1988 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States presidential election in Oklahoma Oklahoma 1988 presidential no 1984 United States presidential election in Oklahoma 1984 1992 United States presidential election in Oklahoma 1992 November 8, 1988 x200px File:VP George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 8 678,367 57.93% File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lloyd Bentsen 0 483,423 41.28% 350px County results 350px Precinct/VTD results1990 U.S. Census Voting Tabulation Districts (VTDs), with revisions, were used in place of true precincts for 74 of 77 counties. Not all VTDs were able to be matched to precinct data—these are offset in a separate color. Only votes for Bush and Dukakis were available, accounting for 99.21% of votes cast for president. VTDs 1 350px Bush #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Dukakis #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Other #D4C4DC Tie #000000 No votes #808080 No data/unmatched1990 U.S. Census Voting Tabulation Districts (VTDs), with revisions, were used in place of true precincts for 74 of 77 counties. Not all VTDs were able to be matched to precinct data—these are offset in a separate color. Only votes for Bush and Dukakis were available, accounting for 99.21% of votes cast for president. VTDs President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 1988 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 8, 1988. All fifty states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Oklahoma voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Oklahoma 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. The election was very partisan, with more than 99 percent of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties, and only four candidates appearing on the ballot.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=40&year=1988 1988 Presidential General Election Results — Oklahoma Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2013-07-21 The Southeastern portion of the state resumed turning out in large numbers for the Democratic Party; in 1984 almost all its counties voted in majority for Reagan. This may be somewhat attributed to the influence of the ongoing drought and the farming crisis in the Great Plains, and of the politically volatile state of Texas, which was also changing its political orientation through the 1980s and 1990s from a Democratic area to a largely Republican one. Bush's dominance in the more populated metro Oklahoma City and Tulsa ensured a safe GOP victory. However, despite Bush and Quayle winning the state, Oklahoma swung more to the Democrats from 1984 to 1988 than any other state in the nation, swinging by 21.30 percentage points. Additionally, this remains the last time that a Democrat has won more than sixty percent of the vote in any Oklahoma county (these being Jefferson, Haskell, Hughes, Coal and Choctaw). Bush easily won Oklahoma on election day, defeating Dukakis by a 16-point margin. Oklahoma weighed in for this election as 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. Results 1988 United States presidential election in OklahomaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George H. W. Bush 678,367 57.93% 8 Democratic Michael Dukakis 483,423 41.28% 0 Libertarian Ron Paul 6,261 0.53% 0 New Alliance Party Lenora Fulani 2,985 0.25% 0 Totals 1,171,036 100.0% 8 Results by county County George H.W. BushRepublican Michael DukakisDemocratic Ron PaulOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2136 OK US Presidential Election, November 08, 1988Libertarian Lenora FulaniNew Alliance Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adair 3,558 57.02% 2,624 42.05% 36 0.58% 220.35% 934 14.97% 6,240 Alfalfa 1,960 62.58% 1,117 35.66% 33 1.05% 220.70% 843 26.92% 3,132 Atoka 1,971 43.13% 2,565 56.13% 19 0.42% 150.33% -594 -13.00% 4,570 Beaver 2,013 71.03% 777 27.42% 37 1.31% 70.25% 1,236 43.61% 2,834 Beckham 3,463 50.08% 3,388 48.99% 41 0.59% 230.33% 75 1.09% 6,915 Blaine 2,889 61.03% 1,775 37.49% 48 1.01% 22 0.46% 1,114 23.54% 4,734 Bryan 4,615 40.13% 6,849 59.55% 21 0.18% 16 0.14% -2,234 -19.42% 11,501 Caddo 4,689 46.07% 5,387 52.93% 67 0.66% 340.33% -698 -6.86% 10,177 Canadian 17,872 70.00% 7,453 29.19% 139 0.54% 660.26% 10,419 40.81% 25,530 Carter 8,430 50.98% 7,988 48.31% 72 0.44% 450.27% 442 2.67% 16,535 Cherokee 5,838 46.99% 6,483 52.18% 68 0.55% 350.28% -645 -5.19% 12,424 Choctaw 2,217 39.60% 3,362 60.05% 15 0.27% 50.09% -1,145 -20.45% 5,599 Cimarron 1,153 70.01% 470 28.54% 21 1.28% 30.18% 683 41.47% 1,647 Cleveland 36,313 61.62% 22,067 37.44% 407 0.69% 1460.25% 14,246 24.18% 58,933 Coal 891 39.25% 1,365 60.13% 9 0.40% 50.22% -474 -20.88% 2,270 Comanche 17,464 60.02% 11,441 39.32% 104 0.36% 900.31% 6,023 20.70% 29,099 Cotton 1,266 45.62% 1,482 53.41% 17 0.61% 100.36% -216 -7.79% 2,775 Craig 2,463 45.23% 2,940 53.98% 24 0.44% 190.35% -477 -8.75% 5,446 Creek 11,308 53.89% 9,512 45.33% 99 0.47% 630.30% 1,796 8.56% 20,982 Custer 6,735 63.98% 3,697 35.12% 66 0.63% 290.28% 3,038 28.86% 10,527 Delaware 5,248 51.39% 4,889 47.88% 45 0.44% 300.29% 359 3.51% 10,212 Dewey 1,543 60.49% 963 37.75% 28 1.10% 170.67% 580 22.74% 2,551 Ellis 1,422 63.37% 786 35.03% 27 1.20% 90.40% 636 28.34% 2,244 Garfield 15,248 64.78% 8,067 34.27% 156 0.66% 670.28% 7,181 30.51% 23,538 Garvin 5,109 47.94% 5,438 51.03% 84 0.79% 250.23% -329 -3.09% 10,656 Grady 7,994 53.84% 6,689 45.05% 116 0.78% 490.33% 1,305 8.79% 14,848 Grant 1,690 56.71% 1,249 41.91% 29 0.97% 120.40% 441 14.80% 2,980 Greer 1,225 48.94% 1,256 50.18% 13 0.52% 90.36% -31 -1.24% 2,503 Harmon 611 40.63% 890 59.18% 2 0.13% 10.07% -279 -18.55% 1,504 Harper 1,281 67.42% 593 31.21% 14 0.74% 120.63% 688 36.21% 1,900 Haskell 1,822 37.73% 2,963 61.36% 26 0.54% 180.37% -1,141 -23.63% 4,829 Hughes 2,037 38.24% 3,259 61.18% 19 0.36% 120.23% -1,222 -22.94% 5,327 Jackson 4,423 55.28% 3,542 44.27% 24 0.30% 120.15% 881 11.01% 8,001 Jefferson 1,063 37.35% 1,767 62.09% 7 0.25% 90.32% -704 -24.74% 2,846 Johnston 1,518 42.39% 2,042 57.02% 14 0.39% 70.20% -524 -14.63% 3,581 Kay 12,646 61.50% 7,751 37.69% 112 0.54% 550.27% 4,895 23.81% 20,564 Kingfisher 4,011 68.54% 1,777 30.37% 45 0.77% 190.32% 2,234 38.17% 5,852 Kiowa 2,030 46.58% 2,296 52.68% 19 0.44% 130.30% -266 -6.10% 4,358 Latimer 1,830 43.23% 2,365 55.87% 20 0.47% 180.43% -535 -12.64% 4,233 LeFlore 6,964 51.05% 6,594 48.34% 63 0.46% 200.15% 370 2.71% 13,641 Lincoln 6,409 59.67% 4,225 39.34% 67 0.62% 390.36% 2,184 20.33% 10,740 Logan 6,947 59.36% 4,603 39.33% 117 1.00% 370.32% 2,344 20.03% 11,704 Love 1,361 41.66% 1,889 57.82% 12 0.37% 50.15% -528 -16.16% 3,267 McClain 4,771 56.44% 3,594 42.52% 35 0.95% 160.44% 1,177 13.92% 8,453 McCurtain 4,920 49.64% 4,928 49.72% 16 0.34% 120.26% -8 -0.08% 9,911 McIntosh 2,665 39.53% 4,041 59.94% 55 0.43% 400.31% -1,376 -20.41% 6,742 Major 2,638 71.86% 982 26.75% 68 0.80% 200.24% 1,656 45.11% 3,671 Marshall 1,911 40.93% 2,730 58.47% 37 0.37% 260.26% -819 -17.54% 4,669 Mayes 6,115 47.40% 6,691 51.86% 23 0.34% 130.19% -576 -4.46% 12,901 Murray 2,056 42.89% 2,697 56.26% 29 0.60% 120.25% -641 -13.37% 4,794 Muskogee 11,147 44.47% 13,760 54.89% 98 0.39% 630.25% -2,613 -10.42% 25,068 Noble 3,015 63.80% 1,661 35.15% 32 0.68% 180.38% 1,354 28.65% 4,726 Nowata 2,000 47.24% 2,203 52.03% 16 0.38% 150.35% -203 -4.79% 4,234 Okfuskee 1,851 45.17% 2,209 53.90% 21 0.51% 170.41% -358 -8.73% 4,098 Oklahoma 135,376 63.59% 75,812 35.61% 1,162 0.55% 5410.25% 59,564 27.98% 212,891 Okmulgee 5,674 40.52% 8,262 59.00% 40 0.29% 280.20% -2,588 -18.48% 14,004 Osage 7,162 47.57% 7,778 51.66% 75 0.50% 400.27% -616 -4.09% 15,055 Ottawa 5,026 42.85% 6,658 56.77% 27 0.23% 180.15% -1,632 -13.92% 11,729 Pawnee 3,324 53.94% 2,781 45.13% 42 0.68% 150.24% 543 8.81% 6,162 Payne 16,027 59.57% 10,568 39.28% 233 0.87% 770.29% 5,459 20.29% 26,905 Pittsburg 7,594 46.47% 8,623 52.77% 78 0.48% 470.29% -1,029 -6.30% 16,342 Pontotoc 6,609 49.92% 6,484 48.98% 95 0.72% 510.39% 125 0.94% 13,239 Pottawatomie 12,099 57.15% 8,873 41.92% 133 0.63% 640.30% 3,226 15.23% 21,169 Pushmataha 1,841 42.80% 2,430 56.50% 16 0.37% 140.33% -589 -13.70% 4,301 Roger Mills 1,132 56.26% 866 43.04% 11 0.55% 30.15% 266 13.22% 2,012 Rogers 12,940 59.22% 8,771 40.14% 103 0.47% 370.17% 4,169 19.08% 21,851 Seminole 4,078 44.95% 4,911 54.13% 53 0.58% 310.34% -833 -9.18% 9,073 Sequoyah 5,710 53.22% 4,951 46.15% 52 0.48% 160.15% 759 7.07% 10,729 Stephens 9,844 55.32% 7,833 44.02% 71 0.40% 470.26% 2,011 11.30% 17,795 Texas 4,971 73.62% 1,717 25.43% 40 0.59% 240.36% 3,254 48.19% 6,752 Tillman 1,754 44.65% 2,148 54.68% 15 0.38% 110.28% -394 -10.03% 3,928 Tulsa 127,512 64.48% 69,044 34.91% 862 0.44% 3450.17% 58,468 29.57% 197,763 Wagoner 10,219 57.68% 7,378 41.64% 86 0.49% 350.20% 2,841 16.04% 17,718 Washington 14,613 67.30% 6,971 32.11% 90 0.41% 390.18% 7,642 35.19% 21,713 Washita 2,402 50.62% 2,290 48.26% 38 0.80% 150.32% 112 2.36% 4,745 Woods 2,835 60.95% 1,735 37.30% 51 1.10% 300.65% 1,100 23.65% 4,651 Woodward 4,996 66.68% 2,408 32.14% 56 0.75% 330.44% 2,588 34.54% 7,493Totals678,36757.93%483,42341.28%6,2610.53%2,9850.25%194,94416.65%1,171,036 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Atoka Bryan Caddo Cherokee Choctaw Cotton Craig Garvin Greer Harmon Jefferson Johnston Kiowa Latimer Love McCurtain McIntosh Marshall Mayes Murray Muskogee Nowata Okfuskee Okmulgee Osage Ottawa Pittsburg Pushmataha Seminole Tillman Slates of Electors Democrat: Lou Rogers Watkins, M. David Riggs, Loretta Y. Jackson, Fred L. Boettcher, C. Pat Frank, Randy L. Beutler, Neil McElderry Jr, Demetrius Bereolos Republican: Ron Collett, Lavelle Dennis, Mary Lou Mathis, Joyce Perring, Art Rubin, Susan Kay Schroeder, Rosemary Tarr, Dorothy Zumwalt Libertarian: F. G. Litzaw, Brian W. Holk, G. Dennis Garland, Paul O. Woodward, Mary E. Laurent, Debby L. Wair, Whitney L. Boutin Jr, Michael A. Wair New Alliance: Sandra Williams, Susanne Michelle Adams, Carol J. Mizell, Toni A. Zucconi, Tania Ann Zucconi, Rhonda K. Tsotigh, Jeffrey L. Fuller, Carl Jonathan WoodElections of 1988 — General Election, November 8, 1988 https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/election-results/1988-election-resuls/1988-results.pdf Oklahoma State Election Board See also United States presidential elections in Oklahoma Presidency of George H. W. Bush Notes References Oklahoma 1988 Category:1988 Oklahoma elections