Bush carried New Jersey with 56.24% of the vote, while Dukakis received 42.60% a 13.64% margin of victory.[1] New Jersey weighed in for this election as almost 6% points more Republican than the national average. Bush won 18 of New Jersey's 21 counties, with Dukakis only winning the heavily Democratic counties of Mercer, Essex, and Hudson.
As of 2020, this remains the last time that New Jersey would vote Republican in a presidential election, as well as the last time that the Republican nominee has carried the following counties: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Middlesex, and Union.[2] All of these counties would become reliably Democratic in every election that has followed, as northern suburban voters shifted away from the GOP in the 1990s. Gloucester County has voted Republican once since, in 2016, although this is the last time a Republican won a majority of the vote there.
The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for New Jersey, with more than 99% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties, though a total of 11 parties did appear on the ballot.[3] Bush won the election in New Jersey with a strong 13.6-point margin. This is the most recent presidential election where New Jersey sent Republican electors to the Electoral College.[2] The election results in New Jersey are reflective of a nationwide political re-consolidation of base for the Republican Party, which took place through the 1980s. Through the passage of some very controversial economic programs, spearheaded by then President Ronald Reagan (called, collectively, "Reaganomics"), the mid-to-late 1980s arguably saw a period of economic growth and stability. The hallmark of Reaganomics was partly the wide-scale deregulation of corporate interests and tax cuts.[4]
Dukakis ran 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.
International policy with the buckling Soviet Union was a critical component of the political landscape in the late 1980s. Vice President Bush can be seen here standing with the United States President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, on the New York waterfront, 1988.
By congressional districtedit
Bush won 12 of 14 congressional districts, including six that elected Democrats.[6]
^"1988 Presidential General Election Results - New Jersey". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
^ abSullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
^"Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
^"Since 1980s, the Kindest of Tax Cuts for the Rich". The New York Times. January 18, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
^"Our Campaigns - NJ US President - Nov 08, 1988".
^"1988 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District". Western Washington University. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
December 15, 2023
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Main article 1988 United States presidential election The 1988 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 8 1988 All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1988 United States presidential election Voters chose 16 electors to the Electoral College which selected the president and vice president New Jersey was won by incumbent Republican Vice President George H W Bush of Texas who was running against Democratic Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle while Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen 1988 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1984 November 8 1988 1992 Nominee George H W Bush Michael DukakisParty Republican DemocraticHome state Texas MassachusettsRunning mate Dan Quayle Lloyd BentsenElectoral vote 16 0Popular vote 1 743 192 1 320 352Percentage 56 24 42 60 County Results Bush 50 60 60 70 70 80 Dukakis 50 60 President before electionRonald ReaganRepublican Elected President George H W BushRepublicanBush carried New Jersey with 56 24 of the vote while Dukakis received 42 60 a 13 64 margin of victory 1 New Jersey weighed in for this election as almost 6 points more Republican than the national average Bush won 18 of New Jersey s 21 counties with Dukakis only winning the heavily Democratic counties of Mercer Essex and Hudson As of 2020 this remains the last time that New Jersey would vote Republican in a presidential election as well as the last time that the Republican nominee has carried the following counties Atlantic Burlington Camden Cumberland Middlesex and Union 2 All of these counties would become reliably Democratic in every election that has followed as northern suburban voters shifted away from the GOP in the 1990s Gloucester County has voted Republican once since in 2016 although this is the last time a Republican won a majority of the vote there The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for New Jersey with more than 99 of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties though a total of 11 parties did appear on the ballot 3 Bush won the election in New Jersey with a strong 13 6 point margin This is the most recent presidential election where New Jersey sent Republican electors to the Electoral College 2 The election results in New Jersey are reflective of a nationwide political re consolidation of base for the Republican Party which took place through the 1980s Through the passage of some very controversial economic programs spearheaded by then President Ronald Reagan called collectively Reaganomics the mid to late 1980s arguably saw a period of economic growth and stability The hallmark of Reaganomics was partly the wide scale deregulation of corporate interests and tax cuts 4 Dukakis ran 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 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 1 1 1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 1 2 By congressional district 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults edit1988 United States presidential election in New Jersey 5 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican George H W Bush 1 743 192 56 24 16Democratic Michael Dukakis 1 320 352 42 60 0Peace and Freedom Party Herbert Lewin 9 953 0 32 0Libertarian Ron Paul 8 421 0 27 0New Alliance Party Lenora Fulani 5 139 0 17 0Progressive Eugene McCarthy 3 454 0 11 0Socialist Willa Kenoyer 2 587 0 08 0America First David Duke 2 446 0 08 0Socialist Workers Party James Warren 2 298 0 07 0Workers World Larry Holmes 1 020 0 03 0Socialist Equality Party Edward Winn 691 0 02 0Totals 3 099 553 100 0 16Voter Turnout Voting age Registered 52 77 Results by county edit County George Herbert Walker BushRepublican Michael Stanley DukakisDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast Atlantic 44 748 56 33 34 047 42 86 647 0 81 10 701 13 47 79 442Bergen 226 885 58 19 160 655 41 20 2 393 0 61 66 230 16 98 389 933Burlington 87 416 58 30 61 140 40 77 1 393 0 93 26 276 17 52 149 949Camden 100 072 51 98 90 704 47 12 1 739 0 90 9 368 4 87 192 515Cape May 28 738 65 14 15 105 34 24 274 0 62 13 633 30 90 44 117Cumberland 26 024 53 83 21 869 45 23 456 0 94 4 155 8 59 48 349Essex 111 491 40 25 156 098 56 36 9 378 3 39 44 607 16 11 276 967Gloucester 51 708 58 68 35 479 40 26 930 1 06 16 229 18 42 88 117Hudson 84 334 45 72 98 507 53 40 1 622 0 88 14 173 7 68 184 463Hunterdon 31 907 69 09 13 758 29 79 517 1 12 18 149 39 30 46 182Mercer 65 384 48 31 68 712 50 77 1 249 0 92 3 328 2 46 135 345Middlesex 143 422 54 30 117 149 44 35 3 548 1 34 26 273 9 95 264 119Monmouth 147 320 61 14 91 844 38 12 1 793 0 74 55 476 23 02 240 957Morris 127 420 68 05 58 721 31 36 1 108 0 59 68 699 36 69 187 249Ocean 124 587 65 38 64 474 33 83 1 497 0 79 60 113 31 55 190 558Passaic 88 070 55 91 66 254 42 06 3 189 2 02 21 816 13 85 157 513Salem 15 240 59 52 9 956 38 88 410 1 60 5 284 20 64 25 606Somerset 67 658 63 71 37 406 35 22 1 129 1 06 30 252 28 49 106 193Sussex 36 086 71 94 13 676 27 26 398 0 79 22 410 44 68 50 160Union 112 967 54 27 93 158 44 75 2 028 0 97 19 809 9 52 208 153Warren 21 715 64 50 11 640 34 57 311 0 92 10 075 29 93 33 666Totals 1 743 192 56 24 1 320 352 42 60 36 009 1 16 422 840 13 64 3 099 553Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit Hudson Mercer nbsp International policy with the buckling Soviet Union was a critical component of the political landscape in the late 1980s Vice President Bush can be seen here standing with the United States President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev on the New York waterfront 1988 By congressional district edit Bush won 12 of 14 congressional districts including six that elected Democrats 6 District Dukakis Bush Representative1st 47 5 52 5 James Florio2nd 41 2 58 8 William J Hughes3rd 37 5 62 5 James J HowardFrank Pallone4th 44 2 55 8 Chris Smith5th 33 3 66 7 Marge Roukema6th 46 7 53 3 Bernard J Dwyer7th 40 7 59 3 Matthew J Rinaldo8th 45 5 54 5 Robert A Roe9th 46 4 53 6 Robert Torricelli10th 74 3 19 7 Peter RodinoDonald M Payne11th 35 2 64 8 Dean Gallo12th 37 7 62 3 Jim Courter13th 38 2 61 8 Jim Saxton14th 55 1 44 9 Frank GuariniSee also editUnited States presidential elections in New Jersey Presidency of George H W BushReferences edit 1988 Presidential General Election Results New Jersey Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved November 14 2013 a b Sullivan Robert David How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century America Magazine in The National Catholic Review June 29 2016 Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Uselectionatlas org Retrieved July 21 2013 Since 1980s the Kindest of Tax Cuts for the Rich The New York Times January 18 2012 Retrieved July 21 2013 Our Campaigns NJ US President Nov 08 1988 1988 United States Presidential Election Results by Congressional District Western Washington University Retrieved March 21 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1988 United States presidential election in New Jersey amp oldid 1182633390, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
