1988 United States presidential election in Ohio

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States presidential election in Ohio Ohio presidential no 1984 United States presidential election in Ohio 1984 1992 United States presidential election in Ohio 1992 November 8, 1988 71.79%https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/historical-election-comparisons/voter-turnout-in-general-elections/ Voter Turnout in General Elections Ohio Secretary of State x200px File:VP George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 23 2,416,549 55.00% File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lloyd Bentsen 0 1,939,629 44.15% 250px County results 250px Township results 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% No data #808080 President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 1988 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. State voters chose 23 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Ohio 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. Ohio weighed in for this election as 3% more Republican than the national average. This is the first election since 1924 in which Ohio did not vote the same way as Wisconsin, something that would reoccur in 2000, 2004, and 2020. The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for Ohio, with more than 99% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1988&fips=39&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1988 Presidential General Election Results – Ohio Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-02-07 Most counties in the state turned out more for Bush than Dukakis. Two notable exceptions to this trend were Cleveland's Cuyahoga County, and residents of several counties on the Eastern border with Pennsylvania, who voted largely for Dukakis. This was the last occasion until 2016 that Erie County, Montgomery County and Portage County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Bush won the election in Ohio with 55.00% of the vote to Dukakis's 44.15%, for a margin of 10.85%. This was the last time a presidential candidate won the state by double digits until 2024, when Bush's margin of victory was surpassed by Republican Donald Trump, who won the state by 11.21% that year. Results 1988 United States presidential election in OhioPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George H. W. Bush 2,416,549 55.00% 23 Democratic Michael Dukakis 1,939,629 44.15% 0 Not Designated Lenora Fulani 12,017 0.27% 0 Not Designated Ron Paul 11,989 0.27% 0 Not Designated Lyndon LaRouche 7,733 0.18% 0 Not Designated Edward Winn 5,432 0.12% 0 Write-Ins 216 >0.01% 0 Not Designated Larry Holmes 134 >0.01% 0 Totals 4,393,699 100.0% 23 Results by county County George H.W. BushRepublican Michael DukakisDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adams 5,916 60.71% 3,740 38.38% 88 0.91% 2,176 22.33% 9,744 Allen 31,021 68.97% 13,727 30.52% 227 0.51% 17,294 38.45% 44,975 Ashland 12,726 67.19% 6,072 32.06% 141 0.75% 6,654 35.13% 18,939 Ashtabula 17,654 45.79% 20,536 53.26% 366 0.95% -2,882 -7.47% 38,556 Athens 9,314 45.92% 10,795 53.23% 172 0.85% -1,481 -7.31% 20,281 Auglaize 13,562 73.39% 4,756 25.74% 161 0.87% 8,806 47.65% 18,479 Belmont 12,214 38.20% 19,515 61.04% 244 0.76% -7,301 -22.84% 31,973 Brown 7,539 59.37% 5,047 39.75% 112 0.88% 2,492 19.62% 12,698 Butler 75,725 68.71% 33,770 30.64% 713 0.65% 41,955 38.07% 110,208 Carroll 6,179 56.20% 4,667 42.45% 148 1.35% 1,512 13.75% 10,994 Champaign 8,995 67.29% 4,272 31.96% 101 0.75% 4,723 35.33% 13,368 Clark 32,729 57.92% 23,247 41.14% 527 0.94% 9,482 16.78% 56,503 Clermont 37,417 70.49% 15,352 28.92% 316 0.59% 22,065 41.57% 53,085 Clinton 8,856 69.74% 3,746 29.50% 97 0.76% 5,110 40.24% 12,699 Columbiana 21,175 49.08% 21,581 50.03% 384 0.89% -406 -0.95% 43,140 Coshocton 8,282 57.09% 6,020 41.50% 204 1.41% 2,262 15.59% 14,506 Crawford 12,472 66.70% 6,018 32.18% 210 1.12% 6,454 34.52% 18,700 Cuyahoga 242,439 40.33% 353,401 58.79% 5,277 0.88% -110,962 -18.46% 601,117 Darke 14,914 67.93% 6,851 31.21% 189 0.86% 8,063 36.72% 21,954 Defiance 9,566 63.13% 5,448 35.95% 139 0.92% 4,118 27.18% 15,153 Delaware 20,693 72.61% 7,590 26.63% 215 0.76% 13,103 45.98% 28,498 Erie 16,670 51.77% 15,097 46.89% 431 1.34% 1,573 4.88% 32,198 Fairfield 29,208 69.46% 12,504 29.74% 339 0.80% 16,704 39.72% 42,051 Fayette 6,186 69.72% 2,623 29.56% 64 0.72% 3,563 40.16% 8,873 Franklin 226,265 59.96% 147,585 39.11% 3,507 0.93% 78,680 20.85% 377,357 Fulton 10,230 66.31% 5,076 32.90% 122 0.79% 5,154 33.41% 15,428 Gallia 7,399 59.92% 4,834 39.14% 116 0.94% 2,565 20.78% 12,349 Geauga 22,339 64.55% 11,874 34.31% 395 1.14% 10,465 30.24% 34,608 Greene 34,432 65.14% 18,025 34.10% 399 0.76% 16,407 31.04% 52,856 Guernsey 8,507 58.42% 5,926 40.69% 130 0.89% 2,581 17.73% 14,563 Hamilton 227,004 61.29% 140,354 37.89% 3,026 0.82% 86,650 23.40% 370,384 Hancock 19,896 71.97% 7,435 26.90% 312 1.13% 12,461 45.07% 27,643 Hardin 7,291 62.82% 4,145 35.71% 170 1.47% 3,146 27.11% 11,606 Harrison 3,298 45.48% 3,881 53.52% 73 1.00% -583 -8.04% 7,252 Henry 8,618 69.12% 3,764 30.19% 86 0.69% 4,854 38.93% 12,468 Highland 8,776 66.60% 4,278 32.46% 124 0.94% 4,498 34.14% 13,178 Hocking 5,426 58.70% 3,706 40.10% 111 1.20% 1,720 18.60% 9,243 Holmes 5,064 69.22% 2,179 29.78% 73 1.00% 2,885 39.44% 7,316 Huron 12,633 61.20% 7,794 37.76% 215 1.04% 4,839 23.44% 20,642 Jackson 6,671 59.21% 4,505 39.98% 91 0.81% 2,166 19.23% 11,267 Jefferson 14,141 38.73% 22,095 60.52% 273 0.75% -7,954 -21.79% 36,509 Knox 12,180 63.44% 6,882 35.84% 138 0.72% 5,298 27.60% 19,200 Lake 52,963 56.63% 39,667 42.41% 894 0.96% 13,296 14.22% 93,524 Lawrence 12,937 52.23% 11,628 46.95% 203 0.82% 1,309 5.28% 24,768 Licking 34,540 66.72% 16,793 32.44% 434 0.84% 17,747 34.28% 51,767 Logan 11,099 70.71% 4,484 28.57% 114 0.72% 6,615 42.14% 15,697 Lorain 50,410 47.14% 55,600 52.00% 916 0.86% -5,190 -4.86% 106,926 Lucas 83,788 45.27% 99,755 53.89% 1,552 0.84% -15,967 -8.62% 185,095 Madison 8,303 70.26% 3,421 28.95% 93 0.79% 4,882 41.31% 11,817 Mahoning 43,722 36.40% 75,524 62.87% 880 0.73% -31,802 -26.47% 120,126 Marion 14,864 60.13% 9,596 38.82% 258 1.05% 5,268 21.31% 24,718 Medina 29,962 60.08% 19,505 39.11% 407 0.81% 10,457 20.97% 49,874 Meigs 5,486 59.14% 3,699 39.88% 91 0.98% 1,787 19.26% 9,276 Mercer 11,162 68.54% 4,978 30.57% 146 0.89% 6,184 37.97% 16,286 Miami 24,915 68.38% 11,138 30.57% 381 1.05% 13,777 37.81% 36,434 Monroe 2,557 37.20% 4,269 62.10% 48 0.70% -1,712 -24.90% 6,874 Montgomery 131,596 57.48% 95,737 41.82% 1,610 0.70% 35,859 15.66% 228,943 Morgan 3,713 63.37% 2,085 35.59% 61 1.04% 1,628 27.78% 5,859 Morrow 7,130 66.26% 3,515 32.67% 115 1.07% 3,615 33.59% 10,760 Muskingum 19,736 62.31% 11,691 36.91% 247 0.78% 8,045 25.40% 31,674 Noble 3,155 59.44% 2,079 39.17% 74 1.39% 1,076 20.27% 5,308 Ottawa 9,352 53.39% 8,038 45.89% 127 0.72% 1,314 7.50% 17,517 Paulding 5,381 62.78% 3,114 36.33% 76 0.89% 2,267 26.45% 8,571 Perry 6,602 56.28% 5,011 42.72% 118 1.00% 1,591 13.56% 11,731 Pickaway 10,796 68.36% 4,905 31.06% 93 0.58% 5,891 37.30% 15,794 Pike 5,611 51.39% 5,191 47.54% 117 1.07% 420 3.85% 10,919 Portage 26,334 50.18% 25,607 48.79% 539 1.03% 727 1.39% 52,480 Preble 10,297 66.95% 4,937 32.10% 147 0.95% 5,360 34.85% 15,381 Putnam 11,183 73.09% 4,004 26.17% 114 0.74% 7,179 46.92% 15,301 Richland 30,047 60.04% 19,617 39.20% 383 0.76% 10,430 20.84% 50,047 Ross 14,563 60.39% 9,271 38.45% 279 1.16% 5,292 21.94% 24,113 Sandusky 14,203 58.61% 9,709 40.07% 320 1.32% 4,494 18.54% 24,232 Scioto 16,029 52.11% 14,442 46.95% 289 0.94% 1,587 5.16% 30,760 Seneca 13,704 58.49% 9,504 40.56% 222 0.95% 4,200 17.93% 23,430 Shelby 12,198 70.00% 5,065 29.07% 162 0.93% 7,133 40.93% 17,425 Stark 87,087 55.08% 69,639 44.05% 1,370 0.87% 17,448 11.03% 158,096 Summit 101,155 46.92% 112,612 52.23% 1,822 0.85% -11,457 -5.31% 215,589 Trumbull 38,815 39.51% 58,674 59.72% 761 0.77% -19,859 -20.21% 98,250 Tuscarawas 17,145 54.28% 14,185 44.90% 259 0.82% 2,960 9.38% 31,589 Union 8,846 73.28% 3,130 25.93% 95 0.79% 5,716 47.35% 12,071 Van Wert 9,410 70.56% 3,848 28.85% 78 0.59% 5,562 41.71% 13,336 Vinton 2,652 52.19% 2,385 46.94% 44 0.87% 267 5.25% 5,081 Warren 31,419 73.38% 11,145 26.03% 254 0.59% 20,274 47.35% 42,818 Washington 14,767 59.27% 9,967 40.00% 182 0.73% 4,800 19.27% 24,916 Wayne 22,320 61.64% 13,571 37.48% 317 0.88% 8,749 24.16% 36,208 Williams 10,782 69.18% 4,666 29.94% 137 0.88% 6,116 39.24% 15,585 Wood 26,013 57.89% 18,579 41.35% 341 0.76% 7,434 16.54% 44,933 Wyandot 6,178 66.87% 2,936 31.78% 125 1.35% 3,242 35.09% 9,239Totals2,416,54955.00%1,939,62944.15%37,5210.85%476,92010.85%4,393,699 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Ashtabula Athens Columbiana 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