Who won New Hampshire in the 1988 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried New Hampshire in 1988, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 1988?

New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes in the 1988 presidential election.

Did New Hampshire vote for the national winner in 1988?

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

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1988

New Hampshire: Bush carries 4 EV.

New Hampshire cast its 4 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George H. W. Bush (Republican) — New Hampshire voted with the national winner this cycle.

New Hampshire in 1988

The 1988 contest saw New Hampshire line up behind Bush, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. New Hampshire ended up on the winning side — George H. W. Bush captured the White House that year.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which New Hampshire backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — Vermont and Maine joined New Hampshire for the Republican ticket, while Massachusetts did not. Across the 59 presidential elections New Hampshire has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (28 times). The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, George H. W. Bush took 426 of the 538 electoral votes, against 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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