1988 Presidential Election Results for North Carolina

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	George Bush (R)		Michael Dukakis (D)		Ron Paul (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
Alamance	45%	24,131	65.5%	12,642	34.3%	0	0.0%	78	0.2%	36,851
Alexander	60%	7,968	65.6%	4,148	34.1%	0	0.0%	38	0.3%	12,154
Alleghany	57%	2,174	51.0%	2,087	48.9%	0	0.0%	3	0.1%	4,264
Anson	44%	2,782	36.4%	4,831	63.3%	0	0.0%	20	0.3%	7,633
Ashe	59%	6,019	59.7%	4,034	40.0%	0	0.0%	30	0.3%	10,083
Avery	51%	4,277	75.3%	1,367	24.1%	0	0.0%	34	0.6%	5,678
Beaufort	44%	8,190	60.4%	5,352	39.4%	0	0.0%	28	0.2%	13,570
Bertie	41%	2,145	36.2%	3,762	63.6%	0	0.0%	12	0.2%	5,919
Bladen	42%	3,770	42.8%	5,031	57.1%	0	0.0%	13	0.1%	8,814
Brunswick	50%	10,007	55.8%	7,881	43.9%	0	0.0%	51	0.3%	17,939
Buncombe	48%	36,828	57.6%	26,964	42.1%	0	0.0%	200	0.3%	63,992
Burke	47%	15,933	59.4%	10,848	40.4%	0	0.0%	38	0.1%	26,819
Cabarrus	46%	22,524	67.7%	10,686	32.1%	0	0.0%	74	0.2%	33,284
Caldwell	44%	15,176	65.8%	7,862	34.1%	0	0.0%	33	0.1%	23,071
Camden	51%	1,144	50.9%	1,081	48.1%	0	0.0%	24	1.1%	2,249
Carteret	47%	11,076	61.6%	6,859	38.1%	0	0.0%	59	0.3%	17,994
Caswell	48%	3,299	43.9%	4,189	55.8%	0	0.0%	21	0.3%	7,509
Catawba	48%	28,872	69.0%	12,922	30.9%	0	0.0%	44	0.1%	41,838
Chatham	50%	6,999	47.8%	7,600	51.9%	0	0.0%	40	0.3%	14,639
Cherokee	47%	4,557	63.8%	2,567	35.9%	0	0.0%	21	0.3%	7,145
Chowan	38%	1,884	51.6%	1,756	48.1%	0	0.0%	14	0.4%	3,654
Clay	64%	2,174	62.5%	1,289	37.0%	0	0.0%	17	0.5%	3,480
Cleveland	39%	14,039	57.5%	10,321	42.3%	0	0.0%	37	0.2%	24,397
Columbus	44%	6,659	41.9%	9,172	57.8%	0	0.0%	51	0.3%	15,882
Craven	34%	12,057	62.1%	7,313	37.7%	0	0.0%	47	0.2%	19,417
Cumberland	26%	27,057	53.1%	23,789	46.7%	0	0.0%	133	0.3%	50,979
Currituck	41%	2,443	61.0%	1,555	38.8%	0	0.0%	8	0.2%	4,006
Dare	50%	5,234	64.8%	2,806	34.8%	0	0.0%	31	0.4%	8,071
Davidson	45%	28,374	68.1%	13,215	31.7%	0	0.0%	73	0.2%	41,662
Davie	54%	7,988	71.4%	3,166	28.3%	0	0.0%	38	0.3%	11,192
Duplin	40%	5,774	49.2%	5,945	50.7%	0	0.0%	7	0.1%	11,726
Durham	49%	29,928	45.4%	35,441	53.8%	0	0.0%	514	0.8%	65,883
Edgecombe	40%	6,831	42.9%	9,044	56.8%	0	0.0%	41	0.3%	15,916
Forsyth	49%	57,688	59.0%	39,726	40.6%	0	0.0%	321	0.3%	97,735
Franklin	42%	5,499	50.2%	5,438	49.6%	0	0.0%	23	0.2%	10,960
Gaston	39%	34,775	70.3%	14,582	29.5%	0	0.0%	94	0.2%	49,451
Gates	51%	1,451	41.6%	2,024	58.1%	0	0.0%	10	0.3%	3,485
Graham	63%	2,091	61.2%	1,313	38.4%	0	0.0%	15	0.4%	3,419
Granville	37%	4,880	46.7%	5,280	50.6%	0	0.0%	279	2.7%	10,439
Greene	46%	2,498	47.7%	2,729	52.1%	0	0.0%	11	0.2%	5,238
Guilford	45%	66,060	56.3%	50,351	42.9%	0	0.0%	821	0.7%	117,232
Halifax	41%	7,462	46.0%	8,726	53.8%	0	0.0%	23	0.1%	16,211
Harnett	35%	9,749	57.2%	7,259	42.6%	0	0.0%	21	0.1%	17,029
Haywood	49%	8,957	49.7%	9,010	50.0%	0	0.0%	61	0.3%	18,028
Henderson	55%	19,711	67.7%	9,338	32.1%	0	0.0%	76	0.3%	29,125
Hertford	48%	2,977	37.5%	4,943	62.3%	0	0.0%	10	0.1%	7,930
Hoke	35%	2,020	37.9%	3,281	61.5%	0	0.0%	32	0.6%	5,333
Hyde	56%	940	41.5%	1,316	58.1%	0	0.0%	8	0.4%	2,264
Iredell	47%	21,536	67.0%	10,530	32.8%	0	0.0%	69	0.2%	32,135
Jackson	48%	5,166	51.0%	4,933	48.7%	0	0.0%	24	0.2%	10,123
Johnston	41%	15,563	64.0%	8,717	35.8%	0	0.0%	49	0.2%	24,329
Jones	52%	1,649	45.8%	1,946	54.0%	0	0.0%	7	0.2%	3,602
Lee	38%	7,104	62.5%	4,231	37.2%	0	0.0%	36	0.3%	11,371
Lenoir	43%	10,669	58.1%	7,649	41.7%	0	0.0%	35	0.2%	18,353
Lincoln	50%	11,651	64.3%	6,444	35.5%	0	0.0%	35	0.2%	18,130
Macon	54%	6,026	61.4%	3,773	38.4%	0	0.0%	17	0.2%	9,816
Madison	50%	3,453	53.1%	3,033	46.6%	0	0.0%	20	0.3%	6,506
Martin	37%	3,149	46.6%	3,598	53.3%	0	0.0%	9	0.1%	6,756
McDowell	41%	6,526	59.3%	4,449	40.5%	0	0.0%	22	0.2%	10,997
Mecklenburg	49%	106,236	59.4%	71,907	40.2%	0	0.0%	653	0.4%	178,796
Mitchell	54%	4,620	76.8%	1,377	22.9%	0	0.0%	17	0.3%	6,014
Montgomery	50%	4,504	52.8%	3,995	46.8%	0	0.0%	31	0.4%	8,530
Moore	51%	14,543	65.4%	7,642	34.3%	0	0.0%	63	0.3%	22,248
Nash	45%	15,906	64.3%	8,740	35.4%	0	0.0%	76	0.3%	24,722
New Hanover	44%	23,807	60.6%	15,401	39.2%	0	0.0%	105	0.3%	39,313
Northampton	45%	2,415	34.3%	4,599	65.4%	0	0.0%	19	0.3%	7,033
Onslow	18%	12,253	62.9%	7,162	36.8%	0	0.0%	73	0.4%	19,488
Orange	51%	14,503	39.1%	22,326	60.2%	0	0.0%	238	0.6%	37,067
Pamlico	54%	2,297	51.0%	2,188	48.6%	0	0.0%	21	0.5%	4,506
Pasquotank	35%	4,006	50.8%	3,860	48.9%	0	0.0%	26	0.3%	7,892
Pender	45%	4,926	52.8%	4,377	46.9%	0	0.0%	20	0.2%	9,323
Perquimans	43%	1,781	53.3%	1,543	46.2%	0	0.0%	16	0.5%	3,340
Person	57%	4,832	56.0%	3,777	43.8%	0	0.0%	19	0.2%	8,628
Pitt	42%	18,245	55.1%	14,777	44.6%	0	0.0%	105	0.3%	33,127
Polk	57%	3,874	60.3%	2,534	39.5%	0	0.0%	15	0.2%	6,423
Randolph	42%	23,881	73.3%	8,641	26.5%	0	0.0%	49	0.2%	32,571
Richmond	38%	5,073	41.4%	7,151	58.3%	0	0.0%	33	0.3%	12,257
Robeson	38%	9,908	36.7%	16,988	62.9%	0	0.0%	104	0.4%	27,000
Rockingham	41%	14,591	55.8%	11,551	44.1%	0	0.0%	22	0.1%	26,164
Rowan	43%	23,192	65.5%	12,127	34.2%	0	0.0%	97	0.3%	35,416
Rutherford	41%	10,337	59.7%	6,926	40.0%	0	0.0%	43	0.2%	17,306
Sampson	47%	8,524	51.5%	8,009	48.4%	0	0.0%	22	0.1%	16,555
Scotland	30%	3,199	45.2%	3,865	54.6%	0	0.0%	20	0.3%	7,084
Stanly	48%	11,885	64.1%	6,627	35.8%	0	0.0%	20	0.1%	18,532
Stokes	52%	8,661	61.8%	5,319	38.0%	0	0.0%	32	0.2%	14,012
Surry	40%	11,393	61.1%	7,245	38.8%	0	0.0%	22	0.1%	18,660
Swain	44%	1,795	49.5%	1,821	50.2%	0	0.0%	9	0.2%	3,625
Transylvania	58%	7,009	61.9%	4,280	37.8%	0	0.0%	41	0.4%	11,330
Tyrrell	50%	637	44.7%	785	55.1%	0	0.0%	3	0.2%	1,425
Union	44%	17,015	65.7%	8,820	34.1%	0	0.0%	61	0.2%	25,896
Vance	41%	5,625	49.9%	5,631	49.9%	0	0.0%	20	0.2%	11,276
Wake	47%	81,613	56.9%	61,352	42.8%	0	0.0%	539	0.4%	143,504
Warren	51%	2,163	33.6%	4,249	66.1%	0	0.0%	17	0.3%	6,429
Washington	67%	2,186	43.7%	2,806	56.1%	0	0.0%	12	0.2%	5,004
Watauga	50%	8,662	58.6%	6,048	40.9%	0	0.0%	75	0.5%	14,785
Wayne	33%	15,292	62.5%	9,135	37.3%	0	0.0%	47	0.2%	24,474
Wilkes	50%	15,231	67.7%	7,230	32.1%	0	0.0%	53	0.2%	22,514
Wilson	40%	10,997	57.1%	8,214	42.7%	0	0.0%	46	0.2%	19,257
Yadkin	48%	7,918	71.1%	3,195	28.7%	0	0.0%	24	0.2%	11,137
Yancey	69%	4,160	52.0%	3,803	47.5%	0	0.0%	37	0.5%	8,000
TOTAL	45%	1,237,258	58.0%	890,167	41.7%	1,263	0.1%	5,682	0.3%	2,134,370

1988 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in NC

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1988 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	George Bush (R)		Michael Dukakis (D)		Ron Paul (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Jones-D)	40%	97,424	53.9%	83,301	46.1%			0	0.0%	180,725
District 02 (Valentine-D)	43%	92,768	49.7%	93,736	50.3%			0	0.0%	186,504
District 03 (Lancaster-D)	34%	85,776	57.7%	62,862	42.3%			0	0.0%	148,638
District 04 (Price-D)	45%	132,495	55.7%	105,357	44.3%			0	0.0%	237,852
District 05 (Neal-D)	48%	123,725	60.3%	81,340	39.7%			0	0.0%	205,065
District 06 (Coble-R)	47%	118,565	60.9%	76,208	39.1%			0	0.0%	194,773
District 07 (Rose-D)	35%	77,438	51.4%	73,231	48.6%			0	0.0%	150,669
District 08 (Hefner-D)	44%	119,272	61.9%	73,450	38.1%			0	0.0%	192,722
District 09 (McMillan-R)	49%	140,777	61.2%	89,322	38.8%			0	0.0%	230,099
District 10 (Ballenger-R)	43%	120,503	65.5%	63,589	34.5%			0	0.0%	184,092
District 11 (Clarke-D)	49%	128,515	59.4%	87,771	40.6%			0	0.0%	216,286

1988 President, Alamance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	24,131	65.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	12,642	34.3%
Other	78	0.2%
TOTAL	36,851
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Alexander County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	7,968	65.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,148	34.1%
Other	38	0.3%
TOTAL	12,154
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Alleghany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,174	51.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,087	48.9%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,264
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Anson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,782	36.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,831	63.3%
Other	20	0.3%
TOTAL	7,633
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -17

1988 President, Ashe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	6,019	59.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,034	40.0%
Other	30	0.3%
TOTAL	10,083
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 6

1988 President, Avery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,277	75.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,367	24.1%
Other	34	0.6%
TOTAL	5,678
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 22

1988 President, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	8,190	60.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,352	39.4%
Other	28	0.2%
TOTAL	13,570
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1988 President, Bertie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,145	36.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,762	63.6%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,919
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -17

1988 President, Bladen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,770	42.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,031	57.1%
Other	13	0.1%
TOTAL	8,814
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -11

1988 President, Brunswick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	10,007	55.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,881	43.9%
Other	51	0.3%
TOTAL	17,939
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Buncombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	36,828	57.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	26,964	42.1%
Other	200	0.3%
TOTAL	63,992
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	15,933	59.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	10,848	40.4%
Other	38	0.1%
TOTAL	26,819
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 6

1988 President, Cabarrus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	22,524	67.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	10,686	32.1%
Other	74	0.2%
TOTAL	33,284
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 14

1988 President, Caldwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	15,176	65.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,862	34.1%
Other	33	0.1%
TOTAL	23,071
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Camden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,144	50.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,081	48.1%
Other	24	1.1%
TOTAL	2,249
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -3

1988 President, Carteret County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	11,076	61.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	6,859	38.1%
Other	59	0.3%
TOTAL	17,994
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Caswell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,299	43.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,189	55.8%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	7,509
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -9

1988 President, Catawba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	28,872	69.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	12,922	30.9%
Other	44	0.1%
TOTAL	41,838
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 16

1988 President, Chatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	6,999	47.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,600	51.9%
Other	40	0.3%
TOTAL	14,639
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,557	63.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,567	35.9%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	7,145
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 10

1988 President, Chowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,884	51.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,756	48.1%
Other	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,654
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,174	62.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,289	37.0%
Other	17	0.5%
TOTAL	3,480
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 9

1988 President, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	14,039	57.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	10,321	42.3%
Other	37	0.2%
TOTAL	24,397
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Columbus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	6,659	41.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	9,172	57.8%
Other	51	0.3%
TOTAL	15,882
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -11

1988 President, Craven County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	12,057	62.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,313	37.7%
Other	47	0.2%
TOTAL	19,417
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 9

1988 President, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	27,057	53.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	23,789	46.7%
Other	133	0.3%
TOTAL	50,979
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 0

1988 President, Currituck County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,443	61.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,555	38.8%
Other	8	0.2%
TOTAL	4,006
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Dare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,234	64.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,806	34.8%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	8,071
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 11

1988 President, Davidson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	28,374	68.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	13,215	31.7%
Other	73	0.2%
TOTAL	41,662
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 15

1988 President, Davie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	7,988	71.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,166	28.3%
Other	38	0.3%
TOTAL	11,192
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 18

1988 President, Duplin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,774	49.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,945	50.7%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	11,726
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Durham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	29,928	45.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	35,441	53.8%
Other	514	0.8%
TOTAL	65,883
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -8

1988 President, Edgecombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	6,831	42.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	9,044	56.8%
Other	41	0.3%
TOTAL	15,916
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -10

1988 President, Forsyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	57,688	59.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	39,726	40.6%
Other	321	0.3%
TOTAL	97,735
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 6

1988 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,499	50.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,438	49.6%
Other	23	0.2%
TOTAL	10,960
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -3

1988 President, Gaston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	34,775	70.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	14,582	29.5%
Other	94	0.2%
TOTAL	49,451
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 17

1988 President, Gates County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,451	41.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,024	58.1%
Other	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,485
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -12

1988 President, Graham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,091	61.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,313	38.4%
Other	15	0.4%
TOTAL	3,419
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Granville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,880	46.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,280	50.6%
Other	279	2.7%
TOTAL	10,439
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -7

1988 President, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,498	47.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,729	52.1%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	5,238
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Guilford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	66,060	56.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	50,351	42.9%
Other	821	0.7%
TOTAL	117,232
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Halifax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	7,462	46.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	8,726	53.8%
Other	23	0.1%
TOTAL	16,211
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -7

1988 President, Harnett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	9,749	57.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,259	42.6%
Other	21	0.1%
TOTAL	17,029
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Haywood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	8,957	49.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	9,010	50.0%
Other	61	0.3%
TOTAL	18,028
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	19,711	67.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	9,338	32.1%
Other	76	0.3%
TOTAL	29,125
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 14

1988 President, Hertford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,977	37.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,943	62.3%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	7,930
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -16

1988 President, Hoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,020	37.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,281	61.5%
Other	32	0.6%
TOTAL	5,333
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -16

1988 President, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	940	41.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,316	58.1%
Other	8	0.4%
TOTAL	2,264
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -12

1988 President, Iredell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	21,536	67.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	10,530	32.8%
Other	69	0.2%
TOTAL	32,135
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 14

1988 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,166	51.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,933	48.7%
Other	24	0.2%
TOTAL	10,123
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Johnston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	15,563	64.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	8,717	35.8%
Other	49	0.2%
TOTAL	24,329
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 11

1988 President, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,649	45.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,946	54.0%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	3,602
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -8

1988 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	7,104	62.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,231	37.2%
Other	36	0.3%
TOTAL	11,371
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 9

1988 President, Lenoir County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	10,669	58.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,649	41.7%
Other	35	0.2%
TOTAL	18,353
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1988 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	11,651	64.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	6,444	35.5%
Other	35	0.2%
TOTAL	18,130
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 11

1988 President, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	6,526	59.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,449	40.5%
Other	22	0.2%
TOTAL	10,997
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 6

1988 President, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	6,026	61.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,773	38.4%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	9,816
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,453	53.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,033	46.6%
Other	20	0.3%
TOTAL	6,506
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 0

1988 President, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,149	46.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,598	53.3%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	6,756
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -7

1988 President, Mecklenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	106,236	59.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	71,907	40.2%
Other	653	0.4%
TOTAL	178,796
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 6

1988 President, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,620	76.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,377	22.9%
Other	17	0.3%
TOTAL	6,014
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 23

1988 President, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,504	52.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,995	46.8%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	8,530
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -1

1988 President, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	14,543	65.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,642	34.3%
Other	63	0.3%
TOTAL	22,248
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Nash County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	15,906	64.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	8,740	35.4%
Other	76	0.3%
TOTAL	24,722
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 11

1988 President, New Hanover County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	23,807	60.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	15,401	39.2%
Other	105	0.3%
TOTAL	39,313
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 7

1988 President, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,415	34.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,599	65.4%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	7,033
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -19

1988 President, Onslow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	12,253	62.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,162	36.8%
Other	73	0.4%
TOTAL	19,488
Turnout: 18% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 9

1988 President, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	14,503	39.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	22,326	60.2%
Other	238	0.6%
TOTAL	37,067
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -14

1988 President, Pamlico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,297	51.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,188	48.6%
Other	21	0.5%
TOTAL	4,506
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Pasquotank County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,006	50.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,860	48.9%
Other	26	0.3%
TOTAL	7,892
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -3

1988 President, Pender County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,926	52.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,377	46.9%
Other	20	0.2%
TOTAL	9,323
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -1

1988 President, Perquimans County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,781	53.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,543	46.2%
Other	16	0.5%
TOTAL	3,340
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 0

1988 President, Person County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,832	56.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,777	43.8%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	8,628
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Pitt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	18,245	55.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	14,777	44.6%
Other	105	0.3%
TOTAL	33,127
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,874	60.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,534	39.5%
Other	15	0.2%
TOTAL	6,423
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 7

1988 President, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	23,881	73.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	8,641	26.5%
Other	49	0.2%
TOTAL	32,571
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 20

1988 President, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,073	41.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,151	58.3%
Other	33	0.3%
TOTAL	12,257
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -12

1988 President, Robeson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	9,908	36.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	16,988	62.9%
Other	104	0.4%
TOTAL	27,000
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -17

1988 President, Rockingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	14,591	55.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	11,551	44.1%
Other	22	0.1%
TOTAL	26,164
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Rowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	23,192	65.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	12,127	34.2%
Other	97	0.3%
TOTAL	35,416
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Rutherford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	10,337	59.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	6,926	40.0%
Other	43	0.2%
TOTAL	17,306
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 6

1988 President, Sampson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	8,524	51.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	8,009	48.4%
Other	22	0.1%
TOTAL	16,555
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Scotland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,199	45.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,865	54.6%
Other	20	0.3%
TOTAL	7,084
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -8

1988 President, Stanly County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	11,885	64.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	6,627	35.8%
Other	20	0.1%
TOTAL	18,532
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 11

1988 President, Stokes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	8,661	61.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,319	38.0%
Other	32	0.2%
TOTAL	14,012
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Surry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	11,393	61.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,245	38.8%
Other	22	0.1%
TOTAL	18,660
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Swain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,795	49.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,821	50.2%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	3,625
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Transylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	7,009	61.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,280	37.8%
Other	41	0.4%
TOTAL	11,330
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Tyrrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	637	44.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	785	55.1%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,425
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -9

1988 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	17,015	65.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	8,820	34.1%
Other	61	0.2%
TOTAL	25,896
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Vance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,625	49.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,631	49.9%
Other	20	0.2%
TOTAL	11,276
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Wake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	81,613	56.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	61,352	42.8%
Other	539	0.4%
TOTAL	143,504
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,163	33.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,249	66.1%
Other	17	0.3%
TOTAL	6,429
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -20

1988 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,186	43.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,806	56.1%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,004
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -10

1988 President, Watauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	8,662	58.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	6,048	40.9%
Other	75	0.5%
TOTAL	14,785
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 5

1988 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	15,292	62.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	9,135	37.3%
Other	47	0.2%
TOTAL	24,474
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 9

1988 President, Wilkes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	15,231	67.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,230	32.1%
Other	53	0.2%
TOTAL	22,514
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 14

1988 President, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	10,997	57.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	8,214	42.7%
Other	46	0.2%
TOTAL	19,257
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Yadkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	7,918	71.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,195	28.7%
Other	24	0.2%
TOTAL	11,137
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 18

1988 President, Yancey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,160	52.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,803	47.5%
Other	37	0.5%
TOTAL	8,000
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -1

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