1988 United States presidential election in Missouri

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States presidential election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1984 United States presidential election in Missouri 1984 1992 United States presidential election in Missouri 1992 November 8, 1988 x200px File:VP George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 11 1,084,953 51.83% File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lloyd Bentsen 0 1,001,619 47.85% 300px County results 300px Township results 340px Bush #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% Dukakis #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 1988 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Missouri was won by incumbent United States Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas, who was running against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as vice president, and Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen. Missouri weighed in for this election as almost 4% more Democratic than the national average. The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for Missouri, with more than 99% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties, and only three parties total appearing on the ballot.http://uselectionatlas.org Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Uselectionatlas.org 2013-07-21 In typical form for the time, the more rural counties in Missouri turned out for the Republican candidate, while the more populated centers of the city of St. Louis (though, notably, not St. Louis County), and Kansas City, voted overwhelmingly Democratic. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which St. Louis County voted for a Republican presidential candidate. Bush won the election in the battleground state of Missouri by a narrow 4-point margin, far below the margin of victory Reagan achieved just four years earlier. Bush's loss of many northern rural counties, combined with Dukakis's strong performance in the St. Louis city area, resulted in an unusually close result in the state given the national environment. A longtime bellwether state, Missouri voted for the national winner of every presidential election from 1904 to 2004, except 1956. 284px|thumb|left|Bush speaking at a rally in St. Louis, 1988 Results 1988 United States presidential election in MissouriPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George H. W. Bush 1,084,953 51.83% 11 Democratic Michael Dukakis 1,001,619 47.85% 0 New Alliance Party Lenora Fulani 6,656 0.32% 0 Totals 2,093,228 100.0% 11 Results by county County George H.W. BushRepublican Michael DukakisDemocratic Leonora FulaniNew Alliance Margin Total votes castOur Campaigns; MO US President 1988 # % # % # % # % Adair 5,721 61.29% 3,571 38.26% 42 0.45% 2,150 23.03% 9,334 Andrew 3,407 52.12% 3,103 47.47% 27 0.41% 304 4.65% 6,537 Atchison 1,761 54.37% 1,468 45.32% 10 0.31% 293 9.05% 3,239 Audrain 5,072 49.11% 5,226 50.61% 29 0.28% -154 -1.50% 10,327 Barry 7,231 63.00% 4,210 36.68% 36 0.31% 3,021 26.32% 11,477 Barton 3,339 67.35% 1,603 32.33% 16 0.32% 1,736 35.02% 4,958 Bates 3,574 51.57% 3,332 48.08% 24 0.35% 242 3.49% 6,930 Benton 3,467 56.42% 2,654 43.19% 24 0.39% 813 13.23% 6,145 Bollinger 2,710 58.94% 1,883 40.95% 5 0.11% 827 17.99% 4,598 Boone 22,948 48.35% 24,370 51.35% 140 0.29% -1,422 -3.00% 47,458 Buchanan 15,336 44.99% 18,601 54.57% 152 0.45% -3,265 -9.58% 34,089 Butler 7,968 58.00% 5,751 41.86% 19 0.14% 2,217 16.14% 13,738 Caldwell 2,074 54.38% 1,726 45.25% 14 0.37% 348 9.13% 3,814 Callaway 6,687 56.01% 5,209 43.63% 42 0.35% 1,478 12.38% 11,938 Camden 7,773 66.10% 3,930 33.42% 56 0.48% 3,843 32.68% 11,759 Cape Girardeau 16,583 67.53% 7,904 32.19% 69 0.28% 8,679 35.34% 24,556 Carroll 2,811 54.59% 2,330 45.25% 8 0.16% 481 9.34% 5,149 Carter 1,429 56.53% 1,087 43.00% 12 0.47% 342 13.53% 2,528 Cass 12,799 55.75% 10,092 43.96% 67 0.29% 2,707 11.79% 22,958 Cedar 2,966 62.52% 1,774 37.39% 4 0.08% 1,192 25.13% 4,744 Chariton 2,193 48.14% 2,347 51.53% 15 0.33% -154 -3.39% 4,555 Christian 7,670 61.66% 4,724 37.97% 46 0.37% 2,946 23.69% 12,440 Clark 1,493 43.52% 1,925 56.11% 13 0.38% -432 -12.59% 3,431 Clay 30,293 50.26% 29,620 49.15% 357 0.59% 673 1.11% 60,270 Clinton 3,282 47.15% 3,653 52.48% 26 0.37% -371 -5.33% 6,961 Cole 18,023 68.16% 8,359 31.61% 59 0.22% 9,664 36.55% 26,441 Cooper 3,737 59.64% 2,510 40.06% 19 0.30% 1,227 19.58% 6,266 Crawford 3,856 55.19% 3,107 44.47% 24 0.34% 749 10.72% 6,987 Dade 2,154 61.97% 1,315 37.83% 7 0.20% 839 24.14% 3,476 Dallas 2,898 55.50% 2,298 44.01% 26 0.50% 600 11.49% 5,222 Daviess 1,765 50.17% 1,743 49.55% 10 0.28% 22 0.62% 3,518 DeKalb 1,863 48.48% 1,970 51.26% 10 0.26% -107 -2.78% 3,843 Dent 2,975 54.92% 2,421 44.69% 21 0.39% 554 10.23% 5,417 Douglas 3,225 64.85% 1,735 34.89% 13 0.26% 1,490 29.96% 4,973 Dunklin 5,026 48.70% 5,281 51.17% 13 0.13% -255 -2.47% 10,320 Franklin 16,611 58.06% 11,891 41.56% 108 0.38% 4,720 16.50% 28,610 Gasconade 4,216 72.01% 1,621 27.69% 18 0.31% 2,595 44.32% 5,855 Gentry 1,554 45.27% 1,872 54.53% 7 0.20% -318 -9.26% 3,433 Greene 52,211 59.36% 35,475 40.33% 267 0.30% 16,736 19.03% 87,953 Grundy 2,668 56.38% 2,052 43.36% 12 0.25% 616 13.02% 4,732 Harrison 2,271 55.89% 1,776 43.71% 16 0.39% 495 12.18% 4,063 Henry 4,167 50.04% 4,135 49.65% 26 0.31% 32 0.39% 8,328 Hickory 2,043 54.82% 1,677 45.00% 7 0.19% 366 9.82% 3,727 Holt 1,583 55.54% 1,258 44.14% 9 0.32% 325 11.40% 2,850 Howard 1,865 43.15% 2,446 56.59% 11 0.25% -581 -13.44% 4,322 Howell 7,277 62.49% 4,324 37.13% 44 0.38% 2,953 25.36% 11,645 Iron 1,877 45.01% 2,283 54.75% 10 0.24% -406 -9.74% 4,170 Jackson 107,810 42.02% 147,964 57.67% 793 0.31% -40,154 -15.65% 256,567 Jasper 19,934 63.92% 11,159 35.78% 94 0.30% 8,775 28.14% 31,187 Jefferson 29,279 51.16% 27,738 48.47% 215 0.38% 1,541 2.69% 57,232 Johnson 7,512 58.14% 5,373 41.58% 36 0.28% 2,139 16.56% 12,921 Knox 1,212 49.03% 1,255 50.77% 5 0.20% -43 -1.74% 2,472 Laclede 6,070 63.65% 3,442 36.09% 24 0.25% 2,628 27.56% 9,536 Lafayette 6,825 54.54% 5,654 45.18% 35 0.28% 1,171 9.36% 12,514 Lawrence 6,911 60.73% 4,432 38.95% 36 0.32% 2,479 21.78% 11,379 Lewis 1,803 42.20% 2,460 57.57% 10 0.23% -657 -15.37% 4,273 Lincoln 5,305 53.38% 4,605 46.34% 28 0.28% 700 7.04% 9,938 Linn 3,061 49.15% 3,150 50.58% 17 0.27% -89 -1.43% 6,228 Livingston 3,462 52.88% 3,077 47.00% 8 0.12% 385 5.88% 6,547 Macon 3,406 51.30% 3,215 48.43% 18 0.27% 191 2.87% 6,639 Madison 2,528 53.75% 2,167 46.08% 8 0.17% 361 7.67% 4,703 Maries 1,919 55.14% 1,552 44.60% 9 0.26% 367 10.54% 3,480 Marion 5,034 47.16% 5,617 52.62% 23 0.22% -583 -5.46% 10,674 McDonald 3,812 61.95% 2,299 37.36% 42 0.68% 1,513 24.59% 6,153 Mercer 875 49.89% 877 50.00% 2 0.11% -2 -0.11% 1,754 Miller 5,662 68.82% 2,555 31.06% 10 0.12% 3,107 37.76% 8,227 Mississippi 2,218 43.99% 2,814 55.81% 10 0.20% -596 -11.82% 5,042 Moniteau 3,502 64.30% 1,936 35.55% 8 0.15% 1,566 28.75% 5,446 Monroe 1,542 38.42% 2,461 61.31% 11 0.27% -919 -22.89% 4,014 Montgomery 2,714 56.66% 2,064 43.09% 12 0.25% 650 13.57% 4,790 Morgan 3,958 60.13% 2,604 39.56% 20 0.30% 1,354 20.57% 6,582 New Madrid 3,387 46.99% 3,812 52.89% 9 0.12% -425 -5.90% 7,208 Newton 10,617 64.36% 5,798 35.15% 82 0.50% 4,819 29.21% 16,497 Nodaway 4,103 48.92% 4,240 50.55% 44 0.52% -137 -1.63% 8,387 Oregon 1,717 45.59% 2,042 54.22% 7 0.19% -325 -8.63% 3,766 Osage 3,885 68.58% 1,771 31.26% 9 0.16% 2,114 37.32% 5,665 Ozark 2,404 64.21% 1,329 35.50% 11 0.29% 1,075 28.71% 3,744 Pemiscot 3,066 48.18% 3,288 51.67% 10 0.16% -222 -3.49% 6,364 Perry 3,836 64.08% 2,136 35.68% 14 0.23% 1,700 28.40% 5,986 Pettis 9,648 63.47% 5,486 36.09% 66 0.43% 4,162 27.38% 15,200 Phelps 8,329 58.44% 5,867 41.16% 57 0.40% 2,462 17.28% 14,253 Pike 3,271 46.07% 3,816 53.75% 13 0.18% -545 -7.68% 7,100 Platte 11,838 51.18% 11,225 48.53% 66 0.29% 613 2.65% 23,129 Polk 5,030 59.39% 3,419 40.37% 21 0.25% 1,611 19.02% 8,470 Pulaski 4,642 57.22% 3,446 42.48% 24 0.30% 1,196 14.74% 8,112 Putnam 1,365 62.73% 803 36.90% 8 0.37% 562 25.83% 2,176 Ralls 1,494 37.44% 2,489 62.38% 7 0.18% -995 -24.94% 3,990 Randolph 4,384 45.22% 5,291 54.57% 20 0.21% -907 -9.35% 9,695 Ray 3,763 43.44% 4,879 56.33% 20 0.23% -1,116 -12.89% 8,662 Reynolds 1,162 38.29% 1,864 61.42% 9 0.30% -702 -23.13% 3,035 Ripley 2,647 57.29% 1,961 42.45% 12 0.26% 686 14.84% 4,620 St. Charles 50,005 62.90% 29,286 36.84% 209 0.26% 20,719 26.06% 79,500 St. Clair 2,312 55.27% 1,864 44.56% 7 0.17% 448 10.71% 4,183 St. Francois 7,923 49.13% 8,158 50.59% 46 0.29% -235 -1.46% 16,127 St. Louis 262,784 54.67% 216,534 45.05% 1,358 0.28% 46,250 9.62% 480,676 St. Louis City 40,906 26.96% 110,076 72.55% 732 0.48% -69,170 -45.59% 151,714 Ste. Genevieve 2,532 41.08% 3,612 58.60% 20 0.32% -1,080 -17.52% 6,164 Saline 4,625 47.70% 5,039 51.97% 32 0.33% -414 -4.27% 9,696 Schuyler 1,063 51.11% 1,013 48.70% 4 0.19% 50 2.41% 2,080 Scotland 1,248 52.61% 1,117 47.09% 7 0.30% 131 5.52% 2,372 Scott 8,013 57.45% 5,914 42.40% 21 0.15% 2,099 15.05% 13,948 Shannon 1,696 48.46% 1,796 51.31% 8 0.23% -100 -2.85% 3,500 Shelby 1,586 46.54% 1,818 53.35% 4 0.12% -232 -6.81% 3,408 Stoddard 5,822 55.25% 4,701 44.61% 15 0.14% 1,121 10.64% 10,538 Stone 5,080 63.49% 2,889 36.11% 32 0.40% 2,191 27.38% 8,001 Sullivan 1,897 54.75% 1,562 45.08% 6 0.17% 335 9.67% 3,465 Taney 7,043 64.16% 3,888 35.42% 46 0.42% 3,155 28.74% 10,977 Texas 4,584 53.91% 3,887 45.71% 32 0.38% 697 8.20% 8,503 Vernon 4,149 54.79% 3,402 44.93% 21 0.28% 747 9.86% 7,572 Warren 4,452 60.07% 2,935 39.60% 24 0.32% 1,517 20.47% 7,411 Washington 3,240 46.29% 3,744 53.49% 16 0.23% -504 -7.20% 7,000 Wayne 2,648 51.80% 2,456 48.04% 8 0.16% 192 3.76% 5,112 Webster 5,123 56.70% 3,890 43.05% 22 0.24% 1,233 13.65% 9,035 Worth 677 47.98% 732 51.88% 2 0.14% -55 -3.90% 1,411 Wright 4,151 64.92% 2,232 34.91% 11 0.17% 1,919 30.01% 6,394Totals1,084,95351.83%1,001,61947.85%6,6560.32%83,3343.98%2,093,228 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Audrain Boone Buchanan Chariton Clark Clinton DeKalb Dunklin Gentry Howard Iron Knox Lewis Linn Marion Mercer Monroe New Madrid Nodaway Pemiscot Pike Ralls Randolph Ray St. Francois St. Genevieve Saline Shannon Shelby Washington Worth By congressional district Bush won seven of nine congressional districts, including three that elected a Democrat. District Bush Dukakis RepresentativeMissouri 1 1st 27% 73%Bill ClayMissouri 2 2nd 61% 39%Jack BuechnerMissouri 3 3rd 53% 47%Dick GephardtMissouri 4 4th 59% 41%Ike SkeltonMissouri 5 5th 39% 61%Alan WheatMissouri 6 6th 50% 50%Tom ColemanMissouri 7 7th 62% 38%Mel HancockMissouri 8 8th 55% 45%Bill EmersonMissouri 9 9th 54% 46%Harold Volkmer See also United States presidential elections in Missouri Presidency of George H. W. Bush References Missouri 1988 Category:1988 Missouri elections