1988 United States presidential election in Maryland
1988 United States presidential election in Maryland
County Results
Bush
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Dukakis
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
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 won by Vice President George H.W. Bush (R -Texas ) by a landslide, with 51.11% of the popular vote, over Massachusetts Governor Mike Dukakis (D -Massachusetts ) with 48.20% of the popular vote.[1] Bush ultimately won the national vote, defeating Governor Dukakis.[2]
As of 2020 [update] , this remains the last time that the Republican presidential candidate has won the state of Maryland, as well as Baltimore County and Howard County .[3] 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 .[4] 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
Results by county
County
George H.W. Bush Republican
Michael Dukakis Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Allegany
17,462
59.19%
11,844
40.15%
197
0.66%
5,618
19.04%
29,503
Anne Arundel
98,540
63.53%
55,440
35.74%
1,121
0.73%
43,100
27.79%
155,101
Baltimore
163,881
57.04%
121,570
42.32%
1,844
0.64%
42,311
14.72%
287,295
Baltimore City
59,089
25.43%
170,813
73.51%
2,465
1.06%
-111,724
-48.08%
232,367
Calvert
10,956
62.98%
6,376
36.65%
65
0.37%
4,580
26.33%
17,397
Caroline
4,661
65.44%
2,440
34.26%
22
0.30%
2,221
31.18%
7,123
Carroll
31,224
71.37%
12,368
28.27%
155
0.36%
18,856
43.10%
43,747
Cecil
13,224
62.51%
7,807
36.90%
124
0.59%
5,417
25.61%
21,155
Charles
20,828
63.57%
11,823
36.09%
113
0.34%
9,005
27.48%
32,764
Dorchester
6,343
62.55%
3,709
36.58%
88
0.87%
2,634
25.97%
10,140
Frederick
32,575
65.32%
17,061
34.21%
231
0.47%
15,514
31.11%
49,867
Garrett
6,665
71.81%
2,557
27.55%
60
0.64%
4,108
44.26%
9,282
Harford
38,493
65.73%
19,803
33.81%
270
0.46%
18,690
31.92%
58,566
Howard
44,153
56.22%
34,007
43.30%
370
0.48%
10,146
12.92%
78,530
Kent
3,761
55.87%
2,925
43.45%
46
0.68%
836
12.42%
6,732
Montgomery
154,191
48.05%
165,187
51.48%
1,518
0.47%
-10,996
-3.43%
320,896
Prince George's
86,545
38.83%
133,816
60.04%
2,520
1.13%
-47,271
-21.21%
222,881
Queen Anne's
7,803
66.68%
3,857
32.96%
43
0.36%
3,946
33.72%
11,703
Somerset
4,222
58.93%
2,911
40.63%
32
0.44%
1,311
18.30%
7,165
St. Mary's
12,767
62.92%
7,434
36.64%
89
0.44%
5,333
26.28%
20,290
Talbot
8,170
66.97%
3,948
32.36%
81
0.67%
4,222
34.61%
12,199
Washington
25,912
63.76%
14,408
35.45%
318
0.79%
11,504
28.31%
40,638
Wicomico
16,272
63.18%
9,413
36.55%
70
0.27%
6,859
26.63%
25,755
Worcester
8,430
63.57%
4,787
36.10%
45
0.33%
3,643
27.47%
13,262
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.[5]
See also
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