1988 United States presidential election in Oregon explained

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The 1988 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Oregon was won by Democratic nominee Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis over Republican nominee Vice President George 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 since 1964; Democrats have won every presidential election in Oregon since then, although Bush's son and later Republican candidate George W. Bush came extremely close to winning the state in 2000 and only lost it by a somewhat slender margin in 2004.^[1] Bush's loss marked the first time that a Republican was elected President while losing Oregon since Ulysses S. Grant in 1868.

, this is the last occasion Washington County has voted for a Republican presidential nominee,^[2] the only time since 1948 where Oregon has not voted for the same candidate as neighboring California, and the last time that Oregon voted to the left of neighboring Washington.

Results

1988 United States presidential election in Oregon[3]
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%

Results by county

County	Michael Dukakis Democratic		George H.W. Bush Republican		Ron Paul[4] Libertarian		Lenora Branch Fulani Independent		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%		%
	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

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• • • • • • Benton Coos Hood River Lincoln Tillamook Wasco

See also

• United States presidential elections in Oregon
• Presidency of George H. W. Bush

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oregon Presidential Election Voting History. 270ToWin.com. June 12, 2012.
2. Sullivan, Robert David; 'How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century'; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
3. Web site: 1988 Presidential General Election Results - Oregon. June 12, 2012 . Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.
4. Our Campaigns; OR US Presidential Race, November 08, 1988