United States presidential election in Oregon, 1988
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The 1988 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon was won by the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis, over the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush. Oregon was one of just ten states won by Dukakis in an election won by Vice President Bush. It also marked the first victory by a Democratic presidential candidate in Oregon since 1964; Democrats have won every presidential election in Oregon since, although Republican George W. Bush nearly won the state in 2000.[1] Bush's loss marked the first time that a Republican was elected President while losing Oregon since Ulysses S. Grant in 1868.
As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last occasion Washington County has voted for a Republican presidential nominee.[2]
Results
United States presidential election in Oregon, 1988[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | Michael Dukakis | 616,206 | 51.28% | 7 | |
Republican | George H. W. Bush | 560,126 | 46.61% | 0 | |
Libertarian | Ron Paul | 14,811 | 1.23% | 0 | |
New Alliance Party | Lenora Fulani | 6,487 | 0.54% | 0 | |
No party | Write-in | 3,974 | 0.33% | 0 | |
No party | David Duke (write-in) | 90 | 0.01% | 0 | |
Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered voters) | 59%/79% |
Results by county
Michael Stanley Dukakis Democratic |
George Herbert Walker Bush Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
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County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # |
Baker | 2,896 | 42.43% | 3,696 | 54.15% | 234 | 3.43% | -800 | -11.72% | 6,826 |
Benton | 16,930 | 53.56% | 14,004 | 44.30% | 676 | 2.14% | 2,926 | 9.26% | 31,610 |
Clackamas | 59,799 | 48.48% | 61,381 | 49.76% | 2,171 | 1.76% | -1,582 | -1.28% | 123,351 |
Clatsop | 8,074 | 56.40% | 5,956 | 41.60% | 286 | 2.00% | 2,118 | 14.79% | 14,316 |
Columbia | 8,983 | 56.83% | 6,424 | 40.64% | 399 | 2.52% | 2,559 | 16.19% | 15,806 |
Coos | 13,996 | 56.35% | 10,153 | 40.88% | 687 | 2.77% | 3,843 | 15.47% | 24,836 |
Crook | 2,719 | 46.23% | 3,049 | 51.84% | 114 | 1.94% | -330 | -5.61% | 5,882 |
Curry | 4,015 | 44.55% | 4,761 | 52.83% | 236 | 2.62% | -746 | -8.28% | 9,012 |
Deschutes | 14,264 | 45.48% | 16,425 | 52.37% | 677 | 2.16% | -2,161 | -6.89% | 31,366 |
Douglas | 17,255 | 44.92% | 20,120 | 52.38% | 1,040 | 2.71% | -2,865 | -7.46% | 38,415 |
Gilliam | 417 | 46.49% | 470 | 52.40% | 10 | 1.11% | -53 | -5.91% | 897 |
Grant | 1,437 | 37.38% | 2,264 | 58.90% | 143 | 3.72% | -827 | -21.51% | 3,844 |
Harney | 1,379 | 41.41% | 1,833 | 55.05% | 118 | 3.54% | -454 | -13.63% | 3,330 |
Hood River | 3,275 | 48.96% | 3,257 | 48.69% | 157 | 2.35% | 18 | 0.27% | 6,689 |
Jackson | 28,028 | 45.27% | 32,516 | 52.52% | 1,368 | 2.21% | -4,488 | -7.25% | 61,912 |
Jefferson | 2,346 | 46.97% | 2,509 | 50.23% | 140 | 2.80% | -163 | -3.26% | 4,995 |
Josephine | 10,646 | 39.04% | 15,876 | 58.21% | 750 | 2.75% | -5,230 | -19.18% | 27,272 |
Klamath | 8,429 | 37.51% | 13,484 | 60.01% | 557 | 2.48% | -5,055 | -22.50% | 22,470 |
Lake | 1,237 | 35.72% | 2,161 | 62.40% | 65 | 1.88% | -924 | -26.68% | 3,463 |
Lane | 69,883 | 58.38% | 47,563 | 39.73% | 2,256 | 1.88% | 22,320 | 18.65% | 119,702 |
Lincoln | 9,598 | 55.02% | 7,364 | 42.22% | 481 | 2.76% | 2,234 | 12.81% | 17,443 |
Linn | 17,007 | 47.08% | 18,312 | 50.69% | 803 | 2.22% | -1,305 | -3.61% | 36,122 |
Malheur | 2,965 | 31.40% | 6,285 | 66.56% | 193 | 2.04% | -3,320 | -35.16% | 9,443 |
Marion | 41,193 | 46.55% | 45,292 | 51.18% | 2,007 | 2.27% | -4,099 | -4.63% | 88,492 |
Morrow | 1,375 | 46.30% | 1,529 | 51.48% | 66 | 2.22% | -154 | -5.19% | 2,970 |
Multnomah | 161,361 | 61.63% | 95,561 | 36.50% | 4,921 | 1.88% | 65,800 | 25.13% | 261,843 |
Polk | 9,626 | 46.68% | 10,553 | 51.18% | 442 | 2.14% | -927 | -4.50% | 20,621 |
Sherman | 435 | 42.81% | 555 | 54.63% | 26 | 2.56% | -120 | -11.81% | 1,016 |
Tillamook | 5,529 | 54.91% | 4,297 | 42.67% | 244 | 2.42% | 1,232 | 12.23% | 10,070 |
Umatilla | 8,327 | 43.87% | 10,254 | 54.02% | 400 | 2.11% | -1,927 | -10.15% | 18,981 |
Union | 4,682 | 46.40% | 5,061 | 50.16% | 347 | 3.44% | -379 | -3.76% | 10,090 |
Wallowa | 1,425 | 40.68% | 1,993 | 56.89% | 85 | 2.43% | -568 | -16.21% | 3,503 |
Wasco | 5,141 | 52.28% | 4,462 | 45.37% | 231 | 2.35% | 679 | 6.90% | 9,834 |
Washington | 59,837 | 46.31% | 67,018 | 51.87% | 2,356 | 1.82% | -7,181 | -5.56% | 129,211 |
Wheeler | 274 | 40.71% | 367 | 54.53% | 32 | 4.75% | -93 | -13.82% | 673 |
Yamhill | 11,423 | 44.99% | 13,321 | 52.47% | 644 | 2.54% | -1,898 | -7.48% | 25,388 |
Totals | 616,206 | 51.28% | 560,126 | 46.61% | 25,362 | 2.11% | 56,080 | 4.67% | 1,201,694 |
References
- ↑ "Oregon Presidential Election Voting History". 270ToWin.com. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ↑ 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 - Oregon". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 12, 2012.