1988 Presidential Election Results for Washington

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
Adams	48%	2,612	60.9%	1,612	37.6%	36	0.8%	28	0.7%	4,288
Asotin	51%	2,874	45.0%	3,422	53.6%	57	0.9%	31	0.5%	6,384
Benton	56%	28,688	65.2%	14,817	33.7%	304	0.7%	207	0.5%	44,016
Chelan	54%	11,601	57.8%	8,183	40.8%	155	0.8%	126	0.6%	20,065
Clallam	55%	11,200	49.1%	11,123	48.8%	327	1.4%	144	0.6%	22,794
Clark	48%	37,285	47.6%	40,021	51.1%	605	0.8%	395	0.5%	78,306
Columbia	65%	1,172	60.3%	730	37.6%	31	1.6%	11	0.6%	1,944
Cowlitz	48%	12,009	42.2%	16,090	56.5%	223	0.8%	143	0.5%	28,465
Douglas	51%	5,378	58.2%	3,760	40.7%	66	0.7%	43	0.5%	9,247
Ferry	48%	972	48.1%	972	48.1%	47	2.3%	30	1.5%	2,021
Franklin	47%	6,488	56.7%	4,772	41.7%	97	0.8%	95	0.8%	11,452
Garfield	78%	714	54.1%	593	45.0%	6	0.5%	6	0.5%	1,319
Grant	51%	10,859	57.8%	7,564	40.2%	171	0.9%	205	1.1%	18,799
Grays Harbor	50%	8,860	37.9%	14,097	60.3%	266	1.1%	168	0.7%	23,391
Island	51%	12,552	58.8%	8,510	39.9%	189	0.9%	102	0.5%	21,353
Jefferson	65%	4,184	43.4%	5,270	54.7%	131	1.4%	51	0.5%	9,636
King	58%	290,574	44.8%	349,663	53.9%	5,689	0.9%	3,031	0.5%	648,957
Kitsap	53%	34,743	49.9%	33,748	48.5%	745	1.1%	413	0.6%	69,649
Kittitas	51%	5,048	48.1%	5,318	50.7%	70	0.7%	60	0.6%	10,496
Klickitat	53%	2,920	48.0%	2,991	49.1%	116	1.9%	59	1.0%	6,086
Lewis	56%	14,184	61.0%	8,629	37.1%	257	1.1%	168	0.7%	23,238
Lincoln	71%	2,689	57.9%	1,884	40.6%	45	1.0%	27	0.6%	4,645
Mason	56%	7,426	47.8%	7,826	50.3%	177	1.1%	116	0.7%	15,545
Okanogan	50%	5,856	49.9%	5,630	48.0%	158	1.3%	96	0.8%	11,740
Pacific	58%	3,073	37.5%	5,017	61.2%	58	0.7%	52	0.6%	8,200
Pend Oreille	61%	1,802	47.5%	1,925	50.7%	45	1.2%	22	0.6%	3,794
Pierce	47%	94,167	48.4%	96,688	49.7%	1,875	1.0%	1,743	0.9%	194,473
San Juan	76%	2,660	45.8%	3,008	51.7%	99	1.7%	47	0.8%	5,814
Skagit	58%	16,550	51.1%	15,159	46.8%	497	1.5%	195	0.6%	32,401
Skamania	55%	1,356	42.9%	1,748	55.3%	36	1.1%	22	0.7%	3,162
Snohomish	53%	84,158	50.3%	80,694	48.3%	1,566	0.9%	747	0.4%	167,165
Spokane	53%	68,787	49.4%	68,520	49.2%	1,121	0.8%	722	0.5%	139,150
Stevens	58%	6,576	55.0%	5,068	42.4%	208	1.7%	110	0.9%	11,962
Thurston	60%	31,980	47.8%	33,860	50.6%	612	0.9%	478	0.7%	66,930
Wahkiakum	64%	629	38.7%	961	59.1%	27	1.7%	9	0.6%	1,626
Walla Walla	48%	9,683	55.6%	7,448	42.8%	170	1.0%	102	0.6%	17,403
Whatcom	54%	23,820	47.6%	25,571	51.0%	453	0.9%	250	0.5%	50,094
Whitman	48%	7,680	50.1%	7,403	48.3%	154	1.0%	96	0.6%	15,333
Yakima	42%	30,026	55.7%	23,221	43.1%	351	0.7%	312	0.6%	53,910
TOTAL	54%	903,835	48.5%	933,516	50.0%	17,240	0.9%	10,662	0.6%	1,865,253

1988 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in WA

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 (Miller-R)	62%	139,138	49.7%	141,024	50.3%			0	0.0%	280,162
District 02 (Swift-D)	53%	119,362	49.7%	120,954	50.3%			0	0.0%	240,316
District 03 (Unsoeld-D)	52%	104,641	47.9%	113,785	52.1%			0	0.0%	218,426
District 04 (Morrison-R)	46%	109,085	58.1%	78,786	41.9%			0	0.0%	187,871
District 05 (Foley-D)	51%	105,193	51.4%	99,301	48.6%			0	0.0%	204,494
District 06 (Dicks-D)	44%	97,396	48.9%	101,782	51.1%			0	0.0%	199,178
District 07 (McDermott-D)	54%	78,238	32.5%	162,541	67.5%			0	0.0%	240,779
District 08 (Chandler-R)	58%	150,782	56.7%	115,343	43.3%			0	0.0%	266,125

1988 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,612	60.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,612	37.6%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	36	0.8%
Other	28	0.7%
TOTAL	4,288
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Asotin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,874	45.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,422	53.6%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	57	0.9%
Other	31	0.5%
TOTAL	6,384
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -8

1988 President, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	28,688	65.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	14,817	33.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	304	0.7%
Other	207	0.5%
TOTAL	44,016
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Chelan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	11,601	57.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	8,183	40.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	155	0.8%
Other	126	0.6%
TOTAL	20,065
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Clallam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	11,200	49.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	11,123	48.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	327	1.4%
Other	144	0.6%
TOTAL	22,794
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	37,285	47.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	40,021	51.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	605	0.8%
Other	395	0.5%
TOTAL	78,306
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,172	60.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	730	37.6%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	31	1.6%
Other	11	0.6%
TOTAL	1,944
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 7

1988 President, Cowlitz County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	12,009	42.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	16,090	56.5%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	223	0.8%
Other	143	0.5%
TOTAL	28,465
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -11

1988 President, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,378	58.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,760	40.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	66	0.7%
Other	43	0.5%
TOTAL	9,247
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 5

1988 President, Ferry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	972	48.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	972	48.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	47	2.3%
Other	30	1.5%
TOTAL	2,021
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -5

1988 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	6,488	56.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,772	41.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	97	0.8%
Other	95	0.8%
TOTAL	11,452
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	714	54.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	593	45.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	6	0.5%
Other	6	0.5%
TOTAL	1,319
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	10,859	57.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,564	40.2%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	171	0.9%
Other	205	1.1%
TOTAL	18,799
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Grays Harbor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	8,860	37.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	14,097	60.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	266	1.1%
Other	168	0.7%
TOTAL	23,391
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -16

1988 President, Island County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	12,552	58.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	8,510	39.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	189	0.9%
Other	102	0.5%
TOTAL	21,353
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 5

1988 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,184	43.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,270	54.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	131	1.4%
Other	51	0.5%
TOTAL	9,636
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -10

1988 President, King County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	290,574	44.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	349,663	53.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	5,689	0.9%
Other	3,031	0.5%
TOTAL	648,957
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -9

1988 President, Kitsap County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	34,743	49.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	33,748	48.5%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	745	1.1%
Other	413	0.6%
TOTAL	69,649
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Kittitas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,048	48.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,318	50.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	70	0.7%
Other	60	0.6%
TOTAL	10,496
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -5

1988 President, Klickitat County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,920	48.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,991	49.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	116	1.9%
Other	59	1.0%
TOTAL	6,086
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -5

1988 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	14,184	61.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	8,629	37.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	257	1.1%
Other	168	0.7%
TOTAL	23,238
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,689	57.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,884	40.6%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	45	1.0%
Other	27	0.6%
TOTAL	4,645
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	7,426	47.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,826	50.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	177	1.1%
Other	116	0.7%
TOTAL	15,545
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Okanogan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,856	49.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,630	48.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	158	1.3%
Other	96	0.8%
TOTAL	11,740
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Pacific County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,073	37.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,017	61.2%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	58	0.7%
Other	52	0.6%
TOTAL	8,200
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -16

1988 President, Pend Oreille County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,802	47.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,925	50.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	45	1.2%
Other	22	0.6%
TOTAL	3,794
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	94,167	48.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	96,688	49.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	1,875	1.0%
Other	1,743	0.9%
TOTAL	194,473
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -5

1988 President, San Juan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,660	45.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,008	51.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	99	1.7%
Other	47	0.8%
TOTAL	5,814
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -8

1988 President, Skagit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	16,550	51.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	15,159	46.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	497	1.5%
Other	195	0.6%
TOTAL	32,401
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Skamania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,356	42.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,748	55.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	36	1.1%
Other	22	0.7%
TOTAL	3,162
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -11

1988 President, Snohomish County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	84,158	50.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	80,694	48.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	1,566	0.9%
Other	747	0.4%
TOTAL	167,165
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -3

1988 President, Spokane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	68,787	49.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	68,520	49.2%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	1,121	0.8%
Other	722	0.5%
TOTAL	139,150
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	6,576	55.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,068	42.4%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	208	1.7%
Other	110	0.9%
TOTAL	11,962
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Thurston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	31,980	47.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	33,860	50.6%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	612	0.9%
Other	478	0.7%
TOTAL	66,930
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Wahkiakum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	629	38.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	961	59.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	27	1.7%
Other	9	0.6%
TOTAL	1,626
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -15

1988 President, Walla Walla County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	9,683	55.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,448	42.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	170	1.0%
Other	102	0.6%
TOTAL	17,403
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Whatcom County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	23,820	47.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	25,571	51.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	453	0.9%
Other	250	0.5%
TOTAL	50,094
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Whitman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	7,680	50.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,403	48.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	154	1.0%
Other	96	0.6%
TOTAL	15,333
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -3

1988 President, Yakima County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	30,026	55.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	23,221	43.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	351	0.7%
Other	312	0.6%
TOTAL	53,910
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 2

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