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1988 United States presidential election in Maine

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Field	Value
election_name	1988 United States presidential election in Maine
country	Maine
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1984 United States presidential election in Maine
previous_year	1984
next_election	1992 United States presidential election in Maine
next_year	1992
election_date	November 8, 1988
image_size	x200px
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	4
popular_vote1	307,131
percentage1	55.34%
image2	File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg
nominee2	Michael Dukakis
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state2	Massachusetts
running_mate2	Lloyd Bentsen
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	243,569
percentage2	43.88%
map_image	{{Switcher
map_caption
title	President
before_election	Ronald Reagan
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	George H. W. Bush
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Main article: 1988 United States presidential election

| [[File:Maine Presidential Election Results 1988.svg|350px]] | County Results | [[File:Maine Presidential Election Results CD 1988.svg|350px]] | Congressional District Results | [[File:Maine Presidential Results 1988 by Municipality.svg|350px]] | Municipality Results Bush Dukakis Tie The 1988 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maine voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, by a margin of 11.45%. Bush took 55.34% of the vote to Dukakis’ 43.88%, and swept every county in the state.

Bush's comfortable win was expected, due to the state's Republican lean at the time, and the Bush family ties to the state (Bush owned a house in Kennebunkport, Maine). , this is the last time that a Republican presidential nominee would carry the state of Maine as a whole, the 1st congressional district, or the counties of Cumberland, Hancock, Knox, Sagadahoc and York. Like the rest of liberal and secular New England, Maine would subsequently begin to drift towards the Democratic Party as the GOP became increasingly dominated by conservatives, Southerners, and Evangelical Christians, and is now considered a likely blue state.

However, Maine's 2nd congressional district would give its electoral vote to Republican Donald Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, and Somerset counties would not vote Republican again until 2016.

Despite winning every county in the state this election, Bush would not win a single one during his re-election bid in 1992, and would in fact come in third place in the state behind Democrat Bill Clinton and independent candidate Ross Perot.

Results

1988 United States presidential election in Maine	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Republican	George H. W. Bush	307,131	55.34%	4
Democratic	Michael Dukakis	243,569	43.88%	0
Libertarian	Ron Paul	2,700	0.49%	0
New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	1,405	0.25%	0
No party	Write-ins	230	0.04%	0
Totals	555,035	100.00%	4
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)	62%/65%

By congressional district

Bush won both congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.

District	Bush	Dukakis	Representative
55.92%	43.29%		Joseph E. Brennan
54.64%	44.59%		Olympia Snowe

Results by county

County	George H.W. Bush
Republican	Michael Dukakis
Democratic	Ron Paul
Libertarian	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	307,131	55.34%	243,569	43.88%	2,700	0.49%	1,635	0.29%	63,562	11.46%	555,035
	Androscoggin		23,061		51.72%		21,165		47.47%		203		0.46%		156		0.35%		1,896		4.25%		44,585
	Aroostook		17,213		53.38%		14,850		46.05%		101		0.31%		82		0.25%		2,363		7.33%		32,246
	Cumberland		63,028		52.93%		55,220		46.37%		566		0.48%		261		0.22%		7,808		6.56%		119,075
	Franklin		7,180		54.16%		5,960		44.96%		70		0.53%		46		0.35%		1,220		9.20%		13,256
	Hancock		12,957		56.07%		9,929		42.97%		146		0.63%		75		0.32%		3,028		13.10%		23,107
	Kennebec		27,734		53.60%		23,578		45.57%		220		0.43%		213		0.41%		4,156		8.03%		51,745
	Knox		10,156		57.54%		7,343		41.60%		100		0.57%		51		0.29%		2,813		15.94%		17,650
	Lincoln		9,837		61.79%		5,939		37.31%		99		0.62%		45		0.28%		3,898		24.48%		15,920
	Oxford		13,568		55.91%		10,523		43.37%		108		0.45%		67		0.28%		3,045		12.54%		24,266
	Penobscot		34,912		54.76%		28,429		44.59%		241		0.38%		172		0.27%		6,483		10.17%		63,754
	Piscataquis		4,788		58.27%		3,323		40.44%		70		0.85%		36		0.44%		1,465		17.83%		8,217
	Sagadahoc		8,825		58.22%		6,212		40.98%		70		0.46%		51		0.34%		2,613		17.24%		15,158
	Somerset		11,430		56.58%		8,603		42.59%		98		0.49%		70		0.35%		2,827		13.99%		20,201
	Waldo		8,236		55.73%		6,402		43.32%		80		0.54%		60		0.41%		1,834		12.41%		14,778
	Washington		7,872		56.93%		5,831		42.17%		69		0.50%		56		0.40%		2,041		14.76%		13,828
	York		46,334		59.98%		30,262		39.17%		459		0.59%		194		0.25%		16,072		20.81%		77,249

References

Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century "How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century"]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016
"1988 Presidential General Election Results – Maine". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
Our Campaigns; [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2119 ME US President Race, November 08, 1988]

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