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1988 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Field	Value
election_name	1988 United States presidential election in Maryland
country	Maryland
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1984 United States presidential election in Maryland
previous_year	1984
next_election	1992 United States presidential election in Maryland
next_year	1992
election_date	November 8, 1988
turnout	75.64%
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	10
popular_vote1	876,167
percentage1	51.11%
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	826,304
percentage2	48.20%
map_image	375px
map_size	375px
map_caption	County Results
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

Bush Dukakis

The 1988 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Maryland was narrowly won by Vice President George H.W. Bush (R-Texas), with 51.11% of the popular vote, over Massachusetts Governor Mike Dukakis (D-Massachusetts) with 48.20% of the popular vote.

, this remains the last time that the Republican presidential candidate has won the state of Maryland, as well as Baltimore County and Howard County. Maryland was one of only two states that Bush carried in 1988 which had voted for Jimmy Carter in 1980, the other being Carter's home state of Georgia. This also marks the only occasion since 1952 in which Maryland has given an outright majority to a non-incumbent Republican.

Maryland weighed in for this election as almost 5% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.

As of 2025, this is the last presidential election in which Maryland voted to the right of neighboring West Virginia. This is also the only presidential election since 1952 in which Maryland voted Republican while West Virginia voted Democratic.

Results

1988 United States presidential election in Maryland	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Republican	George H. W. Bush	876,167	51.11%	10
Democratic	Mike Dukakis	826,304	48.20%	0
Libertarian	Ron Paul	6,748	0.39%	0
New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	5,115	0.29%	0
N/A	Write-ins	24		0
Totals	1,714,358	100.0%	10

Results by county

County	George H.W. Bush
Republican	Michael Dukakis
Democratic	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	876,167	51.11%	826,304	48.20%	11,887	0.69%	49,863	2.91%	1,714,358
	Allegany		17,462		59.19%		11,844		40.15%		197		0.66%		5,618		19.04%		29,503
	Anne Arundel		98,540		63.53%		55,440		35.74%		1,121		0.73%		43,100		27.79%		155,101
	Baltimore		163,881		57.04%		121,570		42.32%		1,844		0.64%		42,311		14.72%		287,295
	Baltimore City		59,089		25.43%		170,813		73.51%		2,465		1.06%		-111,724		-48.08%		232,367
	Calvert		10,956		62.98%		6,376		36.65%		65		0.37%		4,580		26.33%		17,397
	Caroline		4,661		65.44%		2,440		34.26%		22		0.30%		2,221		31.18%		7,123
	Carroll		31,224		71.37%		12,368		28.27%		155		0.36%		18,856		43.10%		43,747
	Cecil		13,224		62.51%		7,807		36.90%		124		0.59%		5,417		25.61%		21,155
	Charles		20,828		63.57%		11,823		36.09%		113		0.34%		9,005		27.48%		32,764
	Dorchester		6,343		62.55%		3,709		36.58%		88		0.87%		2,634		25.97%		10,140
	Frederick		32,575		65.32%		17,061		34.21%		231		0.47%		15,514		31.11%		49,867
	Garrett		6,665		71.81%		2,557		27.55%		60		0.64%		4,108		44.26%		9,282
	Harford		38,493		65.73%		19,803		33.81%		270		0.46%		18,690		31.92%		58,566
	Howard		44,153		56.22%		34,007		43.30%		370		0.48%		10,146		12.92%		78,530
	Kent		3,761		55.87%		2,925		43.45%		46		0.68%		836		12.42%		6,732
	Montgomery		154,191		48.05%		165,187		51.48%		1,518		0.47%		-10,996		-3.43%		320,896
	Prince George's		86,545		38.83%		133,816		60.04%		2,520		1.13%		-47,271		-21.21%		222,881
	Queen Anne's		7,803		66.68%		3,857		32.96%		43		0.36%		3,946		33.72%		11,703
	Somerset		4,222		58.93%		2,911		40.63%		32		0.44%		1,311		18.30%		7,165
	St. Mary's		12,767		62.92%		7,434		36.64%		89		0.44%		5,333		26.28%		20,290
	Talbot		8,170		66.97%		3,948		32.36%		81		0.67%		4,222		34.61%		12,199
	Washington		25,912		63.76%		14,408		35.45%		318		0.79%		11,504		28.31%		40,638
	Wicomico		16,272		63.18%		9,413		36.55%		70		0.27%		6,859		26.63%		25,755
	Worcester		8,430		63.57%		4,787		36.10%		45		0.33%		3,643		27.47%		13,262

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Montgomery

By congressional district

Bush won 4 of 8 congressional districts, including three held by Democrats. Dukakis won the other 4, including one that elected a Republican.

District	Dukakis	Representative
36.4%	63.2%	Roy Dyson
37.4%	62.1%	Helen Delich Bentley
54.1%	45.2%	Ben Cardin
41.9%	57.3%	Tom McMillen
58.9%	40.0%	Steny Hoyer
34.1%	65.4%	Beverly Byron
81.3%	17.4%	Kweisi Mfume
53.4%	46.1%	Connie Morella

References

"1988 Presidential Election - Statewide Voter Turnout".
"1988 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas.
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
(2019-11-05). "1988 Electoral College Results".
"1988 Presidential Election". Maryland State Board of Elections.
"1988 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District".

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