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Election in Alaska
1988 United States presidential election in Alaska
Precinct Results
Borough and Census Area Results
Bush
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90-100%
Dukakis
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Other
Tie 40–50%
Tie 50%
The 1988 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and
the District of Columbia , were part of the
1988 United States presidential election . Alaska voters chose three electors to the
Electoral College , which selected the
president and
vice president .
Alaska 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 .
Bush won the election in Alaska with a resounding 23 point sweep-out landslide. Alaska has sent Republican electors to the Electoral College during every election in its history – except in
1964 , where electors were sent for Democrat
Lyndon B. Johnson .
The election was rather
multi-partisan for Alaska, with nearly 5% of the votes going to
third-party candidates.
[1] Leading the third-party turnout in Alaska, and with one of their best turnouts nationwide,
Texas
Congressman
Ron Paul with running-mate and
Alaska
Legislator
Andre Marrou were able to pull nearly 3% of votes in the state on the
Libertarian Party ticket.
Alaska weighed in for this election as 16% more
Republican than the national average.
Campaign
Predictions
Results
Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References