1988 United States presidential election in Illinois

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1988 United States presidential election in Illinois
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  1984 November 8, 1988 1992  
Turnout71.72%
  VP George Bush crop.jpg Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg
Nominee George H. W. Bush Michael Dukakis
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Texas Massachusetts
Running mate Dan Quayle Lloyd Bentsen
Electoral vote240
Popular vote2,310,9392,215,940
Percentage50.69%48.60%

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President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

George H. W. Bush
Republican

The 1988 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. State voters chose 24 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Contents

Illinois 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.

Illinois weighed in for this election as 5.4% more Democratic than the national average. Bush won the election in rapidly liberalizing Illinois with a narrow 2-point margin. Like the neighboring state of Missouri, Bush's performance here was far below that of President Ronald Reagan's just four years earlier. Bush's loss of many down-state rural counties, combined with Dukakis's stronger than normal performance across much of the state, especially in Cook County, which houses the Chicago area, made the election results in this state much closer than usual.

The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for Illinois, with more than 99% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties, and only five political parties listed as options on the ballot statewide. [1] As of the 2020 presidential election, this was the last time that Illinois voted Republican in a presidential election. 1988 is also the most recent election in which Peoria County and Champaign County voted for a Republican presidential candidate, as well as the last time a Republican candidate won more than 40% of the vote in Cook County, home to Chicago. [2] This was the last time that Illinois was not the most Democratic state in the Midwest at the presidential level.

Primaries

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for congress, as well as those for state offices. [3] [4]

Turnout

Turnout during the state-run primaries was 39.82%, with 2,359,737 votes cast. [3]

Turnout during the general election was 71.72%, 4,559,120 votes cast. [4]

Democratic

1988 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
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  1984 March 15, 1988 (1988-03-15) 1992  
  Sen. Paul Simon.jpg Jesse Jackson For President Crop.jpg
Candidate Paul Simon Jesse Jackson
Home state Illinois South Carolina
Popular vote635,219387,891
Percentage42.32%32.26%

  Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Al Gore Senate portrait (cropped).jpg
Candidate Michael Dukakis Al Gore
Home state Massachusetts Tennessee
Popular vote245,28977,265
Percentage16.34%5.15%

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County Results

The 1988 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 15, 1988 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1988 presidential election.

1988 Illinois Democratic presidential primary [3]
CandidateVotes%Delegates
Paul Simon 635,21942.32
Jesse L. Jackson 484,23332.26
Michael S. Dukakis 245,28916.34
Al Gore 77,2655.15
Dick Gephardt 35,1082.34
Gary Hart withdrew12,7690.85
Lyndon H. LaRouche 6,0940.41
Bruce Babbitt withdrew4,9530.33
Total1,500,930100

Republican

1988 Illinois Republican presidential primary
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  1984 March 15, 1988 (1988-03-15) 1992  
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Candidate George H. W. Bush Bob Dole Pat Robertson
Home state Texas Kansas Virginia
Popular vote469,151309,25359,087
Percentage54.64%36.02%6.88%

1988 Republican Presidential Primary in Illinois results map by county.svg
County Results

The 1988 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 15, 1988 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1988 presidential election.

1992 Illinois Republican presidential primary [3]
CandidateVotes%Delegates
George Bush 469,15154.64
Bob Dole 309,25336.02
Pat Robertson 59,0876.88
Jack F. Kemp withdrew12,6871.48
Pete du Pont withdrew4,6530.54
Alexander M. Haig, Jr. withdrew3,8060.44
Total858,637100

Illinois Solidarity

1988 Illinois Solidarity primary
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March 15, 1988 (1988-03-15)
Candidate Lenora Fulani
Home state Pennsylvania
Popular vote170
Percentage100%

The 1988 Illinois Solidarity presidential primary was held on March 15, 1988, in the U.S. state of Illinois. Lenora Fulani won, running unopposed.

1988 Illinois Solidarity primary [3]
CandidateVotes%
Lenora Fulani 170100
Total170100


Results

1988 United States presidential election in Illinois [4]
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotes%Electoral votes
Republican George Bush Dan Quayle 2,310,93950.69%24
Democratic Michael Dukakis Lloyd Bentsen 2,215,94048.60%0
Libertarian Ron Paul Andre Marrou 14,9440.33%0
Illinois Solidarity Lenora Fulani Joyce Dattner10,2760.23%0
Socialist Equality Party Edward Winn Barry Porster7,0210.15%0
Total4,559,120100.0%24

Results by county

CountyGeorge H.W. Bush
Republican
Michael Dukakis
Democratic
Ron Paul
Libertarian
Leonora Fulani
Illinois Solidarity
Edward Winn
Independent
MarginTotal votes cast [5]
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Adams 15,83153.29%13,76846.34%640.22%180.06%290.10%2,0636.95%29,710
Alexander 1,95441.90%2,69357.75%40.09%80.17%40.09%-739-15.85%4,663
Bond 3,60850.78%3,45948.68%180.25%90.13%110.15%1492.10%7,105
Boone 6,92361.69%4,23437.73%300.27%140.12%210.19%2,68923.96%11,222
Brown 1,37351.89%1,26747.88%10.04%30.11%20.08%1064.01%2,646
Bureau 8,89654.41%7,35444.98%420.26%230.14%360.22%1,5429.43%16,351
Calhoun 1,23844.37%1,54455.34%20.07%40.14%20.07%-306-10.97%2,790
Carroll 4,46459.42%2,99039.80%200.27%240.32%140.19%1,47419.62%7,512
Cass 2,91646.53%3,31652.91%80.13%80.13%190.30%-400-6.38%6,267
Champaign 33,24752.36%29,73346.82%2640.42%1640.26%910.14%3,5145.54%63,499
Christian 7,04045.61%8,29553.74%440.29%230.15%340.22%-1,255-8.13%15,436
Clark 4,50857.71%3,27541.93%110.14%90.12%80.10%1,23315.78%7,811
Clay 3,49455.65%2,76143.97%100.16%50.08%90.14%73311.68%6,279
Clinton 7,68156.15%5,93543.38%270.20%220.16%150.11%1,74612.77%13,680
Coles 11,04356.62%8,32742.69%580.30%360.18%400.21%2,71613.93%19,504
Cook 878,58243.36%1,129,97355.77%7,7760.38%6,2440.31%3,5690.18%-251,391-12.41%2,026,144
Crawford 4,95157.76%3,55541.48%320.37%190.22%140.16%1,39616.28%8,571
Cumberland 2,66757.98%1,90441.39%90.20%80.17%120.26%76316.59%4,600
DeKalb 17,18258.86%11,81140.46%1220.42%370.13%380.13%5,37118.40%29,190
DeWitt 3,94259.32%2,66040.03%220.33%120.18%90.14%1,28219.29%6,645
Douglas 4,37857.62%3,18441.91%90.12%80.11%190.25%1,19415.71%7,598
DuPage 217,90769.39%94,28530.02%1,1800.38%3600.11%3220.10%123,62239.37%314,054
Edgar 5,53858.55%3,88041.02%190.20%100.11%120.13%1,65817.53%9,459
Edwards 2,21264.12%1,21835.30%50.14%90.26%60.17%99428.82%3,450
Effingham 8,43164.53%4,55334.85%380.29%180.14%260.20%3,87829.68%13,066
Fayette 5,45253.88%4,63245.78%150.15%100.10%90.09%8208.10%10,118
Ford 4,05966.05%2,02632.97%220.36%200.33%180.29%2,03333.08%6,145
Franklin 7,67740.87%11,02358.69%340.18%260.14%230.12%-3,346-17.82%18,783
Fulton 6,99943.45%9,04656.16%240.15%220.14%170.11%-2,047-12.71%16,108
Gallatin 1,58038.89%2,45560.42%80.20%90.22%110.27%-875-21.53%4,063
Greene 3,13650.56%3,02048.69%150.24%160.26%160.26%1161.87%6,203
Grundy 8,74360.88%5,52538.47%410.29%220.15%300.21%3,21822.41%14,361
Hamilton 2,62249.89%2,61849.81%50.10%80.15%30.06%40.08%5,256
Hancock 4,56848.71%4,74050.54%370.39%160.17%170.18%-172-1.83%9,378
Hardin 1,50453.26%1,30846.32%30.11%20.07%70.25%1966.94%2,824
Henderson 1,72645.17%2,08554.57%50.13%10.03%40.10%-359-9.40%3,821
Henry 11,35849.28%11,59450.30%450.20%230.10%280.12%-236-1.02%23,048
Iroquois 9,59669.11%4,22130.40%240.17%210.15%240.17%5,37538.71%13,886
Jackson 9,68745.73%11,33453.50%810.38%540.25%290.14%-1,647-7.77%21,185
Jasper 3,02458.28%2,13541.14%150.29%50.10%100.19%88917.14%5,189
Jefferson 7,62449.42%7,72950.10%340.22%180.12%210.14%-105-0.68%15,426
Jersey 4,34349.62%4,37650.00%150.17%60.07%120.14%-33-0.38%8,752
Jo Daviess 4,92353.88%4,14145.32%400.44%170.19%160.18%7828.56%9,137
Johnson 2,79759.61%1,87239.90%80.17%110.23%40.09%92519.71%4,692
Kane 66,28364.10%36,36635.17%4320.42%1700.16%1610.16%29,91728.93%103,412
Kankakee 20,31656.82%15,14742.36%550.15%2020.56%350.10%5,16914.46%35,755
Kendall 10,65370.62%4,34728.82%390.26%260.17%190.13%6,30641.80%15,084
Knox 10,84245.75%12,75253.81%440.19%310.13%310.13%-1,910-8.06%23,700
Lake 114,11563.53%64,32735.81%7090.39%2870.16%1950.11%49,78827.72%179,633
LaSalle 22,16649.64%22,27149.88%890.20%590.13%650.15%-105-0.24%44,650
Lawrence 3,65553.57%3,14046.02%90.13%100.15%90.13%5157.55%6,823
Lee 8,90365.48%4,60833.89%380.28%250.18%220.16%4,29531.59%13,596
Livingston 10,32467.02%5,00932.52%370.24%180.12%170.11%5,31534.50%15,405
Logan 8,49063.90%4,72735.58%330.25%150.11%210.16%3,76328.32%13,286
Macon 23,86248.22%25,36451.25%1320.27%660.13%650.13%-1,502-3.03%49,489
Macoupin 9,36243.20%12,19556.28%500.23%300.14%320.15%-2,833-13.08%21,669
Madison 44,90745.04%54,17554.34%2680.27%2190.22%1260.13%-9,268-9.30%99,695
Marion 8,69550.05%8,59249.46%350.20%240.14%270.16%1030.59%17,373
Marshall 3,58856.35%2,74243.07%210.33%60.09%100.16%84613.28%6,367
Mason 3,42449.95%3,40649.69%80.12%50.07%120.18%180.26%6,855
Massac 3,50751.86%3,22747.72%50.07%180.27%60.09%2804.14%6,763
McDonough 7,17357.42%5,24742.00%280.22%260.21%190.15%1,92615.42%12,493
McHenry 46,13570.44%18,91928.88%2510.38%810.12%1130.17%27,21641.56%65,499
McLean 30,57261.75%18,65937.69%1170.24%990.20%640.13%11,91324.06%49,511
Menard 3,56062.40%2,10336.86%190.33%170.30%60.11%1,45725.54%5,705
Mercer 3,68346.45%4,20453.02%180.23%90.11%150.19%-521-6.57%7,929
Monroe 6,27557.83%4,52941.74%180.17%130.12%160.15%1,74616.09%10,851
Montgomery 6,38846.43%7,29353.01%400.29%170.12%210.15%-905-6.58%13,759
Morgan 8,80859.17%6,03240.52%290.19%80.05%90.06%2,77618.65%14,886
Moultrie 3,16750.98%3,01348.50%140.23%60.10%120.19%1542.48%6,212
Ogle 11,64466.94%5,64132.43%610.35%250.14%230.13%6,00334.51%17,394
Peoria 37,60551.35%35,25348.14%1720.23%1170.16%830.11%2,3523.21%73,230
Perry 4,57646.78%5,16752.83%90.09%130.13%160.16%-591-6.05%9,781
Piatt 4,13756.85%3,09942.59%150.21%120.16%140.19%1,03814.26%7,277
Pike 3,96546.11%4,61453.66%130.15%60.07%10.01%-649-7.55%8,599
Pope 1,20254.44%99645.11%50.23%20.09%30.14%2069.33%2,208
Pulaski 1,66647.90%1,79351.55%50.14%120.35%20.06%-127-3.65%3,478
Putnam 1,51648.30%1,60151.00%60.19%60.19%100.32%-85-2.70%3,139
Randolph 7,39648.28%7,84451.21%310.20%270.18%200.13%-448-2.93%15,318
Richland 4,26459.61%2,86340.03%90.13%90.13%80.11%1,40119.58%7,153
Rock Island 27,41240.37%40,17459.17%1550.23%700.10%900.13%-12,762-18.80%67,901
Saline 5,79846.31%6,67653.32%170.14%120.10%180.14%-878-7.01%12,521
Sangamon 50,17556.76%37,72942.68%2280.26%1460.17%1250.14%12,44614.08%88,403
Schuyler 2,17853.57%1,86645.89%70.17%70.17%80.20%3127.68%4,066
Scott 1,53555.02%1,24344.55%40.14%40.14%40.14%29210.47%2,790
Shelby 5,37053.28%4,65046.14%190.19%150.15%240.24%7207.14%10,078
St. Clair 41,43942.58%55,46557.00%1800.18%1330.14%960.10%-14,026-14.42%97,313
Stark 1,84158.39%1,27440.41%190.60%90.29%100.32%56717.98%3,153
Stephenson 11,34259.87%7,46039.38%740.39%390.21%300.16%3,88220.49%18,945
Tazewell 28,86153.72%24,60345.79%1190.22%690.13%750.14%4,2587.93%53,727
Union 4,24450.05%4,19749.50%180.21%70.08%130.15%470.55%8,479
Vermilion 16,94348.32%17,91851.10%750.21%670.19%640.18%-975-2.78%35,067
Wabash 3,45360.30%2,24139.14%120.21%80.14%120.21%1,21221.16%5,726
Warren 4,58455.54%3,61743.82%180.22%220.27%130.16%96711.72%8,254
Washington 4,12760.04%2,68939.12%180.26%250.36%150.22%1,43820.92%6,874
Wayne 5,48163.29%3,13536.20%110.13%100.12%230.27%2,34627.09%8,660
White 4,35451.04%4,14448.58%130.15%70.08%130.15%2102.46%8,531
Whiteside 12,97853.05%11,32846.31%740.30%370.15%450.18%1,6506.74%24,462
Will 73,12959.10%49,81640.26%3630.29%2590.21%1640.13%23,31318.84%123,731
Williamson 12,27448.84%12,71250.58%580.23%620.25%240.10%-438-1.74%25,130
Winnebago 55,69954.69%45,28044.46%5680.56%1370.13%1660.16%10,41910.23%101,850
Woodford 9,47466.93%4,60432.53%440.31%130.09%200.14%4,87034.40%14,155
Totals2,310,93950.69%2,215,94048.60%14,9440.33%10,2760.23%7,0210.15%94,9992.09%4,559,120

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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