1988 United States presidential election in Montana

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States presidential election in Montana Montana presidential no 1984 United States presidential election in Montana 1984 1992 United States presidential election in Montana 1992 1988 11 08 x200px File:VP George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 4 190,412 52.07% File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lloyd Bentsen 0 168,936 46.20% 350px County results 350px Congressional district results Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Dukakis #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 1988 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 1988, and was part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. This was the last election until 2024 when Montana had four electoral votes: the continuing depopulation of the Great Plains would cause the state to revert to an at-large congressional district for 1992. Montana regained a second congressional district, and therefore a fourth electoral vote, in 2022. Montana voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. Bush won by a margin of 5.87%, much lower than usual in this typically solid Republican state, largely due to the persistent drought and Farm crisis on the Great Plains, a result making Montana 1.93% more Democratic than the national average. Since 1916 this is the solitary election when Blaine County, the most consistent bellwether county in the nation, has supported a losing presidential candidate; Bush is thus the only Republican to win the White House without carrying this county.The Political Graveyard: Blaine County, Mont. https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MT/BL-votes.html 2024-11-26 politicalgraveyard.com It is also the last time Montana has voted more Democratic than the nation at-large and one of only two since 1956 (along with 1972),Montana Voting Results and Participants http://www.countingthevotes.com/montana/ 2024-11-26 CountingTheVotes.com en-US and the last occasion northwestern Lincoln County has supported a Democratic Presidential nominee.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Thus, Iowa (with four counties), Texas (with three), and Montana (with one) are the only states containing counties that Dukakis (as of 2024) was the last Democrat to carry. Bush became the first-ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Rosebud County, as well as the first to do so without carrying Lewis and Clark County since William Howard Taft in 1908, and the first to do so without carrying Missoula County since Calvin Coolidge in 1924. This is the last time that Montana has voted more Democratic than Maine. Results 1988 United States presidential election in Montanahttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1988&fips=30&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1988 Presidential General Election Results – Montana 2018-03-17 Dave Leip’s U.S. Election AtlasPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George H. W. Bush 190,412 52.07% 4 Democratic Michael Dukakis 168,936 46.20% 0 Libertarian Ron Paul 5,047 1.38% 0 New Alliance Lenora Fulani 1,279 0.35% 0 Totals 365,674 100.00% 4 Results by county County George H.W. BushRepublican Michael DukakisDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Beaverhead 2,668 66.73% 1,274 31.87% 56 1.40% 1,394 34.86% 3,998 Big Horn 1,711 42.95% 2,233 56.05% 40 1.00% -522 -13.10% 3,984 Blaine 1,402 48.15% 1,460 50.14% 50 1.72% -58 -1.99% 2,912 Broadwater 1,054 62.63% 592 35.18% 37 2.20% 462 27.45% 1,683 Carbon 2,360 52.80% 2,039 45.62% 71 1.59% 321 7.18% 4,470 Carter 686 72.82% 242 25.69% 14 1.49% 444 47.13% 942 Cascade 15,946 49.64% 15,718 48.93% 460 1.43% 228 0.71% 32,124 Chouteau 1,980 61.51% 1,166 36.22% 73 2.27% 814 25.29% 3,219 Custer 3,007 55.05% 2,343 42.90% 112 2.05% 664 12.15% 5,462 Daniels 802 57.49% 571 40.93% 22 1.58% 231 16.56% 1,395 Dawson 2,658 54.40% 2,120 43.39% 108 2.21% 538 11.01% 4,886 Deer Lodge 1,168 26.51% 3,185 72.29% 53 1.20% -2,017 -45.78% 4,406 Fallon 1,002 61.25% 612 37.41% 22 1.34% 390 23.84% 1,636 Fergus 3,948 64.55% 2,052 33.55% 116 1.90% 1,896 31.00% 6,116 Flathead 14,461 57.33% 10,202 40.44% 562 2.23% 4,259 16.89% 25,225 Gallatin 13,214 56.94% 9,527 41.06% 464 2.00% 3,687 15.88% 23,205 Garfield 631 74.15% 196 23.03% 24 2.82% 435 51.12% 851 Glacier 1,728 43.16% 2,151 53.72% 125 3.12% -423 -10.56% 4,004 Golden Valley 335 61.69% 203 37.38% 5 0.92% 132 24.31% 543 Granite 789 59.50% 511 38.54% 26 1.96% 278 20.96% 1,326 Hill 3,467 44.50% 4,219 54.15% 105 1.35% -752 -9.65% 7,791 Jefferson 2,007 52.31% 1,746 45.50% 84 2.19% 261 6.81% 3,837 Judith Basin 902 59.50% 590 38.92% 24 1.58% 312 20.58% 1,516 Lake 4,883 53.37% 4,109 44.91% 158 1.73% 774 8.46% 9,150 Lewis and Clark 10,946 46.91% 11,932 51.14% 456 1.95% -986 -4.23% 23,334 Liberty 771 63.82% 418 34.60% 19 1.57% 353 29.22% 1,208 Lincoln 3,500 47.98% 3,601 49.37% 193 2.65% -101 -1.39% 7,294 McCone 814 58.18% 567 40.53% 18 1.29% 247 17.65% 1,399 Madison 2,045 68.62% 878 29.46% 57 1.91% 1,167 39.16% 2,980 Meagher 656 65.01% 337 33.40% 16 1.59% 319 31.61% 1,009 Mineral 616 43.14% 789 55.25% 23 1.61% -173 -12.11% 1,428 Missoula 15,965 44.76% 19,178 53.77% 526 1.47% -3,213 -9.01% 35,669 Musselshell 1,280 58.08% 898 40.74% 26 1.18% 382 17.34% 2,204 Park 3,823 59.13% 2,526 39.07% 116 1.79% 1,297 20.06% 6,465 Petroleum 204 67.55% 91 30.13% 7 2.32% 113 37.42% 302 Phillips 1,462 60.26% 905 37.30% 59 2.43% 557 22.96% 2,426 Pondera 1,795 57.64% 1,245 39.98% 74 2.38% 550 17.66% 3,114 Powder River 815 66.15% 395 32.06% 22 1.79% 420 34.09% 1,232 Powell 1,574 56.31% 1,174 42.00% 47 1.68% 400 14.31% 2,795 Prairie 541 60.11% 343 38.11% 16 1.78% 198 22.00% 900 Ravalli 7,418 59.39% 4,763 38.13% 309 2.47% 2,655 21.26% 12,490 Richland 2,628 57.81% 1,824 40.12% 94 2.07% 804 17.69% 4,546 Roosevelt 1,957 47.52% 2,083 50.58% 78 1.89% -126 -3.06% 4,118 Rosebud 1,822 48.05% 1,869 49.29% 101 2.66% -47 -1.24% 3,792 Sanders 2,152 51.24% 1,959 46.64% 89 2.12% 193 4.60% 4,200 Sheridan 1,381 49.98% 1,354 49.00% 28 1.01% 27 0.98% 2,763 Silver Bow 5,043 30.22% 11,422 68.45% 222 1.33% -6,379 -38.23% 16,687 Stillwater 1,920 56.82% 1,407 41.64% 52 1.54% 513 15.18% 3,379 Sweet Grass 1,242 71.67% 462 26.66% 29 1.67% 780 45.01% 1,733 Teton 1,876 57.83% 1,303 40.17% 65 2.00% 573 17.66% 3,244 Toole 1,505 57.14% 1,070 40.62% 59 2.24% 435 16.52% 2,634 Treasure 291 54.29% 231 43.10% 14 2.61% 60 11.19% 536 Valley 2,467 52.42% 2,163 45.96% 76 1.61% 304 6.46% 4,706 Wheatland 667 59.03% 443 39.20% 20 1.77% 224 19.83% 1,130 Wibaux 358 56.92% 258 41.02% 13 2.07% 100 15.90% 629 Yellowstone 28,069 55.42% 21,987 43.41% 591 1.17% 6,082 12.01% 50,647Totals190,41252.07%168,93646.20%6,3261.73%21,4765.87%365,674 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Blaine Glacier Hill Lewis and Clark Lincoln Mineral Missoula Roosevelt Rosebud By congressional district Bush won both congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.8 November 1988 Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the General Election Held in the State of Montana https://archive.org/download/reportofofficial1988montrich/reportofofficial1988montrich_bw.pdf District Bush Dukakis RepresentativeMontana 1 1st 50% 48%Pat WilliamsMontana 2 2nd 54% 44%Ron Marlenee See also United States presidential elections in Montana Presidency of George H. 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