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270 electoral votes to win. Change history with the 1988 presidential election interactive map. Update a state winner by clicking it to rotate through candidates. Alternately, select a candidate color in the Map Color Palette, then select states to apply.
Results of the presidential election of 1988, won by George Bush with 426 electoral votes
Election Notes: In West Virginia, One Dukakis Elector cast her vote for Lloyd Bensten (President) and Michael Dukakis (Vice President). Electoral Vote Map Note: there is no implied geographical significance as to the location of the shaded areas for West Virginia's split electoral votes.
The map above shows the result of the 1988 US presidential election between George H. W. Bush and Michael Dukakis. Turnout for the election was 52.80%. Here are the key details:
The following official results of United States Presidential, Congressional and Senatorial elections held on November 8, 1988, have been prepared by the Federal Election Commission.
The map above shows the county results of the 1988 Presidential Election by party, with blue counties representing wins by the Republican candidate and red counties representing wins by the Democratic candidate.
The Electoral College is the process in which the United States elects its president. Each state (Including the District of Columbia) is allocated a number of electors equal to its number of representatives plus two for each of its senators.
