United States presidential election in Illinois, 1988
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County Results
Dukakis—70-80%
Dukakis—60-70%
Dukakis—50-60%
Bush—50-60%
Bush—60-70%
Bush—70-80%
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The 1988 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Illinois voters chose 24 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President.
Illinois 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.
Illinois weighed in for this election as 2% more Democratic than the national average.
The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for Illinois, with more than 99% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties, and only 4 political parties listed as options on the ballot statewide. This presidential election is notable in Illinois because the majority of smaller counties were able to turn the state Republican against Chicago's highly populated Cook County, which voted mainly for Dukakis. This is also a notable election as it is the most recent election (as of 2012) where the state sent Republican electors to the Electoral College.
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