1988 United States presidential election in Florida

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States presidential election in Florida Florida presidential no 71%Moreland Steed Baker 1991 176 1984 United States presidential election in Florida 1984 1992 United States presidential election in Florida 1992 November 8, 1988 x200px File:VP George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 21 2,618,885 60.87% File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lloyd Bentsen 0 1,656,701 38.51% 350px County results Bush #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Dukakis #86b6f2 50–60% President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 1988 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 8, 1988.2021 Voter Turnout https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-statistics/elections-data/voter-turnout/ live Florida Division of Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20150602000936/http://dos.myflorida.com:80/elections/data-statistics/elections-data/voter-turnout/ 2015-06-02 All fifty states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose twenty-one electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Florida 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. This was Bush's fifth strongest state in the 1988 election after Utah, New Hampshire, Idaho and South Carolina.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1988&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1988 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 Bush won every county in the state, with the exception of North Florida's majority-black Gadsden County, which voted for Dukakis. This was the last time until 2008 that Orange County voted for the national winner. Until 2024, this was the last time Miami-Dade County (then known simply as Dade County) voted for a Republican candidate or any candidate won the state by double digits. As of 2024, this is also the last election in which Broward County, Palm Beach County, Alachua County, or Leon County voted for a Republican presidential candidate. Background The Republican presidential nominee had won Florida in seven of the nine presidential elections since 1952. By the 1980s the Republicans had also won the governorship and enough seats in the state legislature to maintain a veto. From 1979 to 1986, the percentage of voters affiliated with the Democratic Party fell from 45% to 32% while the Republicans rose from 26% to 38%.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 166 Florida was one of the states that designated the second Tuesday of March as the date for their presidential primary as a part of Super Tuesday.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 3-4 Primaries Five of the seven Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida endorsed George H. W. Bush in 1987, and Governor Bob Martinez served as his national co-chair. Bush won all but three counties in the primary, with the remainder being won by Pat Robertson;Moreland Steed Baker 1991 167 45% of white voters participated in the Republican primary.Black Black 1992 288 Florida was one of the southern Super Tuesday states that Michael Dukakis focused on as he could receive the support of Hispanics and northerners.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 6 His campaign had twenty paid staffers in the state during the primary, but later reduced the number to ten during the general campaignMoreland Steed Baker 1991 168 and were transferred to Illinois.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 170 Dukakis won 53% of the white vote.Black Black 1992 266 The racial composition of the primary was 82% white, 18% black, and 1% Hispanic. White people raised outside the state made up 56% of the electorate, the highest in any southern state.Black Black 1992 263 Primary results Republican +1988 Florida Republican presidential primary resultsMarch 8, 1988 Presidential Preference Primary: Republican Primary https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=3/8/1988&DATAMODE= July 24, 2024 Florida Department of State - Division of Elections: Elections Results ArchiveCandidateVote received#%George H.W. Bush559,39762.1%Bob Dole191,49421.3%Pat Robertson95,03710.6%Jack Kemp41,7624.6%Pete Du Pont6,7180.7%Alexander M. Haig, Jr.5,8490.6%Total900,257100% Democratic +1988 Florida Democratic presidential primary resultsMarch 8, 1988 Presidential Preference Primary: Democratic Primary https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=3/8/1988&DATAMODE= July 24, 2024 Florida Department of State - Division of Elections: Elections Results ArchiveCandidateVote received#%Michael Dukakis520,94840.9%Jesse Jackson254,82520.0%Dick Gephardt182,80914.4%Al Gore161,11612.7%Undecided79,4076.2%Gary Hart36,2912.9%Paul Simon27,5922.2%Bruce Babbitt10,2770.8%Total1,273,265100% Campaign Florida gave Bush his second highest-percentage amount of support in the south, only behind South Carolina,Moreland Steed Baker 1991 130 and the fifth-highest nationally. Exit polls conducted by NBC showed that Bush received 64% of the vote from Hispanics aged 18 to 34 and 55% from Hispanics over 65.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 171-173 Among white voters, 67% supported Bush while 33% supported Dukakis.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 The Republicans won the concurrent U.S. Senate election and increased their share of the U.S. House delegate to nine Republicans against ten Democrats. Representative Bill Grant joined the Republicans in 1989, giving them a majority of the U.S. House delegation.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 172 Results United States presidential election in Florida, 1988PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George H. W. Bush 2,618,885 60.87% 21 Democratic Michael Dukakis 1,656,701 38.51% 0 Libertarian Ron Paul 19,796 0.46% 0 New Alliance Party Lenora Fulani 6,655 0.15% 0 Write-Ins 276 0.01% 0 Totals 4,302,313 100.0% 21 Results by county County George H.W. BushRepublican Michael DukakisDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total # % # % # % # % Alachua 30,153 50.08% 29,396 48.82% 664 1.10% 757 1.26% 60,213 Baker 3,418 71.49% 1,355 28.34% 8 0.17% 2,063 43.15% 4,781 Bay 31,796 72.51% 11,603 26.46% 452 1.03% 20,193 46.05% 43,851 Bradford 4,221 63.61% 2,386 35.96% 29 0.44% 1,835 27.65% 6,636 Brevard 104,854 70.30% 43,004 28.83% 1,301 0.87% 61,850 41.47% 149,159 Broward 220,316 50.00% 218,274 49.54% 2,015 0.46% 2,042 0.46% 440,605 Calhoun 2,422 64.01% 1,329 35.12% 33 0.87% 1,093 28.89% 3,784 Charlotte 28,893 63.98% 15,974 35.37% 292 0.65% 12,919 28.61% 45,159 Citrus 21,072 62.95% 12,184 36.40% 218 0.65% 8,888 26.55% 33,474 Clay 25,942 76.67% 7,773 22.97% 122 0.36% 18,169 53.70% 33,837 Collier 38,920 74.87% 12,769 24.57% 291 0.56% 26,151 50.30% 51,980 Columbia 7,761 65.13% 4,073 34.18% 82 0.69% 3,688 30.95% 11,916 Dade 270,937 55.26% 216,970 44.26% 2,358 0.48% 53,967 11.00% 490,265 DeSoto 4,243 65.64% 2,181 33.74% 40 0.62% 2,062 31.90% 6,464 Dixie 2,031 59.79% 1,366 40.21% 0 0.00% 665 19.58% 3,397 Duval 128,081 62.79% 74,894 36.72% 1,004 0.49% 53,187 26.07% 203,979 Escambia 64,959 68.05% 29,977 31.40% 524 0.55% 34,982 36.65% 95,460 Flagler 6,504 60.32% 4,244 39.36% 34 0.32% 2,260 20.96% 10,782 Franklin 1,913 58.52% 1,283 39.25% 73 2.23% 630 19.27% 3,269 Gadsden 5,992 47.64% 6,372 50.66% 213 1.69% -380 -3.02% 12,577 Gilchrist 1,855 61.59% 1,137 37.75% 20 0.66% 718 23.84% 3,012 Glades 1,547 59.66% 1,034 39.88% 12 0.46% 513 19.78% 2,593 Gulf 3,042 62.44% 1,688 34.65% 142 2.91% 1,354 27.79% 4,872 Hamilton 2,062 60.72% 1,318 38.81% 16 0.47% 744 21.91% 3,396 Hardee 3,640 66.96% 1,688 31.05% 108 1.99% 1,952 35.91% 5,436 Hendry 3,965 65.70% 2,036 33.74% 34 0.56% 1,929 31.96% 6,035 Hernando 21,195 57.50% 15,437 41.88% 231 0.63% 5,758 15.62% 36,863 Highlands 16,723 67.05% 8,091 32.44% 127 0.51% 8,632 34.61% 24,941 Hillsborough 150,151 59.89% 99,014 39.49% 1,551 0.62% 51,137 20.40% 250,716 Holmes 4,225 71.61% 1,639 27.78% 36 0.61% 2,586 43.83% 5,900 Indian River 24,630 69.71% 10,451 29.58% 252 0.71% 14,179 40.13% 35,333 Jackson 8,405 62.20% 5,008 37.06% 100 0.74% 3,397 25.14% 13,513 Jefferson 2,326 52.89% 2,055 46.73% 17 0.39% 271 6.16% 4,398 Lafayette 1,451 66.41% 722 33.04% 12 0.55% 729 33.37% 2,185 Lake 37,327 68.40% 16,766 30.72% 479 0.88% 20,561 37.68% 54,572 Lee 87,303 67.71% 40,725 31.59% 908 0.70% 46,578 36.12% 128,936 Leon 36,055 51.39% 33,472 47.71% 631 0.90% 2,583 3.68% 70,158 Levy 5,253 59.75% 3,434 39.06% 104 1.18% 1,819 20.69% 8,791 Liberty 1,421 65.27% 709 32.57% 47 2.16% 712 32.70% 2,177 Madison 2,563 56.59% 1,951 43.08% 15 0.33% 612 13.51% 4,529 Manatee 51,187 65.53% 26,624 34.08% 302 0.39% 24,563 31.45% 78,113 Marion 41,501 66.38% 20,685 33.09% 334 0.53% 20,816 33.29% 62,520 Martin 31,279 72.60% 11,488 26.66% 316 0.73% 19,791 45.94% 43,083 Monroe 15,928 60.32% 10,157 38.47% 320 1.21% 5,771 21.85% 26,405 Nassau 8,374 66.59% 4,143 32.95% 58 0.46% 4,231 33.64% 12,575 Okaloosa 40,389 80.04% 9,753 19.33% 320 0.63% 30,636 60.71% 50,462 Okeechobee 4,736 60.79% 3,007 38.60% 48 0.62% 1,729 22.19% 7,791 Orange 117,237 67.86% 54,023 31.27% 1,510 0.87% 63,214 36.59% 172,770 Osceola 21,355 68.05% 9,812 31.27% 214 0.68% 11,543 36.78% 31,381 Palm Beach 181,495 55.47% 144,199 44.07% 1,523 0.47% 37,296 11.40% 327,217 Pasco 63,820 55.59% 50,385 43.89% 598 0.52% 13,435 11.70% 114,803 Pinellas 211,049 57.76% 152,420 41.72% 1,901 0.52% 58,629 16.04% 365,370 Polk 77,104 66.45% 38,249 32.96% 687 0.59% 38,855 33.49% 116,040 Putnam 11,624 57.24% 8,575 42.23% 108 0.53% 3,049 15.01% 20,307 St. Johns 19,228 70.14% 8,029 29.29% 158 0.58% 11,199 40.85% 27,415 St. Lucie 32,319 64.54% 17,446 34.84% 314 0.63% 14,873 29.70% 50,079 Santa Rosa 18,973 77.85% 5,254 21.56% 143 0.59% 13,719 56.29% 24,370 Sarasota 84,602 66.40% 42,099 33.04% 708 0.56% 42,503 33.36% 127,409 Seminole 60,401 72.20% 22,635 27.06% 622 0.74% 37,766 45.14% 83,658 Sumter 5,936 59.98% 3,900 39.41% 60 0.61% 2,036 20.57% 9,896 Suwannee 5,863 64.27% 3,129 34.30% 130 1.43% 2,734 29.97% 9,122 Taylor 4,057 69.06% 1,763 30.01% 55 0.94% 2,294 39.05% 5,875 Union 1,644 69.99% 691 29.42% 14 0.60% 953 40.57% 2,349 Volusia 74,195 56.56% 55,469 42.28% 1,518 1.16% 18,726 14.28% 131,182 Wakulla 3,158 65.72% 1,605 33.40% 42 0.87% 1,553 32.32% 4,805 Walton 7,490 69.30% 3,235 29.93% 83 0.77% 4,255 39.37% 10,808 Washington 4,374 66.64% 2,144 32.66% 46 0.70% 2,230 33.98% 6,564Totals2,618,88560.87%1,656,70138.51%26,7270.62%962,18422.36%4,302,313 Results by congressional district Bush carried 18 of the 19 congressional districts. District1988 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=82e6a0ec00164afb9e8c7f4a72e011ec July 24, 2024 Western Washington UniversityBushDukakis1st73.2%26.8%2nd59.7%40.3%3rd60%40%4th64.1%35.9%5th69%31%6th61.1%38.9%7th58.3%41.7%8th56%44%9th60.5%39.5%10th66.4%33.6%11th71%29%12th64.6%35.4%13th68%32%14th53.1%46.9%15th53.3%46.7%16th55.6%44.4%17th40.9%59.1%18th58%42%19th58.9%41.1% 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 Florida 1988 Category:1988 Florida elections