1988 United States presidential election

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538 members of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout50.2%[1] Decrease 3.1 pp
 
Nominee Gary Hart George W. Bush
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Colorado Texas
Running mate Charles Robb Dan Quayle
Electoral vote 327 201
States carried 24 + DC 26
Popular vote 47,633,110 40,689,655
Percentage 52.0% 44.4%

President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

Gary Hart
Democratic

  1. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved October 21, 2012.