See main article: 1988 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1988 United States presidential election in Arizona |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1984 United States presidential election in Arizona |
| Previous Year: | 1984 |
| Next Election: | 1992 United States presidential election in Arizona |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1988 |
| Image1: | File:VP George Bush crop.jpg |
| Nominee1: | George H. W. Bush |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Texas |
| Running Mate1: | Dan Quayle |
| Electoral Vote1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 702,541 |
| Percentage1: | 59.95% |
| Nominee2: | Michael Dukakis |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Massachusetts |
| Running Mate2: | Lloyd Bentsen |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 454,029 |
| Percentage2: | 38.74% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Ronald Reagan |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | George H. W. Bush |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1988 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 8, 1988. All fifty states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. State voters chose seven electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Arizona was won by incumbent United States Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas, who was running against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as Vice President, and Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen.
Arizona weighed in for this election as 14 points more Republican than the national average. The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for Arizona, with nearly 99% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties.[1] Nearly every county turned out for Bush, with the exception of Native American Apache County and heavily unionized Greenlee County voting primarily for Dukakis.
, this is the last occasion when the counties of Coconino, Pima and Santa Cruz have voted for the Republican presidential candidate.[2]
Bush won the election in the traditionally conservative and Republican state of Arizona with a solid 21-point margin.
| 1988 United States presidential election in Arizona[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | George H. W. Bush | 702,541 | 59.95% | 7 | ||
| Democratic | Michael Dukakis | 454,029 | 38.74% | 0 | ||
| Libertarian | Ron Paul | 13,351 | 1.14% | 0 | ||
| New Alliance Party | Lenora Fulani | 1,662 | 0.14% | 0 | ||
| Independent | Eugene McCarthy (write-in) | 159 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Populist | David Duke (write-in) | 113 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| American | Delmar Dennis (write-in) | 18 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1,171,873 | 100.00% | 7 | |||
| County | George H.W. Bush Republican | Michael Dukakis Democratic | Ron Paul Libertarian | Lenora Fulani New Alliance | All Others Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apache | 5,347 | 36.76% | 8,944 | 61.50% | 224 | 1.54% | 26 | 0.18% | 3 | 0.02% | -3,597 | -24.74% | 14,544 | ||||||||||||||
| Cochise | 15,815 | 56.38% | 11,812 | 42.11% | 362 | 1.29% | 49 | 0.17% | 12 | 0.04% | 4,003 | 14.27% | 28,050 | ||||||||||||||
| Coconino | 16,649 | 51.80% | 14,660 | 45.61% | 757 | 2.36% | 56 | 0.17% | 18 | 0.06% | 1,989 | 6.19% | 32,140 | ||||||||||||||
| Gila | 7,861 | 51.38% | 7,147 | 46.72% | 254 | 1.66% | 35 | 0.23% | 2 | 0.01% | 714 | 4.66% | 15,299 | ||||||||||||||
| Graham | 5,120 | 59.18% | 3,407 | 39.38% | 97 | 1.12% | 24 | 0.28% | 4 | 0.05% | 1,713 | 19.80% | 8,652 | ||||||||||||||
| Greenlee | 1,526 | 46.21% | 1,733 | 52.48% | 37 | 1.12% | 6 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | -207 | -6.27% | 3,302 | ||||||||||||||
| La Paz | 2,562 | 58.55% | 1,746 | 39.90% | 62 | 1.42% | 6 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 816 | 18.65% | 4,376 | ||||||||||||||
| Maricopa | 442,337 | 64.90% | 230,952 | 33.89% | 7,199 | 1.06% | 885 | 0.13% | 145 | 0.02% | 211,385 | 31.01% | 681,518 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohave | 17,651 | 62.40% | 10,197 | 36.05% | 381 | 1.35% | 33 | 0.12% | 24 | 0.08% | 7,454 | 26.35% | 28,286 | ||||||||||||||
| Navajo | 10,393 | 52.82% | 9,023 | 45.86% | 217 | 1.10% | 42 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.01% | 1,370 | 6.96% | 19,677 | ||||||||||||||
| Pima | 117,899 | 50.28% | 113,824 | 48.54% | 2,393 | 1.02% | 314 | 0.13% | 43 | 0.02% | 4,075 | 1.74% | 234,473 | ||||||||||||||
| Pinal | 14,966 | 51.29% | 13,850 | 47.46% | 318 | 1.09% | 41 | 0.14% | 5 | 0.02% | 1,116 | 3.83% | 29,180 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 3,320 | 49.63% | 3,268 | 48.85% | 89 | 1.33% | 13 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 52 | 0.78% | 6,690 | ||||||||||||||
| Yavapai | 27,842 | 64.44% | 14,514 | 33.59% | 733 | 1.70% | 97 | 0.22% | 20 | 0.05% | 13,328 | 30.85% | 43,206 | ||||||||||||||
| Yuma | 13,253 | 58.95% | 8,952 | 39.82% | 228 | 1.01% | 35 | 0.16% | 12 | 0.05% | 4,301 | 19.13% | 22,480 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 702,541 | 59.95% | 454,029 | 38.74% | 13,351 | 1.14% | 1,662 | 0.14% | 290 | 0.02% | 248,512 | 21.21% | 1,171,873 | ||||||||||||||
Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 13, 1988.[4]