1988 United States presidential election in Maryland
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1988 United States presidential election in Maryland
| country = Maryland
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1984 United States presidential election in Maryland
| previous_year = 1984
| next_election = 1992 United States presidential election in Maryland
| next_year = 1992
| election_date = November 8, 1988
| image_size = x200px
| image1 = File:VP George Bush crop.jpg
| nominee1 = George H. W. Bush
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state1 = Texas
| running_mate1 = Dan Quayle
| electoral_vote1 = 10
| popular_vote1 = 876,167
| percentage1 = 51.11%
| image2 = File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg
| nominee2 = Michael Dukakis
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state2 = Massachusetts
| running_mate2 = Lloyd Bentsen
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 826,304
| percentage2 = 48.20%
| map_image = 375px
| map_size = 375px
| map_caption = County Results
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Bush
{{legend|#e27f90|50–60%}}
{{legend|#cc2f4a|60–70%}}
{{legend|#d40000|70–80%}}
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Dukakis
{{legend|#86b6f2|50–60%}}
{{legend|#4389e3|60–70%}}
{{legend|#1666cb|70–80%}}
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| title = President
| before_election = Ronald Reagan
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = George H. W. Bush
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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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.
Maryland was narrowly 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. Bush ultimately won the national vote, defeating Governor Dukakis.{{cite web|title=1988 Presidential General Election Results|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1988|publisher=U.S. Election Atlas|access-date=8 June 2012}}
{{As of|2024|11|alt=As of 2024}}, this remains the last time that the Republican presidential candidate has won the state of Maryland, as well as Baltimore County and Howard County.Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Maryland was one of only two states that Bush carried in 1988 which had voted for Jimmy Carter in 1980, the other being Carter's home state of Georgia.{{Cite web|date=2019-11-05|title=1988 Electoral College Results|url=https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1988|access-date=2022-01-20|website=National Archives|language=en}} This also marks the only occasion since 1952 in which Maryland has given an outright majority to a non-incumbent Republican.
Maryland weighed in for this election as almost 5% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.
Results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="6" | 1988 United States presidential election in Maryland{{cite web |title=1988 Presidential Election |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/1988/results_1988/pregapre.html |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |access-date=May 12, 2019}} |
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| colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party
! style="width: 17em" |Candidate ! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 7em" |Percentage ! style="width: 5em" |Electoral votes |
| style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Republican | align="right" | 876,167 | align="right" | 51.11% | align="right" | 10 |
| style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Democratic | align="right" | 826,304 | align="right" | 48.20% | align="right" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#FFCC00; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Libertarian | Ron Paul | align="right" | 6,748 | align="right" | 0.39% | align="right" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#FF00FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | New Alliance | align="right" | 5,115 | align="right" | 0.29% | align="right" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#FFFFFF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | N/A | align="right" | 24 | align="right" | <0.01% | align="right" | 0 |
| bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 1,714,358 | align="right" | 100.0% | align="right" | 10 |
=Results by county=
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| County
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| George H.W. Bush ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Michael Dukakis ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Various candidates ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast |
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| style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Allegany | {{party shading/Republican}}|17,462 | {{party shading/Republican}}|59.19% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|11,844 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|40.15% | {{party shading/Others}}|197 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.66% | {{party shading/Republican}}|5,618 | {{party shading/Republican}}|19.04% | {{party shading/Republican}}|29,503 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Anne Arundel | {{party shading/Republican}}|98,540 | {{party shading/Republican}}|63.53% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|55,440 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|35.74% | {{party shading/Others}}|1,121 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.73% | {{party shading/Republican}}|43,100 | {{party shading/Republican}}|27.79% | {{party shading/Republican}}|155,101 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Baltimore | {{party shading/Republican}}|163,881 | {{party shading/Republican}}|57.04% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|121,570 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|42.32% | {{party shading/Others}}|1,844 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.64% | {{party shading/Republican}}|42,311 | {{party shading/Republican}}|14.72% | {{party shading/Republican}}|287,295 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Baltimore City | {{party shading/Republican}}|59,089 | {{party shading/Republican}}|25.43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|170,813 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|73.51% | {{party shading/Others}}|2,465 | {{party shading/Others}}|1.06% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |
| 111,724
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |
| 48.08%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|232,367 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Calvert | {{party shading/Republican}}|10,956 | {{party shading/Republican}}|62.98% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,376 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.65% | {{party shading/Others}}|65 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.37% | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,580 | {{party shading/Republican}}|26.33% | {{party shading/Republican}}|17,397 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Caroline | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,661 | {{party shading/Republican}}|65.44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,440 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|34.26% | {{party shading/Others}}|22 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.30% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,221 | {{party shading/Republican}}|31.18% | {{party shading/Republican}}|7,123 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Carroll | {{party shading/Republican}}|31,224 | {{party shading/Republican}}|71.37% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|12,368 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|28.27% | {{party shading/Others}}|155 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.36% | {{party shading/Republican}}|18,856 | {{party shading/Republican}}|43.10% | {{party shading/Republican}}|43,747 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Cecil | {{party shading/Republican}}|13,224 | {{party shading/Republican}}|62.51% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,807 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.90% | {{party shading/Others}}|124 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.59% | {{party shading/Republican}}|5,417 | {{party shading/Republican}}|25.61% | {{party shading/Republican}}|21,155 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Charles | {{party shading/Republican}}|20,828 | {{party shading/Republican}}|63.57% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|11,823 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.09% | {{party shading/Others}}|113 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.34% | {{party shading/Republican}}|9,005 | {{party shading/Republican}}|27.48% | {{party shading/Republican}}|32,764 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Dorchester | {{party shading/Republican}}|6,343 | {{party shading/Republican}}|62.55% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,709 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.58% | {{party shading/Others}}|88 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.87% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,634 | {{party shading/Republican}}|25.97% | {{party shading/Republican}}|10,140 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Frederick | {{party shading/Republican}}|32,575 | {{party shading/Republican}}|65.32% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|17,061 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|34.21% | {{party shading/Others}}|231 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}|15,514 | {{party shading/Republican}}|31.11% | {{party shading/Republican}}|49,867 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Garrett | {{party shading/Republican}}|6,665 | {{party shading/Republican}}|71.81% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,557 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|27.55% | {{party shading/Others}}|60 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.64% | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,108 | {{party shading/Republican}}|44.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}|9,282 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Harford | {{party shading/Republican}}|38,493 | {{party shading/Republican}}|65.73% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|19,803 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|33.81% | {{party shading/Others}}|270 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}|18,690 | {{party shading/Republican}}|31.92% | {{party shading/Republican}}|58,566 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Howard | {{party shading/Republican}}|44,153 | {{party shading/Republican}}|56.22% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|34,007 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|43.30% | {{party shading/Others}}|370 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.48% | {{party shading/Republican}}|10,146 | {{party shading/Republican}}|12.92% | {{party shading/Republican}}|78,530 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Kent | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,761 | {{party shading/Republican}}|55.87% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,925 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|43.45% | {{party shading/Others}}|46 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.68% | {{party shading/Republican}}|836 | {{party shading/Republican}}|12.42% | {{party shading/Republican}}|6,732 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Montgomery | {{party shading/Republican}}|154,191 | {{party shading/Republican}}|48.05% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|165,187 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|51.48% | {{party shading/Others}}|1,518 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.47% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |
| 10,996
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |
| 3.43%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|320,896 |
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Prince George's | {{party shading/Republican}}|86,545 | {{party shading/Republican}}|38.83% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|133,816 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|60.04% | {{party shading/Others}}|2,520 | {{party shading/Others}}|1.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}} |
| 47,271
| {{party shading/Democratic}} |
| 21.21%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|222,881 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Queen Anne's | {{party shading/Republican}}|7,803 | {{party shading/Republican}}|66.68% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,857 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|32.96% | {{party shading/Others}}|43 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.36% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,946 | {{party shading/Republican}}|33.72% | {{party shading/Republican}}|11,703 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Somerset | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,222 | {{party shading/Republican}}|58.93% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,911 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|40.63% | {{party shading/Others}}|32 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.44% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,311 | {{party shading/Republican}}|18.30% | {{party shading/Republican}}|7,165 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|St. Mary's | {{party shading/Republican}}|12,767 | {{party shading/Republican}}|62.92% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,434 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.64% | {{party shading/Others}}|89 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.44% | {{party shading/Republican}}|5,333 | {{party shading/Republican}}|26.28% | {{party shading/Republican}}|20,290 |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Talbot | {{party shading/Republican}}|8,170 | {{party shading/Republican}}|66.97% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,948 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|32.36% | {{party shading/Others}}|81 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.67% | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,222 | {{party shading/Republican}}|34.61% | {{party shading/Republican}}|12,199 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Washington | {{party shading/Republican}}|25,912 | {{party shading/Republican}}|63.76% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|14,408 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|35.45% | {{party shading/Others}}|318 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.79% | {{party shading/Republican}}|11,504 | {{party shading/Republican}}|28.31% | {{party shading/Republican}}|40,638 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Wicomico | {{party shading/Republican}}|16,272 | {{party shading/Republican}}|63.18% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|9,413 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.55% | {{party shading/Others}}|70 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.27% | {{party shading/Republican}}|6,859 | {{party shading/Republican}}|26.63% | {{party shading/Republican}}|25,755 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Worcester | {{party shading/Republican}}|8,430 | {{party shading/Republican}}|63.57% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,787 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.10% | {{party shading/Others}}|45 | {{party shading/Others}}|0.33% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,643 | {{party shading/Republican}}|27.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}|13,262 |
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!Totals!!876,167!!51.11%!!826,304!!48.20%!!11,887!!0.69%!!49,863!!2.91%!!1,714,358 |
==Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic==
=By congressional district=
Bush won 4 of 8 congressional districts, including three held by Democrats. Dukakis won the other 4, including one that elected a Republican.{{cite web|url=https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=82e6a0ec00164afb9e8c7f4a72e011ec|title=1988 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District|website=Western Washington University|access-date=8 Jun 2022}}
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! District ! Dukakis ! Bush ! Representative |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Maryland|1|1st}} | 36.4% | 63.2% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Roy Dyson |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Maryland|2|2nd}} | 37.4% | 62.1% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Helen Delich Bentley |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Maryland|3|3rd}} | 54.1% | 45.2% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Ben Cardin |
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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Maryland|4|4th}} | 41.9% | 57.3% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Tom McMillen |
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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Maryland|5|5th}} |58.9% | 40.0% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Steny Hoyer |
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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Maryland|6|6th}} | 34.1% | 65.4% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Beverly Byron |
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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Maryland|7|7th}} |81.3% | 17.4% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Kweisi Mfume |
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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Maryland|8|8th}} |53.4% | 46.1% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Connie Morella |
See also
References
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