1988 United States presidential election in Mississippi

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States presidential election in Mississippi Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg presidential no 1984 United States presidential election in Mississippi 1984 1992 United States presidential election in Mississippi 1992 November 8, 1988 x200px File:VP George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 7 557,890 59.89% File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lloyd Bentsen 0 363,921 39.07% 190px County results 190px Congressional district results 305px Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Dukakis #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 Mississippi took place on November 8, 1988. All fifty states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose seven electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Mississippi was won by incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush, running with U.S. Senator Dan Quayle, against Governor Michael Dukakis, running with U.S Senator Lloyd Bentsen. Notably, however, George County, in Mississippi's Pine Belt, gave former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke his largest vote share of any county in the country (about 4%). George County also gave third parties in the aggregate their largest vote share of any county in the country.Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1988 Presidential Election Statistics 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Adams County, Kemper County, Washington County, and Leflore County voted for the Republican presidential nominee; and the last in which Hinds County, the most populous in the state, gave a Republican an outright majority.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Background Thad Cochran's victory in the 1978 election made him the first Republican elected to the United States Senate since the end of Reconstruction. However, the Democrats maintained control over all state-level offices.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 96 Campaign The racial composition of the Democratic primary was 55% white and 45% black.Black Black 1992 263 Gore won 64% of the white vote,Black Black 1992 266 and 44% of white voters participated in the Republican primary.Black Black 1992 288 Dukakis was the first presidential candidate to visit the Neshoba County Fair since Ronald Reagan during the 1980 election.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 98 Among white voters, 76% supported Bush while 23% supported Dukakis.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Democratic nominee Wayne Dowdy lost in the concurrent U.S. Senate election resulting in Mississippi having two Republican senators for the first time since Reconstruction.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 96 However, the Democrats controlled four of the state's five seats in the United States House of Representatives.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 114 Harry Allen, Rhesa Barksdale, Robbie Hughes, Henry Paris, Fred Reeder, Michael Allred, and Ed Weeks were the Republican electors that cast their ballots for Bush and Quayle. Allred was selected to replace John Palmer as Palmer was unable to cast his ballot.December 19, 1988 State's seven electoral votes are cast for Bush and Quayle 1 Clarksdale Press Register https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104019446/the-clarksdale-press-register/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220619044049/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104019446/the-clarksdale-press-register/ June 19, 2022 Newspapers.com Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error GeorgeBushRepublican MichaelDukakisDemocratic Other /UndecidedMason-Dixon Polling & StrategyMoreland Steed Baker 1991 97-98June 9–12, 198850%39%11%Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyMoreland Steed Baker 1991 97-98August 1–3, 198850%43%7% Results 1988 United States presidential election in MississippiPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George H. W. Bush 557,890 59.89% 7 Democratic Michael Dukakis 363,921 39.07% 0 Independent David Duke 4,232 0.45% 0 Libertarian Ron Paul 3,329 0.36% 0 Independent Lenora Fulani 2,155 0.23% 0 Totals 931,527 100.00% 7 Results by county Countyhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2124 Our Campaigns MS US President Race, November 08, 1988 George H.W. BushRepublican Michael DukakisDemocratic David DukeIndependent Ron PaulLibertarian Leonora FulaniIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Adams 8,116 50.74% 7,732 48.34% 96 0.60% 25 0.16% 25 0.16% 384 2.40% 15,994 Alcorn 6,641 54.88% 5,335 44.08% 38 0.31% 73 0.60% 15 0.12% 1,306 10.80% 12,102 Amite 3,333 53.88% 2,834 45.81% 14 0.23% 5 0.08% 0 0.00% 499 8.07% 6,186 Attala 4,524 59.87% 2,997 39.66% 21 0.28% 7 0.09% 7 0.09% 1,527 20.21% 7,556 Benton 1,565 47.30% 1,718 51.92% 20 0.60% 3 0.09% 3 0.09% -153 -4.62% 3,309 Bolivar 6,105 43.34% 7,606 54.00% 101 0.72% 204 1.45% 69 0.49% -1,501 -10.66% 14,085 Calhoun 3,375 61.55% 2,086 38.04% 7 0.13% 11 0.20% 4 0.07% 1,289 23.51% 5,483 Carroll 2,628 62.51% 1,560 37.11% 1 0.02% 11 0.26% 4 0.10% 1,068 25.40% 4,204 Chickasaw 3,390 55.35% 2,713 44.29% 15 0.24% 1 0.02% 6 0.10% 677 11.06% 6,125 Choctaw 2,297 62.98% 1,335 36.61% 10 0.27% 2 0.05% 3 0.08% 962 26.37% 3,647 Claiborne 1,233 28.35% 3,083 70.89% 12 0.28% 6 0.14% 15 0.34% -1,850 -42.54% 4,349 Clarke 4,522 63.71% 2,576 36.29% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,946 27.42% 7,098 Clay 3,645 48.26% 3,849 50.96% 39 0.52% 10 0.13% 10 0.13% -204 -2.70% 7,553 Coahoma 4,939 43.79% 6,139 54.43% 86 0.76% 76 0.67% 38 0.34% -1,200 -10.64% 11,278 Copiah 5,100 54.64% 4,175 44.73% 28 0.30% 23 0.25% 8 0.09% 925 9.91% 9,334 Covington 4,005 60.38% 2,591 39.06% 24 0.36% 7 0.11% 6 0.09% 1,414 21.32% 6,633 DeSoto 14,681 72.50% 5,449 26.91% 57 0.28% 43 0.21% 20 0.10% 9,232 45.59% 20,250 Forrest 14,249 66.84% 6,953 32.62% 52 0.24% 38 0.18% 26 0.12% 7,296 34.22% 21,318 Franklin 2,376 59.97% 1,563 39.45% 14 0.35% 6 0.15% 3 0.08% 813 20.52% 3,962 George 4,545 58.40% 2,435 31.29% 328 4.21% 253 3.25% 221 2.84% 2,110 27.11% 7,782 Greene 2,837 57.08% 1,637 32.94% 195 3.90% 187 3.74% 144 2.88% 1,200 24.14% 4,970 Grenada 5,352 59.10% 3,683 40.67% 4 0.04% 9 0.10% 8 0.09% 1,669 18.43% 9,056 Hancock 7,763 66.42% 3,760 32.17% 104 0.90% 31 0.27% 29 0.25% 4,003 34.25% 11,687 Harrison 32,892 68.88% 14,439 30.24% 191 0.40% 162 0.34% 70 0.15% 18,453 38.64% 47,754 Hinds 52,749 55.52% 41,058 43.22% 593 0.62% 315 0.33% 291 0.31% 11,691 12.30% 95,006 Holmes 2,737 33.68% 5,350 65.84% 18 0.22% 8 0.10% 13 0.16% -2,613 -32.16% 8,126 Humphreys 2,018 42.98% 2,644 56.32% 12 0.26% 11 0.23% 10 0.21% -626 -13.34% 4,695 Issaquena 424 43.58% 511 52.52% 17 1.75% 11 1.13% 10 1.03% -87 -8.94% 973 Itawamba 4,535 58.95% 3,143 40.86% 7 0.09% 6 0.08% 2 0.03% 1,392 18.09% 7,693 Jackson 29,830 73.90% 10,328 25.59% 85 0.21% 76 0.19% 45 0.11% 19,502 48.31% 40,364 Jasper 3,368 51.25% 3,184 48.45% 8 0.12% 5 0.08% 7 0.11% 184 2.80% 6,572 Jefferson 702 20.64% 2,693 79.18% 1 0.03% 1 0.03% 4 0.12% -1,991 -58.54% 3,401 Jefferson Davis 2,745 47.92% 2,948 51.47% 20 0.35% 6 0.10% 9 0.16% -203 -3.55% 5,728 Jones 16,764 69.07% 7,383 30.42% 65 0.27% 27 0.11% 33 0.14% 9,381 38.65% 24,272 Kemper 2,128 50.25% 2,069 48.85% 16 0.38% 12 0.28% 10 0.24% 59 1.40% 4,235 Lafayette 5,841 59.29% 3,967 40.27% 18 0.18% 17 0.17% 9 0.09% 1,874 19.02% 9,852 Lamar 9,145 77.86% 2,535 21.58% 42 0.36% 13 0.11% 11 0.09% 6,610 56.28% 11,746 Lauderdale 18,302 68.99% 7,967 30.03% 77 0.29% 138 0.52% 45 0.17% 10,335 38.96% 26,529 Lawrence 3,682 59.17% 2,517 40.45% 12 0.19% 6 0.10% 6 0.10% 1,165 18.72% 6,223 Leake 4,168 59.86% 2,787 40.03% 2 0.03% 3 0.04% 3 0.04% 1,381 19.83% 6,963 Lee 13,767 66.42% 6,604 31.86% 56 0.27% 261 1.26% 40 0.19% 7,163 34.56% 20,728 Leflore 6,409 50.95% 5,830 46.35% 129 1.03% 147 1.17% 64 0.51% 579 4.60% 12,579 Lincoln 8,710 65.50% 4,534 34.10% 42 0.32% 5 0.04% 6 0.05% 4,176 31.40% 13,297 Lowndes 11,258 64.96% 5,993 34.58% 29 0.17% 27 0.16% 24 0.14% 5,265 30.38% 17,331 Madison 11,399 57.50% 8,242 41.57% 99 0.50% 41 0.21% 44 0.22% 3,157 15.93% 19,825 Marion 7,019 61.87% 4,240 37.38% 50 0.44% 17 0.15% 18 0.16% 2,779 24.49% 11,344 Marshall 4,668 39.72% 6,982 59.42% 47 0.40% 32 0.27% 22 0.19% -2,314 -19.70% 11,751 Monroe 6,447 57.70% 4,669 41.79% 33 0.30% 14 0.13% 10 0.09% 1,778 15.91% 11,173 Montgomery 2,504 56.79% 1,893 42.93% 6 0.14% 4 0.09% 2 0.05% 611 13.86% 4,409 Neshoba 6,363 68.08% 2,942 31.48% 19 0.20% 17 0.18% 6 0.06% 3,421 36.60% 9,347 Newton 5,658 70.70% 2,332 29.14% 6 0.07% 5 0.06% 2 0.02% 3,326 41.56% 8,003 Noxubee 1,870 40.38% 2,722 58.78% 17 0.37% 12 0.26% 10 0.22% -852 -18.40% 4,631 Oktibbeha 7,126 57.99% 5,100 41.50% 19 0.15% 22 0.18% 22 0.18% 2,026 16.49% 12,289 Panola 5,382 50.46% 5,222 48.96% 28 0.26% 17 0.16% 16 0.15% 160 1.50% 10,665 Pearl River 10,220 71.30% 3,939 27.48% 124 0.87% 33 0.23% 17 0.12% 6,281 43.82% 14,333 Perry 2,983 68.62% 1,326 30.50% 27 0.62% 6 0.14% 5 0.12% 1,657 38.12% 4,347 Pike 7,637 53.63% 6,531 45.87% 43 0.30% 18 0.13% 10 0.07% 1,106 7.76% 14,239 Pontotoc 4,939 63.81% 2,772 35.81% 17 0.22% 11 0.14% 1 0.01% 2,167 28.00% 7,740 Prentiss 4,348 55.09% 3,429 43.45% 43 0.54% 45 0.57% 27 0.34% 919 11.64% 7,892 Quitman 1,832 42.11% 2,497 57.39% 10 0.23% 4 0.09% 8 0.18% -665 -15.28% 4,351 Rankin 22,937 78.41% 6,201 21.20% 46 0.16% 39 0.13% 31 0.11% 16,736 57.21% 29,254 Scott 5,522 65.06% 2,939 34.63% 15 0.18% 6 0.07% 6 0.07% 2,583 30.43% 8,488 Sharkey 1,277 43.00% 1,609 54.18% 35 1.18% 27 0.91% 22 0.74% -332 -11.18% 2,970 Simpson 6,151 66.69% 3,016 32.70% 25 0.27% 26 0.28% 5 0.05% 3,135 33.99% 9,223 Smith 4,573 72.76% 1,660 26.41% 36 0.57% 13 0.21% 3 0.05% 2,913 46.35% 6,285 Stone 3,007 66.84% 1,452 32.27% 26 0.58% 13 0.29% 1 0.02% 1,555 34.57% 4,499 Sunflower 4,362 46.96% 4,898 52.73% 14 0.15% 12 0.13% 3 0.03% -536 -5.77% 9,289 Tallahatchie 2,633 47.47% 2,881 51.94% 15 0.27% 15 0.27% 3 0.05% -248 -4.47% 5,547 Tate 4,553 61.12% 2,872 38.56% 10 0.13% 9 0.12% 5 0.07% 1,681 22.56% 7,449 Tippah 4,593 60.41% 2,958 38.91% 20 0.26% 15 0.20% 17 0.22% 1,635 21.50% 7,603 Tishomingo 3,646 51.70% 3,378 47.90% 14 0.20% 12 0.17% 2 0.03% 268 3.80% 7,052 Tunica 896 36.87% 1,510 62.14% 18 0.74% 3 0.12% 3 0.12% -614 -25.27% 2,430 Union 5,511 64.15% 3,044 35.43% 15 0.17% 12 0.14% 9 0.10% 2,467 28.72% 8,591 Walthall 3,103 56.40% 2,354 42.78% 29 0.53% 11 0.20% 5 0.09% 749 13.62% 5,502 Warren 12,507 62.01% 7,437 36.87% 79 0.39% 68 0.34% 79 0.39% 5,070 25.14% 20,170 Washington 10,229 49.45% 10,222 49.41% 84 0.41% 87 0.42% 65 0.31% 7 0.04% 20,687 Wayne 4,496 60.64% 2,889 38.97% 12 0.16% 12 0.16% 5 0.07% 1,607 21.67% 7,414 Webster 3,061 66.08% 1,550 33.46% 14 0.30% 5 0.11% 2 0.04% 1,511 32.62% 4,632 Wilkinson 1,528 36.18% 2,678 63.41% 6 0.14% 9 0.21% 2 0.05% -1,150 -27.23% 4,223 Winston 5,317 57.61% 3,851 41.73% 15 0.16% 28 0.30% 18 0.20% 1,466 15.88% 9,229 Yalobusha 2,660 52.23% 2,402 47.16% 19 0.37% 7 0.14% 5 0.10% 258 5.07% 5,093 Yazoo 5,538 48.03% 4,989 43.27% 391 3.39% 314 2.72% 298 2.58% 549 4.76% 11,530Totals557,89059.89%363,92139.07%4,2320.45%3,3290.36%2,1550.23%193,96920.82%931,527 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Benton Clay Issaquena Jefferson Davis Sunflower Tallahatchie 1984 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1984&fips=28&f=0&off=0&elect=0 Dave Leip's election atlas1988 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1988&fips=28&off=0&elect=0&f=0 Dave Leip's election atlas See also Presidency of George H. W. Bush 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 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 Mississippi 1988 Category:1988 Mississippi elections