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1988 general · November 8, 1988

1988 general election results

Results of the 1988 general election in 51 states: President, U.S. Senate, Governors, U.S. House, State legislatures.

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Races5,755
Changed party362
Unopposed32%1,866 races
Incumbents defeated241

President

D 11 · R 40

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AlabamaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)19.3
AlaskaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)23.3
ArizonaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)21.2
ArkansasGeorge H.w. Bush (R)14.2
CaliforniaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)3.6
ColoradoGeorge H.w. Bush (R)7.8
ConnecticutGeorge H.w. Bush (R)5.1
DelawareGeorge H.w. Bush (R)12.4
District of ColumbiaMichael Dukakis (D)68.3
FloridaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)22.4
GeorgiaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)20.3
HawaiiMichael Dukakis (D)9.5
IdahoGeorge H.w. Bush (R)26.1
IllinoisGeorge H.w. Bush (R)2.1
IndianaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)20.2
IowaMichael Dukakis (D)10.2
KansasGeorge H.w. Bush (R)13.2
KentuckyGeorge H.w. Bush (R)11.6
LouisianaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)10.2
MaineGeorge H.w. Bush (R)11.5
MarylandGeorge H.w. Bush (R)2.9
MassachusettsMichael Dukakis (D)7.9
MichiganGeorge H.w. Bush (R)7.9
MinnesotaMichael Dukakis (D)7.0
MississippiGeorge H.w. Bush (R)20.8
MissouriGeorge H.w. Bush (R)4.0
MontanaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)5.9
NebraskaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)21.0
NevadaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)21.4
New HampshireGeorge H.w. Bush (R)26.2
New JerseyGeorge H.w. Bush (R)13.6
New MexicoGeorge H.w. Bush (R)5.0
New YorkMichael Dukakis (D)4.1
North CarolinaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)16.3
North DakotaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)13.1
OhioGeorge H.w. Bush (R)10.9
OklahomaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)16.6
OregonMichael Dukakis (D)4.7
PennsylvaniaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)2.3
Rhode IslandMichael Dukakis (D)11.7
South CarolinaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)23.9
South DakotaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)6.3
TennesseeGeorge H.w. Bush (R)16.3
TexasGeorge H.w. Bush (R)12.6
UtahGeorge H.w. Bush (R)34.2
VermontGeorge H.w. Bush (R)3.5
VirginiaGeorge H.w. Bush (R)20.5
WashingtonMichael Dukakis (D)1.6
West VirginiaMichael Dukakis (D)4.7
WisconsinMichael Dukakis (D)3.6
WyomingGeorge H.w. Bush (R)22.5

U.S. Senate

D 19 · R 14 · 7 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
ArizonaDennis DeConcini (D)15.7
CaliforniaPete Wilson (R)8.8
ConnecticutJoseph I. Lieberman (D)0.7Flipped
DelawareWilliam Roth (R)24.1
FloridaConnie Mack (R)0.8Flipped
HawaiiSpark Matsunaga (D)55.9
IndianaRichard G. Lugar (R)36.3
MaineGeorge Mitchell (D)62.6
MarylandPaul Sarbanes (D)23.6
MassachusettsEdward Kennedy (D)31.0
MichiganDonald Riegle (D)21.9
MinnesotaDavid Durenberger (R)15.3
MississippiTrent Lott (R)7.8Flipped
MissouriJohn Danforth (R)36.0
MontanaConrad Burns (R)3.7Flipped
NebraskaBob Kerrey (D)15.0
NevadaRichard Bryan (D)4.2Flipped
New JerseyFrank R. Lautenberg (D)8.4
New MexicoJeff Bingaman (D)26.6
New YorkDaniel Moynihan (D)36.0
North DakotaQuentin Burdick (D)20.4
OhioHoward Metzenbaum (D)14.0
PennsylvaniaJohn Heinz (R)34.0
Rhode IslandJohn Chafee (R)9.2
TennesseeJames Sasser (D)30.6
TexasLloyd Bentsen (D)19.2
UtahOrrin G. Hatch (R)35.4
VermontJames Jeffords (R)38.2
VirginiaCharles Robb (D)42.6Flipped
WashingtonSlade Gorton (R)2.2Flipped
West VirginiaRobert Byrd (D)29.5
WisconsinHerb Kohl (D)4.5
WyomingMalcolm Wallop (R)0.7

Governors

D 5 · R 7 · 3 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
DelawareMichael Castle (R)41.5
IndianaEvan Bayh (D)6.4Flipped
MissouriJohn Ashcroft (R)29.8
MontanaStan Stephens (R)5.9Flipped
New HampshireJudd Gregg (R)21.5
North CarolinaJames G. Martin (R)12.1
North DakotaGeorge A. Sinner (D)19.8
Rhode IslandEdward Diprete (R)1.7
UtahNorman H. Bangerter (R)1.7
VermontMadeline Kunin (D)12.2
WashingtonBooth Gardner (D)24.4
West VirginiaGaston Caperton (D)17.7Flipped

U.S. House

D 260 · R 175 · 10 changed party

State legislatures

D 3,408 · R 2,483 · Other 28 · 342 changed party

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alaska House of Representatives27D 23 · R 17—
Alaska State Senate11D 4 · R 73
Arizona House of Representatives30D 26 · R 34—
Arizona State Senate30D 13 · R 172
Arkansas House of Representatives85D 88 · R 11 · Other 1—
Arkansas State Senate19D 17 · R 2—
California State Assembly80D 47 · R 333
California State Senate20D 10 · R 101
Colorado House of Representatives65D 26 · R 397
Colorado State Senate19D 5 · R 141
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 88 · R 6312
Connecticut State Senate36D 23 · R 132
Delaware House of Representatives41D 19 · R 222
Delaware State Senate10D 6 · R 42
Florida House of Representatives120D 73 · R 476
Florida State Senate22D 12 · R 102
Georgia House of Representatives154D 143 · R 365
Georgia State Senate56D 45 · R 111
Hawaii House of Representatives51D 45 · R 65
Hawaii State Senate15D 13 · R 24
Idaho House of Representatives33D 18 · R 54—
Idaho State Senate33D 16 · R 172
Illinois House of Representatives118D 67 · R 512
Illinois State Senate39D 21 · R 18—
Indiana House of Representatives77D 50 · R 504
Indiana State Senate25D 11 · R 144
Iowa House of Representatives100D 61 · R 395
Iowa State Senate25D 15 · R 104
Kansas House of Representatives125D 58 · R 6713
Kansas State Senate40D 18 · R 226
Kentucky House of Representatives100D 72 · R 283
Kentucky State Senate19D 15 · R 41
Maine House of Representatives151D 98 · R 5316
Maine State Senate35D 20 · R 154
Massachusetts House of Representatives160D 129 · R 314
Massachusetts State Senate38D 30 · R 82
Michigan House of Representatives110D 61 · R 495
Minnesota House of Representatives134D 81 · R 5310
Missouri House of Representatives163D 105 · R 5810
Missouri State Senate17D 12 · R 51
Montana House of Representatives100D 52 · R 4813
Montana State Senate25D 11 · R 144
Nebraska Legislature27Other 27—
Nevada State Assembly42D 30 · R 123
Nevada State Senate10D 3 · R 71
New Hampshire House of Representatives175D 118 · R 28211
New Hampshire State Senate24D 8 · R 162
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 45 · R 254
New Mexico State Senate42D 26 · R 169
New York State Assembly150D 92 · R 586
New York State Senate61D 27 · R 341
North Carolina House of Representatives70D 74 · R 463
North Carolina State Senate35D 37 · R 133
North Dakota House of Representatives51D 44 · R 62—
North Dakota State Senate25D 14 · R 116
Ohio House of Representatives99D 59 · R 403
Ohio State Senate16D 3 · R 131
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 69 · R 329
Oklahoma State Senate24D 17 · R 72
Oregon House of Representatives60D 32 · R 2811
Oregon State Senate17D 11 · R 62
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 104 · R 997
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 11 · R 14—
Rhode Island House of Representatives100D 83 · R 173
Rhode Island State Senate50D 41 · R 93
South Carolina House of Representatives123D 86 · R 379
South Carolina State Senate46D 35 · R 113
South Dakota House of Representatives35D 24 · R 46—
South Dakota State Senate35D 15 · R 207
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 59 · R 406
Tennessee State Senate16D 11 · R 51
Texas House of Representatives150D 93 · R 577
Texas State Senate15D 10 · R 52
Utah House of Representatives75D 28 · R 479
Utah State Senate14D 4 · R 102
Vermont House of Representatives87D 66 · R 697
Vermont State Senate13D 16 · R 14—
Washington House of Representatives98D 63 · R 358
Washington State Senate25D 11 · R 145
West Virginia House of Delegates40D 80 · R 201
West Virginia State Senate16D 16 · R 15
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 56 · R 436
Wisconsin State Senate17D 12 · R 51
Wyoming House of Representatives23D 23 · R 411
Wyoming State Senate12D 5 · R 101

By state

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); English Wikipedia; Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab