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George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush ran for president in 1988, 1992 and won once. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

Also printed in the source as: George Bush.

1992 Lost

Republican
Electoral votes
168of 538
Popular vote
39,103,88237.40%
States carried
18
Running mate
Dan Quayle

Opponents: William J. Clinton (370 EV), H. Ross Perot (0 EV).

Alabama: wonAlaska: wonArizona: wonArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of Columbia: lostFlorida: wonGeorgia: lostHawaii: lostIdaho: wonIllinois: lostIndiana: wonIowa: lostKansas: wonKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: wonMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: wonNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: wonNorth Dakota: wonOhio: lostOklahoma: wonOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: wonSouth Dakota: wonTennessee: lostTexas: wonUtah: wonVermont: lostVirginia: wonWashington: lostWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: wonVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia: lost
States carried in 1992 (coloured), shaded by margin.

1988 Won

Republican
Electoral votes
426of 537
Popular vote
48,886,09753.40%
States carried
40
Running mate
Dan Quayle

Opponents: Michael Dukakis (111 EV).

Carried: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming.

Head-to-head

Questions and answers

How many times did George H. W. Bush run for president?

2 times (1988, 1992), winning in 1988.

How many electoral votes did George H. W. Bush win?

1992: 168; 1988: 426.

What share of the popular vote did George H. W. Bush get?

1992: 37.4% (39,103,882 votes); 1988: 53.4% (48,886,097 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data