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Michael Dukakis

Michael Dukakis ran for president in 1988. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

1988 Lost

Democratic
Electoral votes
111of 537
Popular vote
41,809,07445.60%
States carried
11
Running mate
Lloyd Bentsen

Opponents: George H. W. Bush (426 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaska: lostArizona: lostArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of Columbia: wonFlorida: lostGeorgia: lostHawaii: wonIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: wonKansas: lostKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: wonMichigan: lostMinnesota: wonMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: wonNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: lostOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: wonPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: wonSouth Carolina: lostSouth Dakota: lostTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: lostVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashington: wonWest Virginia: wonWisconsin: wonWyoming: lostVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: wonRhode Island: wonConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia: won
States carried in 1988 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Michael Dukakis run for president?

1 time (1988), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Michael Dukakis win?

1988: 111.

What share of the popular vote did Michael Dukakis get?

1988: 45.6% (41,809,074 votes).

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