1988 United States presidential election in Indiana

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1988 United States presidential election in Indiana
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  1984 November 8, 1988 1992  
  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 vote120
Popular vote1,297,763860,643
Percentage59.84%39.69%

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County Results

President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

George H.W Bush
Republican

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

Contents

Indiana voters chose George H. W. Bush over Michael Dukakis by a 20-point margin. Indiana was the home state of Bush's running mate Dan Quayle. No Democratic candidate has won the state since 1964, with the exception of Barack Obama, who narrowly carried it in 2008.

Results

Presidential Candidate Running Mate PartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV) [1]
George H. W. Bush J. Danforth Quayle Republican 121,297,76359.84%
Michael Dukakis Lloyd Bentsen Democratic0860,64339.69%
Lenora Fulani Mamie Moore New Alliance 010,2150.47%

Results by county

CountyGeorge H.W. Bush
Republican
Michael Dukakis
Democratic
Leonora Fulani
New Alliance
MarginTotal votes cast [2]
# %# %# %# %
Adams 8,13767.83%3,81131.77%490.41%4,32636.06%11,997
Allen 74,63864.94%39,23834.14%1,0590.92%35,40030.80%114,935
Bartholomew 17,36466.05%8,80433.49%1230.47%8,56032.56%26,291
Benton 2,69866.31%1,34933.15%220.54%1,34933.16%4,069
Blackford 3,33659.49%2,25340.17%190.34%1,08319.32%5,608
Boone 11,60873.44%4,16826.37%300.19%7,44047.07%15,806
Brown 3,34860.86%2,11538.45%380.69%1,23322.41%5,501
Carroll 4,98162.54%2,95237.07%310.39%2,02925.47%7,964
Cass 10,97065.10%5,78434.32%970.58%5,18630.78%16,851
Clark 16,54453.04%14,52846.58%1200.38%2,0166.46%31,192
Clay 5,85260.77%3,72438.67%530.55%2,12822.10%9,629
Clinton 8,57065.82%4,41233.88%390.30%4,15831.94%13,021
Crawford 2,53255.09%2,03644.30%280.61%49610.79%4,596
Daviess 6,76865.75%3,48333.84%430.42%3,28531.91%10,294
Dearborn 8,19561.57%5,06638.06%480.36%3,12923.51%13,309
Decatur 6,24567.35%2,97932.13%480.52%3,26635.22%9,272
DeKalb 9,01865.75%4,65733.95%410.30%4,36131.80%13,716
Delaware 27,34856.84%20,54842.71%2160.45%6,80014.13%48,112
Dubois 9,99562.28%5,95437.10%990.62%4,04125.18%16,048
Elkhart 33,79370.11%14,23629.54%1710.35%19,55740.57%48,200
Fayette 5,94958.85%4,11840.74%410.41%1,83118.11%10,108
Floyd 14,29156.28%11,02443.41%780.31%3,26712.87%25,393
Fountain 5,11360.57%3,27938.85%490.58%1,83421.72%8,441
Franklin 4,77765.70%2,47234.00%220.30%2,30531.70%7,271
Fulton 5,23465.01%2,78834.63%290.36%2,44630.38%8,051
Gibson 7,61051.83%7,03147.88%430.29%5793.95%14,684
Grant 18,44162.79%10,79936.77%1310.45%7,64226.02%29,371
Greene 7,68955.94%5,97943.50%780.57%1,71012.44%13,746
Hamilton 36,65480.36%8,85319.41%1080.24%27,80160.95%45,615
Hancock 13,37471.21%5,35528.51%510.27%8,01942.70%18,780
Harrison 6,70257.47%4,93342.30%260.22%1,76915.17%11,661
Hendricks 22,09074.12%7,64325.65%700.23%14,44748.47%29,803
Henry 11,28059.01%7,77940.69%570.30%3,50118.32%19,116
Howard 19,97163.16%11,51836.43%1310.41%8,45326.73%31,620
Huntington 11,67574.87%3,87324.84%460.29%7,80250.03%15,594
Jackson 9,47062.77%5,55036.78%680.45%3,92025.99%15,088
Jasper 6,00964.67%3,23734.84%460.50%2,77229.83%9,292
Jay 5,36362.22%3,21237.26%450.52%2,15124.96%8,620
Jefferson 6,94956.64%5,22142.56%980.80%1,72814.08%12,268
Jennings 5,63660.29%3,66739.23%450.48%1,96921.06%9,348
Johnson 24,65472.99%9,00126.65%1230.36%15,65346.34%33,778
Knox 9,81358.13%7,00641.50%620.37%2,80716.63%16,881
Kosciusko 17,76176.68%5,32122.97%810.35%12,44053.71%23,163
LaGrange 4,49568.67%2,02931.00%220.34%2,46637.67%6,546
Lake 79,92943.03%105,02656.55%7800.42%-25,097-13.52%185,735
LaPorte 20,53753.64%17,58545.93%1630.43%2,9527.71%38,285
Lawrence 10,74264.71%5,78734.86%700.42%4,95529.85%16,599
Madison 32,59656.95%24,44342.70%2020.35%8,15314.25%57,241
Marion 184,51958.56%128,62740.82%1,9490.62%55,89217.74%315,095
Marshall 10,49065.41%5,48834.22%600.37%5,00231.19%16,038
Martin 3,06658.75%2,13240.85%210.40%93417.90%5,219
Miami 8,53364.47%4,61334.85%900.68%3,92029.62%13,236
Monroe 20,75656.04%15,85542.81%4271.15%4,90113.23%37,038
Montgomery 10,79374.58%3,62325.03%560.39%7,17049.55%14,472
Morgan 14,28472.38%5,37527.23%770.39%8,90945.15%19,736
Newton 3,27465.02%1,74434.64%170.34%1,53030.38%5,035
Noble 7,88965.26%4,14334.27%570.47%3,74630.99%12,089
Ohio 1,41255.79%1,11343.97%60.24%29911.82%2,531
Orange 5,24565.44%2,73934.17%310.39%2,50631.27%8,015
Owen 3,83760.30%2,48439.04%420.66%1,35321.26%6,363
Parke 4,45863.21%2,56336.34%320.45%1,89526.87%7,053
Perry 4,72049.27%4,80450.15%560.58%-84-0.88%9,580
Pike 3,29451.70%3,03747.67%400.63%2574.03%6,371
Porter 29,79060.37%19,39039.29%1650.33%10,40021.08%49,345
Posey 5,98757.07%4,46842.59%350.33%1,51914.48%10,490
Pulaski 3,67762.14%2,21337.40%270.46%1,46424.74%5,917
Putnam 7,11964.59%3,85034.93%520.47%3,26929.66%11,021
Randolph 6,85662.85%3,99036.58%620.57%2,86626.27%10,908
Ripley 6,41463.81%3,60535.87%320.32%2,80927.94%10,051
Rush 5,11267.41%2,45132.32%200.26%2,66135.09%7,583
Scott 3,45550.41%3,37849.29%210.31%771.12%6,854
Shelby 10,17665.14%5,38234.45%630.40%4,79430.69%15,621
Spencer 4,96454.82%4,06144.85%300.33%9039.97%9,055
St. Joseph 49,48150.56%48,05649.10%3270.33%1,4251.46%97,864
Starke 4,45851.80%4,10447.69%440.51%3544.11%8,606
Steuben 6,85568.55%3,11431.14%310.31%3,74137.41%10,000
Sullivan 4,24649.39%4,32050.25%310.36%-74-0.86%8,597
Switzerland 1,57251.39%1,47948.35%80.26%933.04%3,059
Tippecanoe 27,89762.88%16,25636.64%2110.48%11,64126.24%44,364
Tipton 5,14867.15%2,48532.42%330.43%2,66334.73%7,666
Union 1,81465.49%94634.15%100.36%86831.34%2,770
Vanderburgh 38,92855.02%31,27044.20%5550.78%7,65810.82%70,753
Vermillion 3,67447.27%4,04452.03%540.69%-370-4.76%7,772
Vigo 21,92953.11%19,19246.48%1720.42%2,7376.63%41,293
Wabash 9,15368.39%4,16831.14%630.47%4,98537.25%13,384
Warren 2,24359.04%1,54240.59%140.37%70118.45%3,799
Warrick 10,50456.58%7,99943.09%610.33%2,50513.49%18,564
Washington 4,99859.39%3,37040.04%480.57%1,62819.35%8,416
Wayne 16,38861.37%10,20938.23%1050.39%6,17923.14%26,702
Wells 7,71268.93%3,43730.72%390.35%4,27538.21%11,188
White 6,22065.38%3,25634.23%370.39%2,96431.15%9,513
Whitley 7,67967.44%3,64231.99%650.57%4,03735.45%11,386
Totals1,297,76359.84%860,64339.69%10,2150.47%437,12020.15%2,168,621

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. "1988 Presidential General Election Results – Indiana". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  2. Our Campaigns; IN US President 1988