1988 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1988 United States presidential election in Maryland
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Nominee George H. W. Bush Michael Dukakis
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Texas Massachusetts
Running mate Dan Quayle Lloyd Bentsen
Electoral vote100
Popular vote876,167826,304
Percentage51.11%48.20%
Maryland Presidential Election Results 1988.svg
County Results
President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

George H. W. Bush
Republican

The 1988 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Maryland was narrowly won by Vice President George H.W. Bush (R-Texas), with 51.11% of the popular vote, over Massachusetts Governor Mike Dukakis (D-Massachusetts) with 48.20% of the popular vote. [1] Bush ultimately won the national vote, defeating Governor Dukakis. [2]

As of 2024 , this remains the last time that the Republican presidential candidate has won the state of Maryland, as well as Baltimore County and Howard County. [3] Maryland was one of only two states that Bush carried in 1988 which had voted for Jimmy Carter in 1980, the other being Carter's home state of Georgia. [4] This also marks the only occasion since 1952 in which Maryland has given an outright majority to a non-incumbent Republican.

Maryland weighed in for this election as almost 5% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.

Results

1988 United States presidential election in Maryland [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican George H. W. Bush 876,16751.11%10
Democratic Mike Dukakis 826,30448.20%0
Libertarian Ron Paul 6,7480.39%0
New Alliance Lenora Fulani 5,1150.29%0
N/A Write-ins 24<0.01%0
Totals1,714,358100.0%10

Results by county

CountyGeorge H.W. Bush
Republican		Michael Dukakis
Democratic		Various candidates
Other parties		MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Allegany 17,46259.19%11,84440.15%1970.66%5,61819.04%29,503
Anne Arundel 98,54063.53%55,44035.74%1,1210.73%43,10027.79%155,101
Baltimore 163,88157.04%121,57042.32%1,8440.64%42,31114.72%287,295
Baltimore City 59,08925.43%170,81373.51%2,4651.06%-111,724-48.08%232,367
Calvert 10,95662.98%6,37636.65%650.37%4,58026.33%17,397
Caroline 4,66165.44%2,44034.26%220.30%2,22131.18%7,123
Carroll 31,22471.37%12,36828.27%1550.36%18,85643.10%43,747
Cecil 13,22462.51%7,80736.90%1240.59%5,41725.61%21,155
Charles 20,82863.57%11,82336.09%1130.34%9,00527.48%32,764
Dorchester 6,34362.55%3,70936.58%880.87%2,63425.97%10,140
Frederick 32,57565.32%17,06134.21%2310.47%15,51431.11%49,867
Garrett 6,66571.81%2,55727.55%600.64%4,10844.26%9,282
Harford 38,49365.73%19,80333.81%2700.46%18,69031.92%58,566
Howard 44,15356.22%34,00743.30%3700.48%10,14612.92%78,530
Kent 3,76155.87%2,92543.45%460.68%83612.42%6,732
Montgomery 154,19148.05%165,18751.48%1,5180.47%-10,996-3.43%320,896
Prince George's 86,54538.83%133,81660.04%2,5201.13%-47,271-21.21%222,881
Queen Anne's 7,80366.68%3,85732.96%430.36%3,94633.72%11,703
Somerset 4,22258.93%2,91140.63%320.44%1,31118.30%7,165
St. Mary's 12,76762.92%7,43436.64%890.44%5,33326.28%20,290
Talbot 8,17066.97%3,94832.36%810.67%4,22234.61%12,199
Washington 25,91263.76%14,40835.45%3180.79%11,50428.31%40,638
Wicomico 16,27263.18%9,41336.55%700.27%6,85926.63%25,755
Worcester 8,43063.57%4,78736.10%450.33%3,64327.47%13,262
Totals876,16751.11%826,30448.20%11,8870.69%49,8632.91%1,714,358

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Bush won 4 of 8 congressional districts, including three held by Democrats. Dukakis won the other 4, including one that elected a Republican. [5]

DistrictDukakisBushRepresentative
1st 36.4%63.2% Roy Dyson
2nd 37.4%62.1% Helen Delich Bentley
3rd 54.1%45.2% Ben Cardin
4th 41.9%57.3% Tom McMillen
5th 58.9%40.0% Steny Hoyer
6th 34.1%65.4% Beverly Byron
7th 81.3%17.4% Kweisi Mfume
8th 53.4%46.1% Connie Morella

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1988 Presidential Election". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  2. ↑ "1988 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  4. ↑ "1988 Electoral College Results". National Archives. November 5, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  5. ↑ "1988 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District". Western Washington University. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
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