1988 United States presidential election in Alaska

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The 1988 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Alaska voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

1988 United States presidential election in Alaska

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 3 0 Popular vote 119,251 72,584 Percentage 59.59% 36.27%

Bush   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Dukakis   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Other   Tie 40–50%   Tie 50%

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

Alaska 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.

Bush won the election in Alaska with a resounding 23 point sweep-out landslide. Alaska has sent Republican electors to the Electoral College during every election in its history – except in 1964, where electors were sent for Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson.

The election was rather multi-partisan for Alaska, with nearly 5% of the votes going to third-party candidates. Leading the third-party turnout in Alaska, and with one of their best turnouts nationwide, Texas Congressman Ron Paul with running-mate and Alaska Legislator Andre Marrou were able to pull nearly 3% of votes in the state on the Libertarian Party ticket.

Alaska weighed in for this election as 16% more Republican than the national average.

Campaign

Predictions

Source	Rating	As of
The Cook Political Report	Solid R	May 31, 1988

Results

1988 United States presidential election in Alaska
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George H. W. Bush	119,251	59.59%	3
	Democratic	Michael Dukakis	72,584	36.27%	0
	Libertarian	Ron Paul	5,484	2.74%	0
	New Alliance Party	Lenora Fulani	1,024	0.51%	0
	Write-Ins		957	0.48%	0
	Democrats for Economic Recovery	Lyndon LaRouche	816	0.41%	0
Totals			200,116	100.0%	3

Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Juneau

Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Kusilvak Census Area

See also

• Oil Pipelines in Alaska
• Presidency of George H. W. Bush
• United States presidential elections in Alaska