1988 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

1988 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
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President before election; Ronald Reagan; Republican	Elected President ; George H. W. Bush; Republican

The 1988 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Washington, D.C. overwhelmingly voted for Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, the Democratic candidate. Vice President George H. W. Bush received 14.3% of the vote. This is the most recent election in which the Republican candidate received more than 10% of the vote in the District of Columbia, and it was one of only two areas that leaned more Republican than in the presidential election of 1984, which had resulted in a Republican landslide, the other being Tennessee.

Results

1988 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Michael Dukakis	159,407	82.65%	3
	Republican	George H. W. Bush	27,590	14.30%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	2,901	1.50%	0
	Libertarian	Ron Paul	554	0.29%	0