1988 United States presidential election in Louisiana

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States presidential election in Louisiana Louisiana 1912 presidential no 1984 United States presidential election in Louisiana 1984 1992 United States presidential election in Louisiana 1992 November 8, 1988 x200px File:VP George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 10 883,702 54.27% File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lloyd Bentsen 0 717,460 44.06% 350px 350px Parish results Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Dukakis #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 1988 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Louisiana strongly voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. The margin was 10%, which was nonetheless the best showing for Dukakis in a former Confederate state. This result made Louisiana 2.4% more Republican than the nation-at-large. Background The percentage of registered voters in Louisiana who were Republicans rose from 11.3% in 1984 to 16.4% in 1988 while the Democratic figure fell from 80.6% to 75.2%.Steed Moreland Baker 1994 62 Campaign Republican primary The Southern Republican Leadership Conference had all of the presidential candidates committed to attend its February meeting in New Orleans, but none of them came as they were instead focused on the New Hampshire primary.Hadley Stanley 1989 26 The Republicans conducted a voter registration campaign that increased the amount of registered Republicans by 25,063 between the 1987 gubernatorial primary and Super Tuesday and an additional 36,100 were registered before the presidential election. Turnout in the Republican primary rose to 19% from 5% in 1984, and 10% in 1980. In the Republican primary George H. W. Bush earned all of the delegates by placing first in every congressional district; Moreland Steed Baker 1991 82-83 27% of white voters participated in the Republican primary.Black Black 1992 288 Seven uncommitted delegates were selected by the central committee Republican Party of Louisiana on March 19. Supporters of Pat Robertson and Jack Kemp, who totaled 58 of the 140 committee members, formed a coalition to take over the party. The coalition failed to gain the position of chair, but won the position of secretary, national committeeman, and three of the seven alternate delegates.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 83-84 1988 Louisiana Republican presidential primary Candidate Votes % DelegatesMoreland Steed Baker 1991 85-86 George H. W. Bush 83,684 57.80 3424 delegates allocated through congressional districts and 10 delegates allocated statewideMoreland Steed Baker 1991 86Final delegate total of 41 after addition of at-large delegates at state conventionMoreland Steed Baker 1991 86 Pat Robertson 26,294 18.16 0 Bob Dole 25,624 17.70 0 Jack Kemp 7,722 5.33 0 Pete du Pont (withdrawn) 851 0.59 0 Alexander Haig (withdrawn) 598 0.41 0 Total 144,773100%34 Democratic primary The Louisiana Democratic Party planned a Summit on Super Tuesday event in January, which all of the presidential candidates agreed to attend, but only Al Gore came.Hadley Stanley 1989 26 Turnout in the Democratic primary rose to 24% from 14% in 1984, and 11% in 1980. Jesse Jackson and Gore were the only Democratic candidates to receive more than 15% in the primary and received 21 and 15 delegates respectively. Michael Dukakis and Dick Gephardt both won two delegates.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 83-85 The racial composition of the primary was 62% white and 38% black.Black Black 1992 263 The central committee of the Louisiana Democratic Party allocated an additional 10 at-large delegates to Jackson, 8 to Gore, and four to Dukakis on June 4, 1988. The state's delegation also included 14 uncommitted superdelegates. Endorsements resulted in the delegation being divided between 41 delegates for Jackson, 33 for Dukakis, and one for Gephardt. John Breaux was selected as the delegation's chair while negotiations with the Jackson delegation produced William Jefferson as co-chair and Sidney Barthelemy as a member of the Democratic National Committee.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 85-86 Governor Buddy Roemer stated that he would vote for Dukakis, but not support him and stated that he had "never seen a more unfocused, unorganized, non-issue campaign" in his life.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 87 1988 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary1988 presidential primary results in Louisiana Secretary of State of Louisiana https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/1988-03-08/resultsRace/Statewide live https://web.archive.org/web/20230729144915/https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/1988-03-08/resultsRace/Statewide July 29, 2023 Candidate Votes % DelegatesMoreland Steed Baker 1991 84 Jesse Jackson 221,522 35.44 21Final delegate total of 31 after addition of at-large delegates at state conventionMoreland Steed Baker 1991 86 Al Gore 174,971 27.99 15Final delegate total of 31 after addition of at-large delegates at state conventionMoreland Steed Baker 1991 23 Michael Dukakis 95,661 15.31 2Final delegate total of 6 after addition of at-large delegates at state conventionMoreland Steed Baker 1991 86 Dick Gephardt 67,029 10.72 2 Gary Hart 26,437 4.23 0 David Duke 23,391 3.74 0 Paul Simon 5,153 0.82 0 Frank Ahern 3,702 0.59 0 Bruce Babbitt (withdrawn) 3,076 0.49 0 Lyndon LaRouche 1,681 0.27 0 Norbert G. Dennerll Jr. 1,574 0.25 0 Richard B. Kay 822 0.13 0 Total 625,019100%40 General Among white voters, 68% supported Bush while 30% supported Dukakis.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 The Democrats maintained their control over the Louisiana House of Representatives, with 90 seats to the Republicans' 17 seats, and Louisiana State Senate, with 37 seats to the Republicans' 2 seats, despite Bush's victory in the presidential race.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 xii Results 1988 United States presidential election in Louisianahttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1988&fips=22&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1988 Presidential General Election Results – Louisiana 2008-08-25 Dave Leip’s U.S. Election AtlasPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George H. W. Bush 883,702 54.27% 10 Democratic Michael Dukakis 717,460 44.06% 0 Independent Populist David Duke 18,612 1.14% 0 Libertarian Ron Paul 4,115 0.25% 0 New Alliance Lenora Fulani 2,355 0.14% 0 Democrats for Economic Recovery Lyndon LaRouche 1,958 0.12% 0 Invalid or blank votes — Totals 1,628,202 100.00% 10 Voter turnout — Results by parish ParishTues Nov 8 1988 - Presidential Electors https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/graphical 2026-05-20 Louisiana Secretary of StateGeorge H.W. BushRepublicanMichael DukakisDemocraticDavid DukeIndependent PopulistVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%Acadia11,27949.21%11,35949.56% 183 0.80%980.43%-80-0.35%22,919Allen3,67440.87%5,20457.89% 64 0.71%470.52%-1,530-17.02%8,989Ascension10,72646.15%12,14752.27% 219 0.94%1480.64%-1,421-6.12%23,240Assumption4,01740.19%5,61056.13% 300 3.00%680.68%-1,593-15.94%9,995Avoyelles7,65949.08%7,35347.12% 466 2.99%1280.82%3061.96%15,606Beauregard6,46657.30%4,70441.68% 59 0.52%560.50%1,76215.62%11,285Bienville3,68048.83%3,70549.16% 90 1.19%620.82%-25-0.33%7,537Bossier20,80769.16%9,03530.03% 135 0.45%1080.36%11,77239.13%30,085Caddo54,49857.73%39,20441.53% 363 0.38%3370.36%15,29416.20%94,402Calcasieu29,64946.25%33,93252.94% 302 0.47%2170.34%-4,283-6.69%64,100Caldwell2,99765.74%1,42331.21% 118 2.59%210.46%1,57434.53%4,559Cameron1,77543.61%2,25755.45% 18 0.44%200.49%-482-11.84%4,070Catahoula2,86257.82%1,91638.71% 137 2.77%350.71%94619.11%4,950Claiborne3,75653.60%3,15845.07% 60 0.86%330.47%5988.53%7,007Concordia5,03757.49%3,46139.50% 201 2.29%620.71%1,57617.99%8,761DeSoto5,02247.76%5,36651.03% 82 0.78%460.44%-344-3.27%10,516East Baton Rouge86,79158.81%59,27040.16% 628 0.43%8950.61%27,52118.65%147,584East Carroll1,53644.39%1,80952.28% 88 2.54%270.78%-273-7.89%3,460East Feliciana3,53748.06%3,65949.72% 99 1.35%640.87%-122-1.66%7,359Evangeline7,43748.29%7,69349.95% 186 1.21%840.55%-256-1.66%15,400Franklin5,52062.20%3,04334.29% 262 2.95%500.56%2,47727.91%8,875Grant4,40260.76%2,62836.27% 172 2.37%430.59%1,77424.49%7,245Iberia15,43854.49%12,16642.94% 598 2.11%1290.46%3,27211.55%28,331Iberville5,85539.46%8,67858.49% 200 1.35%1030.69%-2,823-19.03%14,836Jackson4,25158.64%2,84239.21% 102 1.41%540.74%1,40919.43%7,249Jefferson110,94266.68%53,03531.88% 1,783 1.07%6120.37%57,90734.80%166,372Jefferson Davis5,85145.74%6,79953.15% 80 0.63%610.48%-948-7.41%12,791Lafayette36,64859.44%24,13339.14% 515 0.84%3620.59%12,51520.30%61,658Lafourche16,15250.19%15,01346.65% 841 2.61%1730.54%1,1393.54%32,179LaSalle4,55971.69%1,62225.51% 149 2.34%290.46%2,93746.18%6,359Lincoln8,85360.40%5,42737.03% 255 1.74%1220.83%3,42623.37%14,657Livingston15,77961.29%9,65937.52% 217 0.84%880.34%6,12023.77%25,743Madison2,33447.53%2,41649.20% 123 2.50%380.77%-82-1.67%4,911Morehouse7,33560.43%4,49637.04% 251 2.07%570.47%2,83923.39%12,139Natchitoches7,22452.60%6,15144.79% 278 2.02%800.58%1,0737.81%13,733Orleans64,76335.24%116,85163.58% 1,233 0.67%9530.52%-52,088-28.34%183,800Ouachita33,85867.32%15,42930.68% 703 1.40%3020.60%18,42936.64%50,292Plaquemines6,08459.11%3,99738.83% 163 1.58%490.48%2,08720.28%10,293Pointe Coupee4,33339.64%6,30857.71% 151 1.38%1381.26%-1,975-18.07%10,930Rapides29,97761.31%17,92836.67% 743 1.52%2430.50%12,04924.64%48,891Red River2,26649.41%2,25449.15% 48 1.05%180.39%120.26%4,586Richland5,22662.85%2,83334.07% 191 2.30%650.78%2,39328.78%8,315Sabine4,76755.81%3,53241.35% 200 2.34%420.49%1,23514.46%8,541St. Bernard19,60961.79%11,40635.94% 598 1.88%1230.39%8,20325.85%31,736St. Charles9,68553.82%7,97344.31% 259 1.44%780.43%1,7129.51%17,995St. Helena2,00638.93%3,01358.47% 85 1.65%490.95%-1,007-19.54%5,153St. James3,79935.44%6,70762.57% 144 1.34%690.64%-2,908-27.13%10,719St. John the Baptist7,46446.02%8,36651.58% 276 1.70%1130.70%-902-5.56%16,219St. Landry15,79044.53%19,09153.84% 323 0.91%2530.71%-3,301-9.31%35,457St. Martin7,54141.60%10,14855.98% 283 1.56%1570.87%-2,607-14.38%18,129St. Mary11,54051.71%10,36446.44% 295 1.32%1190.53%1,1765.27%22,318St. Tammany38,33469.92%15,63828.52% 651 1.19%2000.36%22,69641.40%54,823Tangipahoa16,66954.32%13,52744.08% 325 1.06%1670.54%3,14210.24%30,688Tensas1,64550.00%1,55647.29% 69 2.10%200.61%892.71%3,290Terrebonne18,74558.19%12,68639.38% 636 1.97%1450.45%6,05918.81%32,212Union5,90062.97%3,21034.26% 199 2.12%600.64%2,69028.71%9,369Vermilion9,22441.99%12,18055.45% 440 2.00%1220.56%-2,956-13.46%21,966Vernon7,45358.40%4,99839.17% 240 1.88%700.55%2,45519.23%12,761Washington9,37451.81%8,36946.25% 260 1.44%910.50%1,0055.56%18,094Webster10,20457.31%7,43441.75% 108 0.61%590.33%2,77015.56%17,805West Baton Rouge3,97245.13%4,68653.24% 81 0.92%620.70%-714-8.11%8,801West Carroll3,07764.14%1,60733.50% 97 2.02%160.33%1,47030.64%4,797West Feliciana1,85445.34%2,14652.48% 46 1.12%431.05%-292-7.14%4,089Winn4,16559.02%2,69938.25% 147 2.08%460.65%1,46620.77%7,057Totals883,70254.27%717,46044.06%18,6121.14%8,4280.52%166,24210.21%1,628,202 Parishes that flipped from Republican to Democratic Acadia Ascension Assumption Bienville Calcasieu Cameron DeSoto East Feliciana Evangeline Jefferson Davis St. John the Baptist St. Landry St. Martin Vermilion 1984 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1984&fips=22&f=0&off=0&elect=0 Dave Leip's election atlas1988 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1988&fips=22&off=0&elect=0&f=0 Dave Leip's election atlas See also United States presidential elections in Louisiana Notes References Works cited Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306 Hadley Charles Stanley Harold Super Tuesday 1988: Regional Results and National Implications Publius Oxford University Press 1989 19 3 19–37 3330481 https://www.jstor.org/stable/3330481 Moreland Laurence Steed Robert Baker Tod The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics Praeger Publishers 1991 https://archive.org/details/1988presidential0000unse 0275931455 Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod The 1992 Presidential Election in the South: Current Patterns of Southern Party and Electoral Politics Praeger Publishers 1994 0275945340 Louisiana 1988 Category:1988 Louisiana elections