1988 United States presidential election in Illinois explained

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Election Name:1988 United States presidential election in Illinois
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1984 United States presidential election in Illinois
Previous Year:1984
Next Election:1992 United States presidential election in Illinois
Next Year:1992
Election Date:November 8, 1988
Image1:File:VP George Bush crop.jpg
Nominee1:George H. W. Bush
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Texas
Running Mate1:Dan Quayle
Electoral Vote1:24
Popular Vote1:2,310,939
Percentage1:50.69%
Nominee2:Michael Dukakis
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Massachusetts
Running Mate2:Lloyd Bentsen
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:2,215,940
Percentage2:48.60%
President
Before Election:Ronald Reagan
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:George H. W. Bush
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Turnout:71.72%

The 1988 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. State voters chose 24 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Illinois was won by incumbent United States Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas, who was running against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as Vice President, and Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen.

Illinois weighed in for this election as 5.4% more Democratic than the national average. Bush won the election in rapidly liberalizing Illinois with a narrow 2-point margin. Like the neighboring state of Missouri, Bush's performance here was far below that of President Ronald Reagan's just four years earlier. Bush's loss of many down-state rural counties, combined with Dukakis's stronger than normal performance across much of the state, especially in Cook County, which houses the Chicago area, made the election results in this state much closer than usual.

The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for Illinois, with more than 99% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties, and only five political parties listed as options on the ballot statewide.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election, this was the last time that Illinois voted Republican in a presidential election. 1988 is also the most recent election in which Peoria County and Champaign County voted for a Republican presidential candidate, as well as the last time a Republican candidate won more than 40% of the vote in Cook County, home to Chicago.[2] This was the last time that Illinois was not the most Democratic state in the Midwest at the presidential level.

Primaries

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for congress, as well as those for state offices.

Turnout

Turnout during the state-run primaries was 39.82%, with 2,359,737 votes cast.[3]

Turnout during the general election was 71.72%, 4,559,120 votes cast.[4]

Democratic

Election Name:1988 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1984 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
Previous Year:1984
Next Election:1992 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
Next Year:1992
Type:presidential
Country:Illinois
Candidate1:Paul Simon
Color1:7e4621
Home State1:Illinois
Popular Vote1:635,219
Percentage1:42.32%
Candidate2:Jesse Jackson
Color2:5d73e5
Home State2:South Carolina
Popular Vote2:387,891
Percentage2:32.26%
Candidate4:Michael Dukakis
Color4:a59400
Home State4:Massachusetts
Popular Vote4:245,289
Percentage4:16.34%
Candidate5:Al Gore
Color5:567953
Home State5:Tennessee
Popular Vote5:77,265
Percentage5:5.15%
Map Size:280px

The 1988 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 15, 1988 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1988 presidential election.

1988 Illinois Democratic presidential primary! style="text-align:left;"
CandidateVotes%Delegates
Paul Simon635,21942.32
Jesse L. Jackson484,23332.26
Michael S. Dukakis245,28916.34
Al Gore77,2655.15
Dick Gephardt35,1082.34
12,7690.85
Lyndon H. LaRouche6,0940.41
4,9530.33
Total1,500,930100

Republican

Election Name:1988 Illinois Republican presidential primary
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1984 Illinois Republican presidential primary
Previous Year:1984
Next Election:1992 Illinois Republican presidential primary
Next Year:1992
Candidate1:George H. W. Bush
Home State1:Texas
Popular Vote1:469,151
Percentage1:54.64%
Color1:a59400
Candidate2:Bob Dole
Color2:73638c
Home State2:Kansas
Popular Vote2:309,253
Percentage2:36.02%
Candidate3:Pat Robertson
Color3:668c63
Home State3:Virginia
Popular Vote3:59,087
Percentage3:6.88%
Map Size:100px

The 1988 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 15, 1988 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1988 presidential election.

1992 Illinois Republican presidential primary! style="text-align:left;"
CandidateVotes%Delegates
469,15154.64
Bob Dole309,25336.02
Pat Robertson59,0876.88
12,6871.48
4,6530.54
3,8060.44
Total858,637100

Illinois Solidarity

Election Name:1988 Illinois Solidarity primary
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Candidate1:Lenora Fulani
Home State1:Pennsylvania
Popular Vote1:170
Percentage1:100%
Map Size:100px

The 1988 Illinois Solidarity presidential primary was held on March 15, 1988, in the U.S. state of Illinois. Lenora Fulani won, running unopposed.

1988 Illinois Solidarity primary! style="text-align:left;"
CandidateVotes%
Lenora Fulani170100
Total170100

Results

1988 United States presidential election in Illinois
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotes%Electoral votes
RepublicanGeorge BushDan Quayle2,310,939 50.69%24
DemocraticMichael DukakisLloyd Bentsen2,215,940 48.60%0
LibertarianRon PaulAndre Marrou14,9440.33%0
Illinois SolidarityLenora FulaniJoyce Dattner10,276 0.23%0
Socialist Equality PartyEdward WinnBarry Porster7,0210.15%0
Total4,559,120100.0%24

Results by county

CountyGeorge H.W. Bush
Republican
Michael Dukakis
Democratic
Ron Paul
Libertarian
Leonora Fulani
Illinois Solidarity
Edward Winn
Independent
MarginTotal votes cast[5]
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Adams15,83153.29%13,76846.34%640.22%180.06%290.10%2,0636.95%29,710
Alexander1,95441.90%2,69357.75%40.09%80.17%40.09%-739-15.85%4,663
Bond3,60850.78%3,45948.68%180.25%90.13%110.15%1492.10%7,105
Boone6,92361.69%4,23437.73%300.27%140.12%210.19%2,68923.96%11,222
Brown1,37351.89%1,26747.88%10.04%30.11%20.08%1064.01%2,646
Bureau8,89654.41%7,35444.98%420.26%230.14%360.22%1,5429.43%16,351
Calhoun1,23844.37%1,54455.34%20.07%40.14%20.07%-306-10.97%2,790
Carroll4,46459.42%2,99039.80%200.27%240.32%140.19%1,47419.62%7,512
Cass2,91646.53%3,31652.91%80.13%80.13%190.30%-400-6.38%6,267
Champaign33,24752.36%29,73346.82%2640.42%1640.26%910.14%3,5145.54%63,499
Christian7,04045.61%8,29553.74%440.29%230.15%340.22%-1,255-8.13%15,436
Clark4,50857.71%3,27541.93%110.14%90.12%80.10%1,23315.78%7,811
Clay3,49455.65%2,76143.97%100.16%50.08%90.14%73311.68%6,279
Clinton7,68156.15%5,93543.38%270.20%220.16%150.11%1,74612.77%13,680
Coles11,04356.62%8,32742.69%580.30%360.18%400.21%2,71613.93%19,504
Cook878,58243.36%1,129,97355.77%7,7760.38%6,2440.31%3,5690.18%-251,391-12.41%2,026,144
Crawford4,95157.76%3,55541.48%320.37%190.22%140.16%1,39616.28%8,571
Cumberland2,66757.98%1,90441.39%90.20%80.17%120.26%76316.59%4,600
DeKalb17,18258.86%11,81140.46%1220.42%370.13%380.13%5,37118.40%29,190
DeWitt3,94259.32%2,66040.03%220.33%120.18%90.14%1,28219.29%6,645
Douglas4,37857.62%3,18441.91%90.12%80.11%190.25%1,19415.71%7,598
DuPage217,90769.39%94,28530.02%1,1800.38%3600.11%3220.10%123,62239.37%314,054
Edgar5,53858.55%3,88041.02%190.20%100.11%120.13%1,65817.53%9,459
Edwards2,21264.12%1,21835.30%50.14%90.26%60.17%99428.82%3,450
Effingham8,43164.53%4,55334.85%380.29%180.14%260.20%3,87829.68%13,066
Fayette5,45253.88%4,63245.78%150.15%100.10%90.09%8208.10%10,118
Ford4,05966.05%2,02632.97%220.36%200.33%180.29%2,03333.08%6,145
Franklin7,67740.87%11,02358.69%340.18%260.14%230.12%-3,346-17.82%18,783
Fulton6,99943.45%9,04656.16%240.15%220.14%170.11%-2,047-12.71%16,108
Gallatin1,58038.89%2,45560.42%80.20%90.22%110.27%-875-21.53%4,063
Greene3,13650.56%3,02048.69%150.24%160.26%160.26%1161.87%6,203
Grundy8,74360.88%5,52538.47%410.29%220.15%300.21%3,21822.41%14,361
Hamilton2,62249.89%2,61849.81%50.10%80.15%30.06%40.08%5,256
Hancock4,56848.71%4,74050.54%370.39%160.17%170.18%-172-1.83%9,378
Hardin1,50453.26%1,30846.32%30.11%20.07%70.25%1966.94%2,824
Henderson1,72645.17%2,08554.57%50.13%10.03%40.10%-359-9.40%3,821
Henry11,35849.28%11,59450.30%450.20%230.10%280.12%-236-1.02%23,048
Iroquois9,59669.11%4,22130.40%240.17%210.15%240.17%5,37538.71%13,886
Jackson9,68745.73%11,33453.50%810.38%540.25%290.14%-1,647-7.77%21,185
Jasper3,02458.28%2,13541.14%150.29%50.10%100.19%88917.14%5,189
Jefferson7,62449.42%7,72950.10%340.22%180.12%210.14%-105-0.68%15,426
Jersey4,34349.62%4,37650.00%150.17%60.07%120.14%-33-0.38%8,752
Jo Daviess4,92353.88%4,14145.32%400.44%170.19%160.18%7828.56%9,137
Johnson2,79759.61%1,87239.90%80.17%110.23%40.09%92519.71%4,692
Kane66,28364.10%36,36635.17%4320.42%1700.16%1610.16%29,91728.93%103,412
Kankakee20,31656.82%15,14742.36%550.15%2020.56%350.10%5,16914.46%35,755
Kendall10,65370.62%4,34728.82%390.26%260.17%190.13%6,30641.80%15,084
Knox10,84245.75%12,75253.81%440.19%310.13%310.13%-1,910-8.06%23,700
Lake114,11563.53%64,32735.81%7090.39%2870.16%1950.11%49,78827.72%179,633
LaSalle22,16649.64%22,27149.88%890.20%590.13%650.15%-105-0.24%44,650
Lawrence3,65553.57%3,14046.02%90.13%100.15%90.13%5157.55%6,823
Lee8,90365.48%4,60833.89%380.28%250.18%220.16%4,29531.59%13,596
Livingston10,32467.02%5,00932.52%370.24%180.12%170.11%5,31534.50%15,405
Logan8,49063.90%4,72735.58%330.25%150.11%210.16%3,76328.32%13,286
Macon23,86248.22%25,36451.25%1320.27%660.13%650.13%-1,502-3.03%49,489
Macoupin9,36243.20%12,19556.28%500.23%300.14%320.15%-2,833-13.08%21,669
Madison44,90745.04%54,17554.34%2680.27%2190.22%1260.13%-9,268-9.30%99,695
Marion8,69550.05%8,59249.46%350.20%240.14%270.16%1030.59%17,373
Marshall3,58856.35%2,74243.07%210.33%60.09%100.16%84613.28%6,367
Mason3,42449.95%3,40649.69%80.12%50.07%120.18%180.26%6,855
Massac3,50751.86%3,22747.72%50.07%180.27%60.09%2804.14%6,763
McDonough7,17357.42%5,24742.00%280.22%260.21%190.15%1,92615.42%12,493
McHenry46,13570.44%18,91928.88%2510.38%810.12%1130.17%27,21641.56%65,499
McLean30,57261.75%18,65937.69%1170.24%990.20%640.13%11,91324.06%49,511
Menard3,56062.40%2,10336.86%190.33%170.30%60.11%1,45725.54%5,705
Mercer3,68346.45%4,20453.02%180.23%90.11%150.19%-521-6.57%7,929
Monroe6,27557.83%4,52941.74%180.17%130.12%160.15%1,74616.09%10,851
Montgomery6,38846.43%7,29353.01%400.29%170.12%210.15%-905-6.58%13,759
Morgan8,80859.17%6,03240.52%290.19%80.05%90.06%2,77618.65%14,886
Moultrie3,16750.98%3,01348.50%140.23%60.10%120.19%1542.48%6,212
Ogle11,64466.94%5,64132.43%610.35%250.14%230.13%6,00334.51%17,394
Peoria37,60551.35%35,25348.14%1720.23%1170.16%830.11%2,3523.21%73,230
Perry4,57646.78%5,16752.83%90.09%130.13%160.16%-591-6.05%9,781
Piatt4,13756.85%3,09942.59%150.21%120.16%140.19%1,03814.26%7,277
Pike3,96546.11%4,61453.66%130.15%60.07%10.01%-649-7.55%8,599
Pope1,20254.44%99645.11%50.23%20.09%30.14%2069.33%2,208
Pulaski1,66647.90%1,79351.55%50.14%120.35%20.06%-127-3.65%3,478
Putnam1,51648.30%1,60151.00%60.19%60.19%100.32%-85-2.70%3,139
Randolph7,39648.28%7,84451.21%310.20%270.18%200.13%-448-2.93%15,318
Richland4,26459.61%2,86340.03%90.13%90.13%80.11%1,40119.58%7,153
Rock Island27,41240.37%40,17459.17%1550.23%700.10%900.13%-12,762-18.80%67,901
Saline5,79846.31%6,67653.32%170.14%120.10%180.14%-878-7.01%12,521
Sangamon50,17556.76%37,72942.68%2280.26%1460.17%1250.14%12,44614.08%88,403
Schuyler2,17853.57%1,86645.89%70.17%70.17%80.20%3127.68%4,066
Scott1,53555.02%1,24344.55%40.14%40.14%40.14%29210.47%2,790
Shelby5,37053.28%4,65046.14%190.19%150.15%240.24%7207.14%10,078
St. Clair41,43942.58%55,46557.00%1800.18%1330.14%960.10%-14,026-14.42%97,313
Stark1,84158.39%1,27440.41%190.60%90.29%100.32%56717.98%3,153
Stephenson11,34259.87%7,46039.38%740.39%390.21%300.16%3,88220.49%18,945
Tazewell28,86153.72%24,60345.79%1190.22%690.13%750.14%4,2587.93%53,727
Union4,24450.05%4,19749.50%180.21%70.08%130.15%470.55%8,479
Vermilion16,94348.32%17,91851.10%750.21%670.19%640.18%-975-2.78%35,067
Wabash3,45360.30%2,24139.14%120.21%80.14%120.21%1,21221.16%5,726
Warren4,58455.54%3,61743.82%180.22%220.27%130.16%96711.72%8,254
Washington4,12760.04%2,68939.12%180.26%250.36%150.22%1,43820.92%6,874
Wayne5,48163.29%3,13536.20%110.13%100.12%230.27%2,34627.09%8,660
White4,35451.04%4,14448.58%130.15%70.08%130.15%2102.46%8,531
Whiteside12,97853.05%11,32846.31%740.30%370.15%450.18%1,6506.74%24,462
Will73,12959.10%49,81640.26%3630.29%2590.21%1640.13%23,31318.84%123,731
Williamson12,27448.84%12,71250.58%580.23%620.25%240.10%-438-1.74%25,130
Winnebago55,69954.69%45,28044.46%5680.56%1370.13%1660.16%10,41910.23%101,850
Woodford9,47466.93%4,60432.53%440.31%130.09%200.14%4,87034.40%14,155
Totals2,310,93950.69%2,215,94048.60%14,9440.33%10,2760.23%7,0210.15%94,9992.09%4,559,120

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1988 Presidential General Election Results – Illinois. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . 2013-07-21.
  2. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. Web site: OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 15, 1988 . www.elections.il.gov . Illinois Secretary of State . 10 April 2020.
  4. Web site: OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1988 . www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections . 10 April 2020.
  5. Our Campaigns; IL US President 1988