United States presidential election in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President.
Tennessee 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.
Tennessee weighed in for this election as 4% more Republican than the national average.
The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for Tennessee, with more than 99% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties, though 10 candidates did appear on the ballot. Most counties in Tennessee turned out for Bush, including the highly populated Shelby County and Davidson County, by narrow margins. Also, it is interesting to note that Tennessee was the only state that Bush actually improved on Ronald Reagan's 1984 performance, if only by 0.07%.
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