Who won Pennsylvania in the 1988 presidential election?

Dukakis (Democratic) carried Pennsylvania in 1988, winning its 25 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1988?

Pennsylvania cast 25 electoral votes in the 1988 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 1988?

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

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1988

Pennsylvania: Dukakis carries 25 EV.

Pennsylvania cast its 25 electoral votes for Dukakis (Democratic). National winner: George H. W. Bush (Republican) — Pennsylvania voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Pennsylvania, 1988

In 1988, Pennsylvania awarded its 25 electoral votes to Dukakis of the Democratic party. The presidency went elsewhere: George H. W. Bush (Republican) won nationally, while Pennsylvania had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped Pennsylvania away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 2 cycles. The region divided — West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and New York joined Pennsylvania for the Democratic ticket, while Ohio and New Jersey did not. Over its 60 recorded presidential cycles, Pennsylvania has backed the Republican party more than any other — 26 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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