See main article: 1988 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1988 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia |
| Country: | District of Columbia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1984 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia |
| Previous Year: | 1984 |
| Next Election: | 1992 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1988 |
| Image1: | File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Michael Dukakis |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Massachusetts |
| Running Mate1: | Lloyd Bentsen |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 159,407 |
| Percentage1: | 82.65% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Texas |
| Running Mate2: | Dan Quayle |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 27,590 |
| Percentage2: | 14.30% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Ronald Reagan |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | George H. W. Bush |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1988 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Washington, D.C. overwhelmingly voted for Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, the Democratic candidate. Vice President George H. W. Bush received 14.3% of the vote. This is the most recent election in which the Republican candidate received more than 10% of the vote in the District of Columbia, and it was one of only two areas that leaned more Republican than in the presidential election of 1984, which had resulted in a Republican landslide, the other being Tennessee.
| 1988 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Democratic | Michael Dukakis | 159,407 | 82.65% | 3 | ||
| Republican | George H. W. Bush | 27,590 | 14.30% | 0 | ||
| New Alliance | Lenora Fulani | 2,901 | 1.50% | 0 | ||
| Libertarian | Ron Paul | 554 | 0.29% | 0 | ||