President / Vice President, 1988 Election
General
| Date: | November 8, 1988 |
| Cycle: | 1988 |
| Office: | President / Vice President |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Running mate | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Dukakis | Man | Lloyd Bentsen (Man) | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1,109,471 | 52.91 | +7.02 |
| George H.W. Bush | Man | Dan Quayle (Man) | Independent-Republican | 962,337 | 45.90 | |
| Eugene J. McCarthy | Man | Alpha Sunde Smaby (Woman) | MN Progressive | 5,403 | 0.26 | |
| Ron Paul | Man | Andre Marrou (Man) | Libertarian | 5,109 | 0.24 | |
| James Warren | Man | Kathleen Mickells (Woman) | Socialist Workers | 2,155 | 0.10 | |
| Jack Herer | Man | Dana Beal (Man) | Grassroots | 1,949 | 0.09 | |
| Lenora Fulani | Woman | Mamie Moore (Woman) | New Alliance | 1,734 | 0.08 | |
| Lyndon LaRouche | Man | Debra Freeman (Woman) | National Economic Recovery | 1,702 | 0.08 | |
| David Duke | Man | Floyd Parker (Man) | American Populist | 1,529 | 0.07 | |
| Delmar Dennis | Man | Earl Jeppson (Man) | American Party of Minnesota | 1,298 | 0.06 | |
| Edward Winn | Man | Barry Porster (Man) | Workers League | 489 | 0.02 |
Dukakis and Bentsen each received Minnesota's 10 Electoral College votes. For the first cycle since 1964, the Democratic ticket did not have its largest vote share in the 12-state Midwest region in Minnesota; at 52.91 percent the state was second behind Iowa (54.71 percent). This marked the first time in state history that Minnesota did not vote for the winning presidential ticket in three consecutive cycles.
Sources
- Report of the State Canvassing Board, Office of Secretary of State, State of Minnesota, November 22, 1988 (p. 1).