumbent Vice President of the United States to win a presidential election in 152 years, since Martin Van Buren in 1836. Just like Van Buren in 1840, President Bush would also be defeated for reelection in 1992, after serving a single term.</p> </div> <div id="full-article" class="collapse collapse-read-more"> </div> <p>Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1988" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></p> <div class="ad-wrapper d-xs-block d-md-none float-sm-none mt-3" align="center">  <div align="center" id="270towin_300x250_Right_1" class="freestar_270towin_300x250_Right_1"> <script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"> window.enabled_ad_slots.push("270towin_300x250_Right_1"); </script> </div> </div> <h3 class="mt-4">1988 Election Results</h3> <div class="table-responsive"> <table class="table table-sm table-striped border-bottom"> <thead> <tr> <th></th> <th></th> <th>Candidate</th> <th>Party</th> <th class="text-right">Electoral Votes</th> <th class="text-right">Popular Votes</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td> <span> ✓ </span> </td> <td><div class="party-cube" style="background-color:#d22532"></div></td> <td>George Bush</td> <td>Republican</td> <td class="text-right">426</td> <td class="text-right">48,886,597 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><div class="party-cube" style="background-color:#244999"></div></td> <td>Michael S. Dukakis</td> <td>Democratic</td> <td class="text-right">111</td> <td class="text-right">41,809,074 </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><div class="party-cube" style="background-color:#454545"></div></td> <td>Other: See Election Facts Below</td> <td></td> <td class="text-right">1</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <img src="/historical_maps/1988_large.png" width="100%" class="my-4"> <div class="ad-wrapper mb-3 mb-0-md float-sm-none" align="center">  <div align="center" id="270towin_300x250_FLEX_1" class="freestar_270towin_300x250_FLEX_1"> <script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"> window.enabled_ad_slots.push("270towin_300x250_FLEX_1"); </script> </div> </div> <h3 class="mt-3 border-bottom">1988 Election Facts</h3> <ul> <li>Dukakis won West Virginia; however one elector cast a vote for Dem. 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