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1988 United States presidential election in Arizona

Main article: 1988 United States presidential election

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

1988 United States presidential election in Arizona
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Nominee George H. W. Bush Michael Dukakis
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Texas Massachusetts
Running mate Dan Quayle Lloyd Bentsen
Electoral vote 7 0
Popular vote 702,541 454,029
Percentage 59.95% 38.74%
County Results
President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

George H. W. Bush
Republican

Arizona 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.

Arizona weighed in for this election as 14 points more Republican than the national average. The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for Arizona, with nearly 99% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties.[1] Nearly every county turned out for Bush, with the exception of Native American Apache County and heavily unionized Greenlee County voting primarily for Dukakis.

As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last occasion when the counties of Coconino, Pima and Santa Cruz have voted for the Republican presidential candidate.[2]

Bush won the election in the traditionally conservative and Republican state of Arizona with a solid 21-point margin.

Results

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1988 United States presidential election in Arizona[3]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George H. W. Bush 702,541 59.95% 7
Democratic Michael Dukakis 454,029 38.74% 0
Libertarian Ron Paul 13,351 1.14% 0
New Alliance Party Lenora Fulani 1,662 0.14% 0
Independent Eugene McCarthy (write-in) 159 0.01% 0
Populist David Duke (write-in) 113 0.01% 0
American Delmar Dennis (write-in) 18 0.00% 0
Totals 1,171,873 100.00% 7

Results by county

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County[3] George H.W. Bush
Republican 		Michael Dukakis
Democratic 		Ron Paul
Libertarian 		Lenora Fulani
New Alliance 		All Others
Write-in 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Apache 5,347 36.76% 8,944 61.50% 224 1.54% 26 0.18% 3 0.02% -3,597 -24.74% 14,544
Cochise 15,815 56.38% 11,812 42.11% 362 1.29% 49 0.17% 12 0.04% 4,003 14.27% 28,050
Coconino 16,649 51.80% 14,660 45.61% 757 2.36% 56 0.17% 18 0.06% 1,989 6.19% 32,140
Gila 7,861 51.38% 7,147 46.72% 254 1.66% 35 0.23% 2 0.01% 714 4.66% 15,299
Graham 5,120 59.18% 3,407 39.38% 97 1.12% 24 0.28% 4 0.05% 1,713 19.80% 8,652
Greenlee 1,526 46.21% 1,733 52.48% 37 1.12% 6 0.18% 0 0.00% -207 -6.27% 3,302
La Paz 2,562 58.55% 1,746 39.90% 62 1.42% 6 0.14% 0 0.00% 816 18.65% 4,376
Maricopa 442,337 64.90% 230,952 33.89% 7,199 1.06% 885 0.13% 145 0.02% 211,385 31.01% 681,518
Mohave 17,651 62.40% 10,197 36.05% 381 1.35% 33 0.12% 24 0.08% 7,454 26.35% 28,286
Navajo 10,393 52.82% 9,023 45.86% 217 1.10% 42 0.21% 2 0.01% 1,370 6.96% 19,677
Pima 117,899 50.28% 113,824 48.54% 2,393 1.02% 314 0.13% 43 0.02% 4,075 1.74% 234,473
Pinal 14,966 51.29% 13,850 47.46% 318 1.09% 41 0.14% 5 0.02% 1,116 3.83% 29,180
Santa Cruz 3,320 49.63% 3,268 48.85% 89 1.33% 13 0.19% 0 0.00% 52 0.78% 6,690
Yavapai 27,842 64.44% 14,514 33.59% 733 1.70% 97 0.22% 20 0.05% 13,328 30.85% 43,206
Yuma 13,253 58.95% 8,952 39.82% 228 1.01% 35 0.16% 12 0.05% 4,301 19.13% 22,480
Totals 702,541 59.95% 454,029 38.74% 13,351 1.14% 1,662 0.14% 290 0.02% 248,512 21.21% 1,171,873

Electors

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Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 13, 1988.[4]

Michael Dukakis
& Lloyd Bentsen
Democratic Party 		George H. W. Bush
& Dan Quayle
Republican Party 		Ron Paul
& Andre Marrou
Libertarian Party 		Lenora Fulani
& Wynonia Burke
New Alliance Party
  • Sharon L. Barry
  • Glenn Davis
  • Leroy Dyson
  • Gloria V. Furman
  • Milton T. Hagedorn
  • William E. Hegarty
  • Janet Napolitano
  • Joe Castillo
  • Betty Cline
  • Donald John Egan
  • Clara B. Emmett
  • Joan Heskett
  • Charles M. Lemon
  • Mary E. van Fredenberg
  • Robert R. Bulechek
  • Stephen Clark
  • Clara B. Davis
  • Kathy L. Harrer
  • Donald Markowski
  • Peter G. Schaerl
  • John E. Smith II
  • Wynonia Brewington Burke
  • Gregory LeVor Campbell
  • Joyce A. Hooker
  • Carolyn T. Lowery
  • Billie C. Mills
  • Thebe E. Monyamane
  • Curtis Dwight Treable II
Eugene McCarthy
Independent 		David Duke
& Floyd Parker
Populist Party 		Delmar Dennis
& Earl Jeppson
American Party
  • Harold Edward Baranoff
  • Larry D. Campbell
  • Lorain Kadish
  • Barbara Gail McSpadden
  • Thomas Mudrick
  • John R. Wingo
  • Stockton M. Wingo
  • William Blau
  • Herman Boaz
  • Robert R. Carlson
  • Billy R. Chandler
  • Edna T. Gipson
  • Margaret E. Jones
  • James T. Simmons
  • Joann Church
  • Kenneth E. Church
  • Barbara L. McKissick
  • Ellen Marie Newman
  • Mitchell A. Newman
  • Raymond H. Solomon
  • Winona O. Solomon

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1988 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. ^ a b "State of Arizona Official Canvass General Election - November 8, 1988". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass Primary Election - September 13, 1988". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
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