A liberalNew England state, Rhode Island gave Dukakis his strongest state victory in the nation, with only the District of Columbia voting more Democratic. It was one of just two states (along with Iowa) to vote Democratic by a double-digit margin, and one of only two states (along with Hawaii) to have all of its counties go to Dukakis. Despite this, it was still a relatively strong Republican performance compared to how the state has trended since. The state has voted Democratic in every presidential election that followed. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time a Republican candidate won over 40% of the vote in Rhode Island.
^This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 1988 (385,027) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 1988 (548,758). See "Voter Turnout, 1988". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
^"1988 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
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1988, united, states, presidential, election, rhode, island, main, article, 1988, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1988, part, 1988, united, states, presidential, election, which, held, throughout, states, voters, chose, four, rep. Main article 1988 United States presidential election The 1988 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 8 1988 as part of the 1988 United States presidential election which was held throughout all 50 states and D C Voters chose four representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1988 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1984 November 8 1988 1992 Turnout70 2 1 7 8 pp Nominee Michael Dukakis George H W Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Massachusetts Texas Running mate Lloyd Bentsen Dan Quayle Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 225 123 177 761 Percentage 55 64 43 93 County ResultsMunicipality ResultsDukakis 40 50 50 60 60 70 Bush 50 60 60 70 President before election Ronald Reagan Republican Elected President George H W Bush Republican Rhode Island voted for the Democratic nominee Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis over Republican Vice President George H W Bush Dukakis took 55 64 of the vote to Bush s 43 93 a margin of 11 71 This made it one of 10 states plus the District of Columbia to vote for Dukakis while Bush won a convincing electoral victory nationwide A liberal New England state Rhode Island gave Dukakis his strongest state victory in the nation with only the District of Columbia voting more Democratic It was one of just two states along with Iowa to vote Democratic by a double digit margin and one of only two states along with Hawaii to have all of its counties go to Dukakis Despite this it was still a relatively strong Republican performance compared to how the state has trended since The state has voted Democratic in every presidential election that followed As of the 2020 presidential election this is the last time a Republican candidate won over 40 of the vote in Rhode Island Contents 1 Results 1 1 By county 1 1 1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults edit1988 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 2 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic Michael Dukakis 225 123 55 64 4 Republican George H W Bush 177 761 43 93 0 Libertarian Ron Paul 825 0 20 0 New Alliance Lenora Fulani 280 0 07 0 Peace and Freedom Herbert G Lewin 195 0 05 0 America First David Duke 159 0 04 0 Socialist Workers James Warren 130 0 03 0 Socialist Willa Kenoyer 96 0 02 0 Write ins Write ins 51 0 01 0 Totals 404 620 100 00 4 Voter Turnout Voting age Registered 53 74 By county edit County Michael DukakisDemocratic George H W BushRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast Bristol 11 168 51 04 10 626 48 56 89 0 40 542 2 48 21 883 Kent 37 221 51 84 34 314 47 79 266 0 37 2 907 4 05 71 801 Newport 17 597 50 76 16 923 48 82 144 0 42 674 1 94 34 664 Providence 135 927 58 80 94 248 40 77 984 0 43 41 679 18 03 231 159 Washington 23 210 51 51 21 650 48 04 202 0 45 1 560 3 47 45 062 Totals 225 123 55 64 177 761 43 93 1 736 0 43 47 362 11 71 404 620 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit Bristol Kent Newport WashingtonSee also editUnited States presidential elections in Rhode Island Presidency of George H W BushReferences edit This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 1988 385 027 by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 1988 548 758 See Voter Turnout 1988 Rhode Island Board of Elections Retrieved February 6 2018 1988 Presidential General Election Results Rhode Island Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved February 7 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1988 United States presidential election in Rhode Island amp oldid 1215743383, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,