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| Elections in Oregon | ||
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The1988 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven electors of theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Oregon was won by theDemocratic nominee,Massachusetts governorMichael Dukakis, over theRepublican nominee,Vice PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush. Oregon was one of just ten states won by Dukakis in an election overwhelmingly won by Bush. It also marked the first victory by a Democratic presidential candidate in Oregon since1964; Democrats have won every presidential election in Oregon since then, although Bush's son and later Republican candidateGeorge W. Bush came extremely close to winning the state in2000 and only lost it by a somewhat slender margin in2004.[1] Bush's loss marked the first time that a Republican was elected president while losing Oregon sinceUlysses S. Grant in1868.
As of the2024 presidential election[update], this is the last occasionWashington County has voted for a Republican presidential nominee,[2] the only time since1948 where Oregon has not voted for the same candidate as neighboringCalifornia, and the last time that Oregon voted to the left of neighboringWashington.
| 1988 United States presidential election in Oregon[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 | |
| Independent | 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% | ||||
| County | Michael Dukakis Democratic | George H.W. Bush Republican | Ron Paul[4] Libertarian | Lenora Branch Fulani[4] Independent | Various candidates[4] Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 2,896 | 42.43% | 3,696 | 54.15% | 150 | 2.20% | 56 | 0.82% | 28 | 0.41% | -800 | -11.72% | 6,826 |
| Benton | 16,930 | 53.56% | 14,004 | 44.30% | 427 | 1.35% | 170 | 0.54% | 79 | 0.25% | 2,926 | 9.26% | 31,610 |
| Clackamas | 59,799 | 48.48% | 61,381 | 49.76% | 1,341 | 1.09% | 525 | 0.43% | 305 | 0.25% | -1,582 | -1.28% | 123,351 |
| Clatsop | 8,074 | 56.40% | 5,956 | 41.60% | 152 | 1.06% | 98 | 0.68% | 36 | 0.25% | 2,118 | 14.80% | 14,316 |
| Columbia | 8,983 | 56.83% | 6,424 | 40.64% | 217 | 1.37% | 79 | 0.50% | 103 | 0.65% | 2,559 | 16.19% | 15,806 |
| Coos | 13,996 | 56.35% | 10,153 | 40.88% | 365 | 1.47% | 160 | 0.64% | 162 | 0.65% | 3,843 | 15.47% | 24,836 |
| Crook | 2,719 | 46.23% | 3,049 | 51.84% | 76 | 1.29% | 35 | 0.60% | 3 | 0.05% | -330 | -5.61% | 5,882 |
| Curry | 4,015 | 44.55% | 4,761 | 52.83% | 151 | 1.68% | 69 | 0.77% | 16 | 0.18% | -746 | -8.28% | 9,012 |
| Deschutes | 14,264 | 45.48% | 16,425 | 52.37% | 399 | 1.27% | 155 | 0.49% | 123 | 0.39% | -2,161 | -6.89% | 31,366 |
| Douglas | 17,255 | 44.92% | 20,120 | 52.38% | 705 | 1.84% | 258 | 0.67% | 77 | 0.20% | -2,865 | -7.46% | 38,415 |
| Gilliam | 417 | 46.49% | 470 | 52.40% | 5 | 0.56% | 5 | 0.56% | 0 | 0.00% | -53 | -5.91% | 897 |
| Grant | 1,437 | 37.38% | 2,264 | 58.90% | 100 | 2.60% | 39 | 1.01% | 4 | 0.10% | -827 | -21.52% | 3,844 |
| Harney | 1,379 | 41.41% | 1,833 | 55.05% | 73 | 2.19% | 30 | 0.90% | 15 | 0.45% | -454 | -13.64% | 3,330 |
| Hood River | 3,275 | 48.96% | 3,257 | 48.69% | 105 | 1.57% | 40 | 0.60% | 12 | 0.18% | 18 | 0.27% | 6,689 |
| Jackson | 28,028 | 45.27% | 32,516 | 52.52% | 878 | 1.42% | 323 | 0.52% | 167 | 0.27% | -4,488 | -7.25% | 61,912 |
| Jefferson | 2,346 | 46.97% | 2,509 | 50.23% | 78 | 1.56% | 55 | 1.10% | 7 | 0.14% | -163 | -3.26% | 4,995 |
| Josephine | 10,646 | 39.04% | 15,876 | 58.21% | 530 | 1.94% | 144 | 0.53% | 76 | 0.28% | -5,230 | -19.17% | 27,272 |
| Klamath | 8,429 | 37.51% | 13,484 | 60.01% | 381 | 1.70% | 171 | 0.76% | 5 | 0.02% | -5,055 | -22.50% | 22,470 |
| Lake | 1,237 | 35.72% | 2,161 | 62.40% | 47 | 1.36% | 16 | 0.46% | 2 | 0.06% | -924 | -26.68% | 3,463 |
| Lane | 69,883 | 58.38% | 47,563 | 39.73% | 1,333 | 1.11% | 620 | 0.52% | 303 | 0.25% | 22,320 | 18.65% | 119,702 |
| Lincoln | 9,598 | 55.02% | 7,364 | 42.22% | 315 | 1.81% | 118 | 0.68% | 48 | 0.28% | 2,234 | 12.80% | 17,443 |
| Linn | 17,007 | 47.08% | 18,312 | 50.69% | 477 | 1.32% | 247 | 0.68% | 79 | 0.22% | -1,305 | -3.61% | 36,122 |
| Malheur | 2,965 | 31.40% | 6,285 | 66.56% | 127 | 1.34% | 33 | 0.35% | 33 | 0.35% | -3,320 | -35.16% | 9,443 |
| Marion | 41,193 | 46.55% | 45,292 | 51.18% | 825 | 0.93% | 415 | 0.47% | 767 | 0.87% | -4,099 | -4.63% | 88,492 |
| Morrow | 1,375 | 46.30% | 1,529 | 51.48% | 54 | 1.82% | 8 | 0.27% | 4 | 0.13% | -154 | -5.18% | 2,970 |
| Multnomah | 161,361 | 61.63% | 95,561 | 36.50% | 2,475 | 0.95% | 1,397 | 0.53% | 1,049 | 0.40% | 65,800 | 25.13% | 261,843 |
| Polk | 9,626 | 46.68% | 10,553 | 51.18% | 291 | 1.41% | 148 | 0.72% | 3 | 0.01% | -927 | -4.50% | 20,621 |
| Sherman | 435 | 42.81% | 555 | 54.63% | 16 | 1.57% | 9 | 0.89% | 1 | 0.10% | -120 | -11.82% | 1,016 |
| Tillamook | 5,529 | 54.91% | 4,297 | 42.67% | 123 | 1.22% | 77 | 0.76% | 44 | 0.44% | 1,232 | 12.24% | 10,070 |
| Umatilla | 8,327 | 43.87% | 10,254 | 54.02% | 274 | 1.44% | 111 | 0.58% | 15 | 0.08% | -1,927 | -10.15% | 18,981 |
| Union | 4,682 | 46.40% | 5,061 | 50.16% | 269 | 2.67% | 61 | 0.60% | 17 | 0.17% | -379 | -3.76% | 10,090 |
| Wallowa | 1,425 | 40.68% | 1,993 | 56.89% | 59 | 1.68% | 21 | 0.60% | 5 | 0.14% | -568 | -16.21% | 3,503 |
| Wasco | 5,141 | 52.28% | 4,462 | 45.37% | 144 | 1.46% | 64 | 0.65% | 23 | 0.23% | 679 | 6.91% | 9,834 |
| Washington | 59,837 | 46.31% | 67,018 | 51.87% | 1,402 | 1.18% | 574 | 0.48% | 380 | 0.32% | -7,181 | -5.56% | 129,211 |
| Wheeler | 274 | 40.71% | 367 | 54.53% | 22 | 3.27% | 9 | 1.34% | 1 | 0.15% | -93 | -13.82% | 673 |
| Yamhill | 11,423 | 44.99% | 13,321 | 52.47% | 425 | 1.67% | 147 | 0.58% | 72 | 0.28% | -1,898 | -7.48% | 25,388 |
| Totals | 616,206 | 51.28% | 560,126 | 46.61% | 14,811 | 1.23% | 6,487 | 0.54% | 4,064 | 0.34% | 56,080 | 4.67% | 1,201,694 |
