1988 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary New Hampshire File:Flag of New Hampshire.svg presidential no 1984 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary 1984 1992 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary 1992 1988 02 16 x150px Texas 59,290 37.7% x150px Kansas 44,797 28.5% x150px 4997D0 Delaware 15,885 10.1% x150px 668c63 Virginia 14,775 9.4% 275px County resultsBush: #f0e6be 30-40% #d7c477 40-50%Dole: #f2dffc 30-40% a59400 73638c George H. W. Bush Bob Dole Pete du Pont Pat Robertson x150px Jack Kemp New York D13A29 20,114 12.8% 1988 Republican Party presidential primaries The 1988 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary took place on February 16, 1988, as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1988 United States presidential election. George H. W. Bush won with 37.7% of the vote, finishing 9.2 percentage points ahead of his nearest competitor, Bob Dole.New Hampshire. Dept. of State http://archive.org/details/manualforgeneral51newh Manual for the General Court 1989 Concord, N.H. : Dept. of State University of New Hampshire Library 132, 134 Details After being dealt a crushing third pace finish in the Iowa Caucuses behind Kansas senator Bob Dole and televangelist Pat Robertson, Vice President George H. W. Bush appeared to be in trouble.Jr R. W. Apple 1988-02-09 Stunning Result Carries a Grim Message for Bush https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/09/us/stunning-result-carries-a-grim-message-for-bush.html 2024-04-07 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 His momentum had collapsed after falling short in a state he won in 1980, and his lead in new Hampshire had collapsed. However, the Bush campaign responded by running television commercials portraying Dole as a tax raiser, while Governor John H. Sununu stumped for Bush - enabling a victory by the incumbent Vice President.Griffith Tom December 1, 2018 '88 NH win helped catapult George H.W. Bush to White House https://www.wmur.com/article/88-nh-win-helped-catapult-george-hw-bush-to-white-house/25368076 WMURNH Elections Database » 1988 President Republican Primary https://nh.electionstats.com/elections/view/59915/ 2024-04-07 NH Elections Database en-US Regaining footing with his win in New Hampshire, Bush's organizational strength and fundraising lead were impossible for the other candidates to match as the primaries went into multiple states across the country. Bush was resoundingly elected as the Republican nominee, and went on to win the general election against Democrat Michael Dukakis. References Republican primary New Hampshire 1988