Who won Indiana in the 1988 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Indiana in 1988, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1988?

Indiana cast 12 electoral votes in the 1988 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1988?

Yes. Indiana backed George H. W. Bush, who won the presidency that year.

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1988

Indiana: Bush carries 12 EV.

Indiana cast its 12 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George H. W. Bush (Republican) — Indiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1988 result in Indiana

Indiana backed Bush (Republican) in the 1988 presidential election, casting 12 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Indiana with the eventual winner: George H. W. Bush went on to take the presidency, and Indiana was part of his column.

Indiana stayed in the Republican column for the 6th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1968. Indiana did not move alone — neighboring Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan broke the same way in 1988. Over its 53 recorded presidential cycles, Indiana has backed the Republican party more than any other — 32 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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