| Presidential election year | |
| Election day | November 8 |
|---|---|
| Incumbent president | Ronald Reagan (Republican) |
| Presidential election | |
| Partisan control | Republican Hold |
| Popular vote margin | Republican +7.8% |
| Electoral vote | |
| George H. W. Bush (R) | 426 |
| Michael Dukakis (D) | 111 |
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| 1988 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Bush, blue denotes states won by Dukakis. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. | |
| Senate elections | |
| Seats contested | 33 of 100 seats |
| Overall control | Democratic Hold |
| Net seat change | Democratic +1 |
 | |
| 1988 Senate results
Democratic gain Democratic hold | |
| House elections | |
| Seats contested | All 435 voting members |
| Overall control | Democratic Hold |
| Popular vote margin | Democratic +7.7% |
| Net seat change | Democratic +2 |
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| 1988 House of Representatives results
Democratic gain Democratic hold | |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 14 (12 states, 2 territories) |
| Net seat change | Democratic +1 |
 | |
| 1988 gubernatorial election results Territorial races not shown Democratic gain Democratic hold | |
The 1988 United States elections was held on November 8, and elected the members of the 101st United States Congress. The Republican Party retained the presidency, while the Democratic Party retained control of Congress.
In the 1988 presidential eleciton, Republican Vice President George H. W. Bush defeated Democratic Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts.[1] Bush won the popular vote by just under eight points, and won 426 of the 538 electoral votes. Bush won the Republican nomination over Kansas Senator Bob Dole and televangelist Pat Robertson of Virginia. Dukakis won the Democratic nomination over Reverend Jesse Jackson of Illinois, Tennessee Senator Al Gore, and Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt. This was the first time since the Great Depression that the Republican Party won three presidential elections in a row, and Bush was the first sitting vice president to win a presidential election since Martin Van Buren in 1836.[2]
Neither the Senate nor the House saw any significant partisan change, and the Democratic Party retained control of both chambers. In the gubernatorial elections, the Democratic Party picked up one governorship.
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See also
- United States presidential election, 1988
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1988
- United States Senate elections, 1988
- United States gubernatorial elections, 1988
References
- ^ "1988 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1988" (PDF). U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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