The 1988 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 8, 1988.[1] the District of Columbia , were part of the 1988 United States presidential election . Florida voters chose twenty-one electors to the Electoral College , which selected the president and vice president .
1988 United States presidential election in Florida Turnout 73% County Results
Bush
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Dukakis
50-60%
Florida 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 .
Florida weighed in for this election as 14% more Republican than the national average. Bush's 60.87% of the popular vote made it his fifth strongest state in the 1988 election after Utah , New Hampshire , Idaho and South Carolina .[2] Pinellas County .
Bush won every county in the state, with the exception for North Florida’s majority-black Gadsden County , which voted narrowly for Dukakis. As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , this is the last election in which Miami-Dade County , Broward County , Palm Beach County , Alachua County , and Leon County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[3] swing state for the next 30 years and the last time Florida was decided by double digits in a presidential race.
The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for Florida, with more than 99% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties, and only four candidates appearing on the ballot.[4]
The election results in Florida are also reflective of a nationwide reconsolidation of base for the Republican Party, which took place through the 1980s. Through the passage of some very conservative economic programs, spearheaded by then President Ronald Reagan (called, collectively, "Reaganomics "), the mid-to-late 1980s saw a period of economic growth and stability. The hallmark of Reaganomics was partly the wide-scale deregulation of businesses and deep tax cuts.[5] socially liberal platform, and advocated for higher economic regulation and environmental protection. Bush, alternatively, ran on a campaign of continuing the social and economic policies of former President Reagan – which gained him much support with social conservatives and people living in rural areas.
As of 2023, this is the most recent time Florida has voted to the right of the following states in a presidential election: Alabama , Indiana , Kansas , Mississippi , Nebraska , North Dakota , Oklahoma , South Dakota , and Texas .
Results Results by county County George Herbert Walker Bush Michael Stanley Dukakis Various candidates Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Alachua 30,153 50.08% 29,396 48.82% 664 1.10% 757 1.26% 60,213 Baker 3,418 71.49% 1,355 28.34% 8 0.17% 2,063 43.15% 4,781 Bay 31,796 72.51% 11,603 26.46% 452 1.03% 20,193 46.05% 43,851 Bradford 4,221 63.61% 2,386 35.96% 29 0.44% 1,835 27.65% 6,636 Brevard 104,854 70.30% 43,004 28.83% 1,301 0.87% 61,850 41.47% 149,159 Broward 220,316 50.00% 218,274 49.54% 2,015 0.46% 2,042 0.46% 440,605 Calhoun 2,422 64.01% 1,329 35.12% 33 0.87% 1,093 28.88% 3,784 Charlotte 28,893 63.98% 15,974 35.37% 292 0.65% 12,919 28.61% 45,159 Citrus 21,072 62.95% 12,184 36.40% 218 0.65% 8,888 26.55% 33,474 Clay 25,942 76.67% 7,773 22.97% 122 0.36% 18,169 53.70% 33,837 Collier 38,920 74.87% 12,769 24.57% 291 0.56% 26,151 50.31% 51,980 Columbia 7,761 65.13% 4,073 34.18% 82 0.69% 3,688 30.95% 11,916 DeSoto 4,243 65.64% 2,181 33.74% 40 0.62% 2,062 31.90% 6,464 Dixie 2,031 59.79% 1,366 40.21% 0 0.00% 665 19.58% 3,397 Duval 128,081 62.79% 74,894 36.72% 1,004 0.49% 53,187 26.07% 203,979 Escambia 64,959 68.05% 29,977 31.40% 524 0.55% 34,982 36.65% 95,460 Flagler 6,504 60.32% 4,244 39.36% 34 0.32% 2,260 20.96% 10,782 Franklin 1,913 58.52% 1,283 39.25% 73 2.23% 630 19.27% 3,269 Gadsden 5,992 47.64% 6,372 50.66% 213 1.69% -380 -3.02% 12,577 Gilchrist 1,855 61.59% 1,137 37.75% 20 0.66% 718 23.84% 3,012 Glades 1,547 59.66% 1,034 39.88% 12 0.46% 513 19.78% 2,593 Gulf 3,042 62.44% 1,688 34.65% 142 2.91% 1,354 27.79% 4,872 Hamilton 2,062 60.72% 1,318 38.81% 16 0.47% 744 21.91% 3,396 Hardee 3,640 66.96% 1,688 31.05% 108 1.99% 1,952 35.91% 5,436 Hendry 3,965 65.70% 2,036 33.74% 34 0.56% 1,929 31.96% 6,035 Hernando 21,195 57.50% 15,437 41.88% 231 0.63% 5,758 15.62% 36,863 Highlands 16,723 67.05% 8,091 32.44% 127 0.51% 8,632 34.61% 24,941 Hillsborough 150,151 59.89% 99,014 39.49% 1,551 0.62% 51,137 20.40% 250,716 Holmes 4,225 71.61% 1,639 27.78% 36 0.61% 2,586 43.83% 5,900 Indian River 24,630 69.71% 10,451 29.58% 252 0.71% 14,179 40.13% 35,333 Jackson 8,405 62.20% 5,008 37.06% 100 0.74% 3,397 25.14% 13,513 Jefferson 2,326 52.89% 2,055 46.73% 17 0.39% 271 6.16% 4,398 Lafayette 1,451 66.41% 722 33.04% 12 0.55% 729 33.36% 2,185 Lake 37,327 68.40% 16,766 30.72% 479 0.88% 20,561 37.68% 54,572 Lee 87,303 67.71% 40,725 31.59% 908 0.70% 46,578 36.12% 128,936 Leon 36,055 51.39% 33,472 47.71% 631 0.90% 2,583 3.68% 70,158 Levy 5,253 59.75% 3,434 39.06% 104 1.18% 1,819 20.69% 8,791 Liberty 1,421 65.27% 709 32.57% 47 2.16% 712 32.71% 2,177 Madison 2,563 56.59% 1,951 43.08% 15 0.33% 612 13.51% 4,529 Manatee 51,187 65.53% 26,624 34.08% 302 0.39% 24,563 31.45% 78,113 Marion 41,501 66.38% 20,685 33.09% 334 0.53% 20,816 33.29% 62,520 Martin 31,279 72.60% 11,488 26.66% 316 0.73% 19,791 45.94% 43,083 Miami-Dade 270,937 55.26% 216,970 44.26% 2,358 0.48% 53,967 11.0% 490,265 Monroe 15,928 60.32% 10,157 38.47% 320 1.21% 5,771 21.86% 26,405 Nassau 8,374 66.59% 4,143 32.95% 58 0.46% 4,231 33.65% 12,575 Okaloosa 40,389 80.04% 9,753 19.33% 320 0.63% 30,636 60.71% 50,462 Okeechobee 4,736 60.79% 3,007 38.60% 48 0.62% 1,729 22.19% 7,791 Orange 117,237 67.86% 54,023 31.27% 1,510 0.87% 63,214 36.59% 172,770 Osceola 21,355 68.05% 9,812 31.27% 214 0.68% 11,543 36.78% 31,381 Palm Beach 181,495 55.47% 144,199 44.07% 1,523 0.47% 37,296 11.40% 327,217 Pasco 63,820 55.59% 50,385 43.89% 598 0.52% 13,435 11.70% 114,803 Pinellas 211,049 57.76% 152,420 41.72% 1,901 0.52% 58,629 16.05% 365,370 Polk 77,104 66.45% 38,249 32.96% 687 0.59% 38,855 33.48% 116,040 Putnam 11,624 57.24% 8,575 42.23% 108 0.53% 3,049 15.01% 20,307 St. Johns 19,228 70.14% 8,029 29.29% 158 0.58% 11,199 40.85% 27,415 St. Lucie 32,319 64.54% 17,446 34.84% 314 0.63% 14,873 29.70% 50,079 Santa Rosa 18,973 77.85% 5,254 21.56% 143 0.59% 13,719 56.29% 24,370 Sarasota 84,602 66.40% 42,099 33.04% 708 0.56% 42,503 33.36% 127,409 Seminole 60,401 72.20% 22,635 27.06% 622 0.74% 37,766 45.14% 83,658 Sumter 5,936 59.98% 3,900 39.41% 60 0.61% 2,036 20.57% 9,896 Suwannee 5,863 64.27% 3,129 34.30% 130 1.43% 2,734 29.97% 9,122 Taylor 4,057 69.06% 1,763 30.01% 55 0.94% 2,294 39.05% 5,875 Union 1,644 69.99% 691 29.42% 14 0.60% 953 40.57% 2,349 Volusia 74,195 56.56% 55,469 42.28% 1,518 1.16% 18,726 14.27% 131,182 Wakulla 3,158 65.72% 1,605 33.40% 42 0.87% 1,553 32.32% 4,805 Walton 7,490 69.30% 3,235 29.93% 83 0.77% 4,255 39.37% 10,808 Washington 4,374 66.64% 2,144 32.66% 46 0.70% 2,230 33.97% 6,564 Totals 2,618,885 60.87% 1,656,701 38.51% 26,727 0.62% 962,184 22.36% 4,302,313
See also
References ^ "Voter Turnout". Florida Division of Elections . 2021. from the original on 2015-06-02. ^ "1988 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05 . ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review ; June 29, 2016 ^ "1988 Presidential General Election Results – Florida". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-02-02 . ^ "Since 1980s, the Kindest of Tax Cuts for the Rich". The New York Times . 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2013-07-21 .
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Main article 1988 United States presidential election The 1988 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 8 1988 1 All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1988 United States presidential election Florida voters chose twenty one electors to the Electoral College which selected the president and vice president 1988 United States presidential election in Florida 1984 November 8 1988 1992 Turnout73 Nominee George H W Bush Michael DukakisParty Republican DemocraticHome state Texas MassachusettsRunning mate Dan Quayle Lloyd BentsenElectoral vote 21 0Popular vote 2 618 885 1 656 701Percentage 60 87 38 51 County Results Bush 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Dukakis 50 60 President before electionRonald ReaganRepublican Elected President George H W BushRepublicanFlorida 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 Florida weighed in for this election as 14 more Republican than the national average Bush s 60 87 of the popular vote made it his fifth strongest state in the 1988 election after Utah New Hampshire Idaho and South Carolina 2 This is also the last time that a Republican won a majority of the vote in Pinellas County Bush won every county in the state with the exception for North Florida s majority black Gadsden County which voted narrowly for Dukakis As of the 2020 presidential election update this is the last election in which Miami Dade County Broward County Palm Beach County Alachua County and Leon County voted for a Republican presidential candidate 3 This is the last election where Florida voted reliably Republican afterward becoming a regular swing state for the next 30 years and the last time Florida was decided by double digits in a presidential race The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for Florida with more than 99 of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties and only four candidates appearing on the ballot 4 The election results in Florida are also reflective of a nationwide reconsolidation of base for the Republican Party which took place through the 1980s Through the passage of some very conservative economic programs spearheaded by then President Ronald Reagan called collectively Reaganomics the mid to late 1980s saw a period of economic growth and stability The hallmark of Reaganomics was partly the wide scale deregulation of businesses and deep tax cuts 5 Dukakis ran his campaign on a socially liberal platform and advocated for higher economic regulation and environmental protection Bush alternatively ran on a campaign of continuing the social and economic policies of former President Reagan which gained him much support with social conservatives and people living in rural areas As of 2023 this is the most recent time Florida has voted to the right of the following states in a presidential election Alabama Indiana Kansas Mississippi Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota and Texas Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults EditUnited States presidential election in Florida 1988Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican George H W Bush 2 618 885 60 87 21Democratic Michael Dukakis 1 656 701 38 51 0Libertarian Ron Paul 19 796 0 46 0New Alliance Party Lenora Fulani 6 655 0 15 0Write Ins 276 0 01 0Totals 4 302 313 100 0 21Results by county Edit County George Herbert Walker BushRepublican Michael Stanley DukakisDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast Alachua 30 153 50 08 29 396 48 82 664 1 10 757 1 26 60 213Baker 3 418 71 49 1 355 28 34 8 0 17 2 063 43 15 4 781Bay 31 796 72 51 11 603 26 46 452 1 03 20 193 46 05 43 851Bradford 4 221 63 61 2 386 35 96 29 0 44 1 835 27 65 6 636Brevard 104 854 70 30 43 004 28 83 1 301 0 87 61 850 41 47 149 159Broward 220 316 50 00 218 274 49 54 2 015 0 46 2 042 0 46 440 605Calhoun 2 422 64 01 1 329 35 12 33 0 87 1 093 28 88 3 784Charlotte 28 893 63 98 15 974 35 37 292 0 65 12 919 28 61 45 159Citrus 21 072 62 95 12 184 36 40 218 0 65 8 888 26 55 33 474Clay 25 942 76 67 7 773 22 97 122 0 36 18 169 53 70 33 837Collier 38 920 74 87 12 769 24 57 291 0 56 26 151 50 31 51 980Columbia 7 761 65 13 4 073 34 18 82 0 69 3 688 30 95 11 916DeSoto 4 243 65 64 2 181 33 74 40 0 62 2 062 31 90 6 464Dixie 2 031 59 79 1 366 40 21 0 0 00 665 19 58 3 397Duval 128 081 62 79 74 894 36 72 1 004 0 49 53 187 26 07 203 979Escambia 64 959 68 05 29 977 31 40 524 0 55 34 982 36 65 95 460Flagler 6 504 60 32 4 244 39 36 34 0 32 2 260 20 96 10 782Franklin 1 913 58 52 1 283 39 25 73 2 23 630 19 27 3 269Gadsden 5 992 47 64 6 372 50 66 213 1 69 380 3 02 12 577Gilchrist 1 855 61 59 1 137 37 75 20 0 66 718 23 84 3 012Glades 1 547 59 66 1 034 39 88 12 0 46 513 19 78 2 593Gulf 3 042 62 44 1 688 34 65 142 2 91 1 354 27 79 4 872Hamilton 2 062 60 72 1 318 38 81 16 0 47 744 21 91 3 396Hardee 3 640 66 96 1 688 31 05 108 1 99 1 952 35 91 5 436Hendry 3 965 65 70 2 036 33 74 34 0 56 1 929 31 96 6 035Hernando 21 195 57 50 15 437 41 88 231 0 63 5 758 15 62 36 863Highlands 16 723 67 05 8 091 32 44 127 0 51 8 632 34 61 24 941Hillsborough 150 151 59 89 99 014 39 49 1 551 0 62 51 137 20 40 250 716Holmes 4 225 71 61 1 639 27 78 36 0 61 2 586 43 83 5 900Indian River 24 630 69 71 10 451 29 58 252 0 71 14 179 40 13 35 333Jackson 8 405 62 20 5 008 37 06 100 0 74 3 397 25 14 13 513Jefferson 2 326 52 89 2 055 46 73 17 0 39 271 6 16 4 398Lafayette 1 451 66 41 722 33 04 12 0 55 729 33 36 2 185Lake 37 327 68 40 16 766 30 72 479 0 88 20 561 37 68 54 572Lee 87 303 67 71 40 725 31 59 908 0 70 46 578 36 12 128 936Leon 36 055 51 39 33 472 47 71 631 0 90 2 583 3 68 70 158Levy 5 253 59 75 3 434 39 06 104 1 18 1 819 20 69 8 791Liberty 1 421 65 27 709 32 57 47 2 16 712 32 71 2 177Madison 2 563 56 59 1 951 43 08 15 0 33 612 13 51 4 529Manatee 51 187 65 53 26 624 34 08 302 0 39 24 563 31 45 78 113Marion 41 501 66 38 20 685 33 09 334 0 53 20 816 33 29 62 520Martin 31 279 72 60 11 488 26 66 316 0 73 19 791 45 94 43 083Miami Dade 270 937 55 26 216 970 44 26 2 358 0 48 53 967 11 0 490 265Monroe 15 928 60 32 10 157 38 47 320 1 21 5 771 21 86 26 405Nassau 8 374 66 59 4 143 32 95 58 0 46 4 231 33 65 12 575Okaloosa 40 389 80 04 9 753 19 33 320 0 63 30 636 60 71 50 462Okeechobee 4 736 60 79 3 007 38 60 48 0 62 1 729 22 19 7 791Orange 117 237 67 86 54 023 31 27 1 510 0 87 63 214 36 59 172 770Osceola 21 355 68 05 9 812 31 27 214 0 68 11 543 36 78 31 381Palm Beach 181 495 55 47 144 199 44 07 1 523 0 47 37 296 11 40 327 217Pasco 63 820 55 59 50 385 43 89 598 0 52 13 435 11 70 114 803Pinellas 211 049 57 76 152 420 41 72 1 901 0 52 58 629 16 05 365 370Polk 77 104 66 45 38 249 32 96 687 0 59 38 855 33 48 116 040Putnam 11 624 57 24 8 575 42 23 108 0 53 3 049 15 01 20 307St Johns 19 228 70 14 8 029 29 29 158 0 58 11 199 40 85 27 415St Lucie 32 319 64 54 17 446 34 84 314 0 63 14 873 29 70 50 079Santa Rosa 18 973 77 85 5 254 21 56 143 0 59 13 719 56 29 24 370Sarasota 84 602 66 40 42 099 33 04 708 0 56 42 503 33 36 127 409Seminole 60 401 72 20 22 635 27 06 622 0 74 37 766 45 14 83 658Sumter 5 936 59 98 3 900 39 41 60 0 61 2 036 20 57 9 896Suwannee 5 863 64 27 3 129 34 30 130 1 43 2 734 29 97 9 122Taylor 4 057 69 06 1 763 30 01 55 0 94 2 294 39 05 5 875Union 1 644 69 99 691 29 42 14 0 60 953 40 57 2 349Volusia 74 195 56 56 55 469 42 28 1 518 1 16 18 726 14 27 131 182Wakulla 3 158 65 72 1 605 33 40 42 0 87 1 553 32 32 4 805Walton 7 490 69 30 3 235 29 93 83 0 77 4 255 39 37 10 808Washington 4 374 66 64 2 144 32 66 46 0 70 2 230 33 97 6 564Totals 2 618 885 60 87 1 656 701 38 51 26 727 0 62 962 184 22 36 4 302 313See also EditPresidency of George H W BushReferences Edit Voter Turnout Florida Division of Elections 2021 Archived from the original on 2015 06 02 1988 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved 2018 03 05 Sullivan Robert David How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century America Magazine in The National Catholic Review June 29 2016 1988 Presidential General Election Results Florida Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved 2018 02 02 Since 1980s the Kindest of Tax Cuts for the Rich The New York Times 2012 01 18 Retrieved 2013 07 21 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1988 United States presidential election in Florida amp oldid 1128936665, wikipedia, wiki , book, books, library,
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