1988 United States presidential election in Indiana

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States presidential election in Indiana Indiana presidential no 1984 United States presidential election in Indiana 1984 1992 United States presidential election in Indiana 1992 November 8, 1988 60.4%Jennings 1989 37 0.5 pp 200x200px File:VP George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 12 1,297,763 59.84% File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lloyd Bentsen 0 860,643 39.69% 180px County results 180px Precinct results 180px Bush #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Dukakis #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Other #D4C4DC Tie #808080 No vote President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) George H.W Bush Republican Party (United States) A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. The Republican ticket of the vice president of the United States George H. W. Bush and the junior U.S. senator from Indiana Dan Quayle defeated the Democratic ticket of the governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis and the senior U.S. senator from Texas Lloyd Bentsen. Bush defeated Dukakis in the national election with 426 electoral votes.Congressional Quarterly 2010 796, 886 Primary elections Republican Party 1988 Republican Party presidential primaries Indiana Republican primary, May 3, 1988Congressional Quarterly 2010 441 George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) 351,829 80.39 Bob Dole (withdrawn) Republican Party (United States) 42,878 9.80 Pat Robertson (withdrawn) Republican Party (United States) 28,712 6.56 Jack Kemp (withdrawn) Republican Party (United States) 14,236 3.25 437,655 100.00 Democratic Party 1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries Indiana Democratic primary, May 3, 1988Congressional Quarterly 2010 441 Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) 449,495 69.61 Jesse Jackson Democratic Party (United States) 145,021 22.46 Al Gore (withdrawn) Democratic Party (United States) 21,865 3.39 Dick Gephardt (withdrawn) Democratic Party (United States) 16,777 2.60 Paul Simon (withdrawn) Democratic Party (United States) 12,550 1.94 645,708 100.00 General election Results 1988 United States presidential election in IndianaHogsett 1988 33–34 George H. W. BushDan Quayle Republican Party (United States) 1,297,763 59.84 1.83 Michael DukakisLloyd Bentsen Democratic Party (United States) 860,643 39.69 2.01 Lenora FulaniMamie Moore New Alliance Party 10,215 0.47 0.47 2,168,621 100.00 Results by county + 1988 United States presidential election in Indiana by countyHogsett 1988 33–34 County George H. W. BushRepublican Michael DukakisDemocratic Lenora FulaniNew Alliance Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Adams 8,137 67.83% 3,811 31.77% 49 0.41% 4,326 36.06% 11,997 Allen 74,638 64.94% 39,238 34.14% 1,059 0.92% 35,400 30.80% 114,935 Bartholomew 17,364 66.05% 8,804 33.49% 123 0.47% 8,560 32.56% 26,291 Benton 2,698 66.31% 1,349 33.15% 22 0.54% 1,349 33.16% 4,069 Blackford 3,336 59.49% 2,253 40.17% 19 0.34% 1,083 19.32% 5,608 Boone 11,608 73.44% 4,168 26.37% 30 0.19% 7,440 47.07% 15,806 Brown 3,348 60.86% 2,115 38.45% 38 0.69% 1,233 22.41% 5,501 Carroll 4,981 62.54% 2,952 37.07% 31 0.39% 2,029 25.47% 7,964 Cass 10,970 65.10% 5,784 34.32% 97 0.58% 5,186 30.78% 16,851 Clark 16,544 53.04% 14,528 46.58% 120 0.38% 2,016 6.46% 31,192 Clay 5,852 60.77% 3,724 38.67% 53 0.55% 2,128 22.10% 9,629 Clinton 8,570 65.82% 4,412 33.88% 39 0.30% 4,158 31.94% 13,021 Crawford 2,532 55.09% 2,036 44.30% 28 0.61% 496 10.79% 4,596 Daviess 6,768 65.75% 3,483 33.84% 43 0.42% 3,285 31.91% 10,294 Dearborn 8,195 61.57% 5,066 38.06% 48 0.36% 3,129 23.51% 13,309 Decatur 6,245 67.35% 2,979 32.13% 48 0.52% 3,266 35.22% 9,272 DeKalb 9,018 65.75% 4,657 33.95% 41 0.30% 4,361 31.80% 13,716 Delaware 27,348 56.84% 20,548 42.71% 216 0.45% 6,800 14.13% 48,112 Dubois 9,995 62.28% 5,954 37.10% 99 0.62% 4,041 25.18% 16,048 Elkhart 33,793 70.11% 14,236 29.54% 171 0.35% 19,557 40.57% 48,200 Fayette 5,949 58.85% 4,118 40.74% 41 0.41% 1,831 18.11% 10,108 Floyd 14,291 56.28% 11,024 43.41% 78 0.31% 3,267 12.87% 25,393 Fountain 5,113 60.57% 3,279 38.85% 49 0.58% 1,834 21.72% 8,441 Franklin 4,777 65.70% 2,472 34.00% 22 0.30% 2,305 31.70% 7,271 Fulton 5,234 65.01% 2,788 34.63% 29 0.36% 2,446 30.38% 8,051 Gibson 7,610 51.83% 7,031 47.88% 43 0.29% 579 3.95% 14,684 Grant 18,441 62.79% 10,799 36.77% 131 0.45% 7,642 26.02% 29,371 Greene 7,689 55.94% 5,979 43.50% 78 0.57% 1,710 12.44% 13,746 Hamilton 36,654 80.36% 8,853 19.41% 108 0.24% 27,801 60.95% 45,615 Hancock 13,374 71.21% 5,355 28.51% 51 0.27% 8,019 42.70% 18,780 Harrison 6,702 57.47% 4,933 42.30% 26 0.22% 1,769 15.17% 11,661 Hendricks 22,090 74.12% 7,643 25.65% 70 0.23% 14,447 48.47% 29,803 Henry 11,280 59.01% 7,779 40.69% 57 0.30% 3,501 18.32% 19,116 Howard 19,971 63.16% 11,518 36.43% 131 0.41% 8,453 26.73% 31,620 Huntington 11,675 74.87% 3,873 24.84% 46 0.29% 7,802 50.03% 15,594 Jackson 9,470 62.77% 5,550 36.78% 68 0.45% 3,920 25.99% 15,088 Jasper 6,009 64.67% 3,237 34.84% 46 0.50% 2,772 29.83% 9,292 Jay 5,363 62.22% 3,212 37.26% 45 0.52% 2,151 24.96% 8,620 Jefferson 6,949 56.64% 5,221 42.56% 98 0.80% 1,728 14.08% 12,268 Jennings 5,636 60.29% 3,667 39.23% 45 0.48% 1,969 21.06% 9,348 Johnson 24,654 72.99% 9,001 26.65% 123 0.36% 15,653 46.34% 33,778 Knox 9,813 58.13% 7,006 41.50% 62 0.37% 2,807 16.63% 16,881 Kosciusko 17,761 76.68% 5,321 22.97% 81 0.35% 12,440 53.71% 23,163 LaGrange 4,495 68.67% 2,029 31.00% 22 0.34% 2,466 37.67% 6,546 Lake 79,929 43.03% 105,026 56.55% 780 0.42% -25,097 -13.52% 185,735 LaPorte 20,537 53.64% 17,585 45.93% 163 0.43% 2,952 7.71% 38,285 Lawrence 10,742 64.71% 5,787 34.86% 70 0.42% 4,955 29.85% 16,599 Madison 32,596 56.95% 24,443 42.70% 202 0.35% 8,153 14.25% 57,241 Marion 184,519 58.56% 128,627 40.82% 1,949 0.62% 55,892 17.74% 315,095 Marshall 10,490 65.41% 5,488 34.22% 60 0.37% 5,002 31.19% 16,038 Martin 3,066 58.75% 2,132 40.85% 21 0.40% 934 17.90% 5,219 Miami 8,533 64.47% 4,613 34.85% 90 0.68% 3,920 29.62% 13,236 Monroe 20,756 56.04% 15,855 42.81% 427 1.15% 4,901 13.23% 37,038 Montgomery 10,793 74.58% 3,623 25.03% 56 0.39% 7,170 49.55% 14,472 Morgan 14,284 72.38% 5,375 27.23% 77 0.39% 8,909 45.15% 19,736 Newton 3,274 65.02% 1,744 34.64% 17 0.34% 1,530 30.38% 5,035 Noble 7,889 65.26% 4,143 34.27% 57 0.47% 3,746 30.99% 12,089 Ohio 1,412 55.79% 1,113 43.97% 6 0.24% 299 11.82% 2,531 Orange 5,245 65.44% 2,739 34.17% 31 0.39% 2,506 31.27% 8,015 Owen 3,837 60.30% 2,484 39.04% 42 0.66% 1,353 21.26% 6,363 Parke 4,458 63.21% 2,563 36.34% 32 0.45% 1,895 26.87% 7,053 Perry 4,720 49.27% 4,804 50.15% 56 0.58% -84 -0.88% 9,580 Pike 3,294 51.70% 3,037 47.67% 40 0.63% 257 4.03% 6,371 Porter 29,790 60.37% 19,390 39.29% 165 0.33% 10,400 21.08% 49,345 Posey 5,987 57.07% 4,468 42.59% 35 0.33% 1,519 14.48% 10,490 Pulaski 3,677 62.14% 2,213 37.40% 27 0.46% 1,464 24.74% 5,917 Putnam 7,119 64.59% 3,850 34.93% 52 0.47% 3,269 29.66% 11,021 Randolph 6,856 62.85% 3,990 36.58% 62 0.57% 2,866 26.27% 10,908 Ripley 6,414 63.81% 3,605 35.87% 32 0.32% 2,809 27.94% 10,051 Rush 5,112 67.41% 2,451 32.32% 20 0.26% 2,661 35.09% 7,583 Scott 3,455 50.41% 3,378 49.29% 21 0.31% 77 1.12% 6,854 Shelby 10,176 65.14% 5,382 34.45% 63 0.40% 4,794 30.69% 15,621 Spencer 4,964 54.82% 4,061 44.85% 30 0.33% 903 9.97% 9,055 St. Joseph 49,481 50.56% 48,056 49.10% 327 0.33% 1,425 1.46% 97,864 Starke 4,458 51.80% 4,104 47.69% 44 0.51% 354 4.11% 8,606 Steuben 6,855 68.55% 3,114 31.14% 31 0.31% 3,741 37.41% 10,000 Sullivan 4,246 49.39% 4,320 50.25% 31 0.36% -74 -0.86% 8,597 Switzerland 1,572 51.39% 1,479 48.35% 8 0.26% 93 3.04% 3,059 Tippecanoe 27,897 62.88% 16,256 36.64% 211 0.48% 11,641 26.24% 44,364 Tipton 5,148 67.15% 2,485 32.42% 33 0.43% 2,663 34.73% 7,666 Union 1,814 65.49% 946 34.15% 10 0.36% 868 31.34% 2,770 Vanderburgh 38,928 55.02% 31,270 44.20% 555 0.78% 7,658 10.82% 70,753 Vermillion 3,674 47.27% 4,044 52.03% 54 0.69% -370 -4.76% 7,772 Vigo 21,929 53.11% 19,192 46.48% 172 0.42% 2,737 6.63% 41,293 Wabash 9,153 68.39% 4,168 31.14% 63 0.47% 4,985 37.25% 13,384 Warren 2,243 59.04% 1,542 40.59% 14 0.37% 701 18.45% 3,799 Warrick 10,504 56.58% 7,999 43.09% 61 0.33% 2,505 13.49% 18,564 Washington 4,998 59.39% 3,370 40.04% 48 0.57% 1,628 19.35% 8,416 Wayne 16,388 61.37% 10,209 38.23% 105 0.39% 6,179 23.14% 26,702 Wells 7,712 68.93% 3,437 30.72% 39 0.35% 4,275 38.21% 11,188 White 6,220 65.38% 3,256 34.23% 37 0.39% 2,964 31.15% 9,513 Whitley 7,679 67.44% 3,642 31.99% 65 0.57% 4,037 35.45% 11,386 TOTAL 1,297,763 59.84% 860,643 39.69% 10,215 0.47% 437,120 20.15% 2,168,621 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Perry Sullivan Vermillion See also United States presidential elections in Indiana References Bibliography Congressional Quarterly Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections 6th 2010 Congressional Quarterly Washington D.C. https://archive.org/details/cq-press-guide-to-u.-s.-elections-6th-edition-congressional-quarterlys-guide-to-u-s-elections-2009 Hogsett Joseph H. 1988 Election Report State of Indiana 1988 Indiana Secretary of State Indianapolis https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16066coll37/id/2142 Jennings Jerry T. Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1988 1989 United States Department of Commerce Washington, D.C. https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1989/demo/p20-440.html 1988 Category:1988 Indiana elections Indiana