United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1988

United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 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 25 0 Popular vote 2,300,087 2,194,944 Percentage 50.70% 48.39%

County results

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

The 1988 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 8, 1988 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 25 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Pennsylvania narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. As of 2012, this is the last election where Pennsylvania was carried by the Republican presidential candidate. This was also the first election since 1932 that Pennsylvania did not vote the same as neighboring New York, and the last time as of 2012 that has happened.

Results

United States presidential[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George H. W. Bush	2,300,087	50.70%	25
	Democratic	Michael Dukakis	2,194,944	48.39%	0
	Consumer	Eugene McCarthy	19,158	0.42%	0
	Libertarian	Ron Paul	12,051	0.27%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	4,379	0.10%	0
	America First	David Duke	3,444	0.08%	0
	Workers' League	Edward Winn	2,188	0.05%	0

References

1. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html

See also