1988 United States presidential election in Maryland

The 1988 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1988 United States presidential election in Maryland

November 8, 1988

Nominee George H. W. Bush Michael Dukakis Party Republican Democratic Home state Texas Massachusetts Running mate Dan Quayle Lloyd Bentsen Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 876,167 826,304 Percentage 51.11% 48.20%

County Results Bush   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Dukakis   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

President before election Ronald Reagan Republican Elected President George H.W. Bush Republican

Maryland was won by Vice President George H.W. Bush (R-Texas), with 51.11% of the popular vote, over Massachusetts Governor Mike Dukakis (D-Massachusetts) with 48.20% of the popular vote.[1] Bush ultimately won the national vote, defeating Governor Dukakis.[2] As of the 2020 presidential election this is the last election in which a Republican presidential candidate has won the state of Maryland, as well as Baltimore County and Howard County.[3] Maryland was one of only two states that Bush carried in 1988 that voted for Jimmy Carter in 1980, the other being Carter's home state of Georgia.

Results

1988 United States presidential election in Maryland[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George H.W. Bush	876,167	51.11%	10
	Democratic	Mike Dukakis	826,304	48.20%	0
	Libertarian	Ron Paul	6,748	0.39%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	5,115	0.29%	0
	N/A	Write-ins	24	<0.01%	0
Totals			1,714,358	100.0%	10

Results by county

County	George Herbert Walker Bush Republican		Michael Stanley Dukakis Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Allegany	17,462	59.19%	11,844	40.15%	197	0.67%	5,618	19.04%	29,503
Anne Arundel	98,540	63.53%	55,440	35.74%	1,121	0.72%	43,100	27.79%	155,101
Baltimore County	163,881	57.04%	121,570	42.32%	1,844	0.64%	42,311	14.72%	287,295
Baltimore City	59,089	25.43%	170,813	73.51%	2,465	1.06%	-111,724	-48.08%	232,367
Calvert	10,956	62.98%	6,376	36.65%	65	0.37%	4,580	26.33%	17,397
Caroline	4,661	65.44%	2,440	34.26%	22	0.31%	2,221	31.18%	7,123
Carroll	31,224	71.37%	12,368	28.27%	155	0.35%	18,856	43.10%	43,747
Cecil	13,224	62.51%	7,807	36.90%	124	0.59%	5,417	25.61%	21,155
Charles	20,828	63.57%	11,823	36.09%	113	0.34%	9,005	27.48%	32,764
Dorchester	6,343	62.55%	3,709	36.58%	88	0.87%	2,634	25.97%	10,140
Frederick	32,575	65.32%	17,061	34.21%	231	0.46%	15,514	31.11%	49,867
Garrett	6,665	71.81%	2,557	27.55%	60	0.65%	4,108	44.26%	9,282
Harford	38,493	65.73%	19,803	33.81%	270	0.46%	18,690	31.92%	58,566
Howard	44,153	56.22%	34,007	43.30%	370	0.47%	10,146	12.92%	78,530
Kent	3,761	55.87%	2,925	43.45%	46	0.68%	836	12.42%	6,732
Montgomery	154,191	48.05%	165,187	51.48%	1,518	0.47%	-10,996	-3.43%	320,896
Prince George's	86,545	38.83%	133,816	60.04%	2,520	1.13%	-47,271	-21.21%	222,881
Queen Anne's	7,803	66.68%	3,857	32.96%	43	0.37%	3,946	33.72%	11,703
Somerset	4,222	58.74%	2,911	40.50%	55	0.77%	1,311	18.24%	7,188
St. Mary's	12,767	62.99%	7,434	36.68%	66	0.33%	5,333	26.31%	20,267
Talbot	8,170	66.97%	3,948	32.36%	81	0.66%	4,222	34.61%	12,199
Washington	25,912	63.76%	14,408	35.45%	318	0.78%	11,504	28.31%	40,638
Wicomico	16,272	63.18%	9,413	36.55%	70	0.27%	6,859	26.63%	25,755
Worcester	8,430	63.57%	4,787	36.10%	45	0.34%	3,643	27.47%	13,262
Totals	876,167	51.11%	826,304	48.20%	11,887	0.69%	49,863	2.91%	1,714,358

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maryland

References

1. "1988 Presidential Election". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
2. "1988 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
3. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016