1988 United States presidential straw poll in Guam

1988 United States presidential straw poll in Guam

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Non-binding preference poll
Nominee George H. W. Bush Michael Dukakis Party Republican Democrat Home state Texas Massachusetts Running mate Dan Quayle Lloyd Bentsen Popular vote 14,241 9,646 Percentage 58.84% 39.86%
Village Results Bush   50–60%   60–70% Dukakis   40–50%   50–60%

Main article: 1988 United States presidential election

The 1988 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was held on November 8, 1988, Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, instead, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election. In turn cast direct electoral votes for president and vice president. ^{[1] [2]}

Former Vice President George H. W. Bush won the straw poll by almost 58.9%.

Results

The votes of Guam residents didn't count in this November presidential election, but the territory nonetheless conducts a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president every election year. Since the first straw poll was in 1980. ^[3]

1988 United States presidential straw poll in Guam [4]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	George H. W. Bush	Dan Quayle	14,241	58.84%
	Democratic	Michael Dukakis	Lloyd Bentsen	9,646	39.86%
	Libertarian	Lenora Fulani/Other	Joyce Dattner	75 + 111	0.77%
	Independent	Ron Paul	Andre Marrou	129	0.53%
Totals				24,202	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential straw polls in Guam

References

1. "Presidential election in Guam, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
2. Network, Pacific Daily News Staff Reports, Pacific Daily News/USA TODAY (November 4, 2020). "Election 2020: Guam voters choose Joe Biden as next president in straw poll". guampdn.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
3. "Bill No. 287 - VETO.pdf" (PDF). Guam Legislature. July 31, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
4. "ECAR 1988.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved June 21, 2024.