Who won Hawaii in the 1988 presidential election?

Dukakis (Democratic) carried Hawaii in 1988, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Hawaii have in 1988?

Hawaii cast 4 electoral votes in the 1988 presidential election.

Did Hawaii vote for the national winner in 1988?

No. Hawaii backed Dukakis, while George H. W. Bush won the presidency nationally.

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1988

Hawaii: Dukakis carries 4 EV.

Hawaii cast its 4 electoral votes for Dukakis (Democratic). National winner: George H. W. Bush (Republican) — Hawaii voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1988 result in Hawaii

Hawaii backed Dukakis (Democratic) in the 1988 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: George H. W. Bush (Republican) won nationally, while Hawaii had backed a different ticket.

Hawaii stayed in the Democratic column for the 8th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1960. Over its 17 recorded presidential cycles, Hawaii has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 17 times in all. The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

Nationally, George H. W. Bush finished with 426 of the 538 electoral votes to Michael Dukakis's 111. George H. W. Bush led the national popular vote with 53.37% of the ballots cast.

The 1988 national map

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