1988  Click to Find Out More About the Election The Results: Bush Wins The Debates: The Kitty Dukakis Question The Ads: The Tank Ad The Conventions: Jesse! The Primaries: Gore and Gephardt The Primaries: Dole's Challenge Your Comments on the 1988 Race |
  George H.W. Bush: 53% (426 Electoral Votes) The Campaign: 5 Weeks to Go The Conventions: Massachusetts Man The Ads: Willie Horton The Conventions: Clinton Booed The Primaries: Hart's Scandal The Primaries: The Bush-Rather Showdown "Jim Lehrer's book, "Tension City" reveals that the other panelists in the debate tried to get Bernie Shaw not to ask his famous rape question..." (Nancy F., Harrisburg, PA) "For more on this campaign check out Richard Ben Cramer's masterwork, What it Takes" -webmaster |
  Michael Dukakis 46% (111 Electoral Votes) The Debates: Slapdown The Conventions: Read My Lips The Ads: The Revolving Door The Conventions: The Keynoter The Primaries: South Carolina The Primaries Biden's Plagarism |
