1988 ELECTION

10/28/1988: Vice President George Bush attends a campaign rally in Omaha, Nebraska (George Bush Presidential Library and Museum)
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ELECTION RESULTS:

REPUBLICANS:
GEORGE H.W. BUSH (PRESIDENT)
DAN QUAYLE (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 426 (79.2%)
Popular Vote: 48,886.097 (53.4%)

DEMOCRATS: 
MICHAEL DUKAKIS (PRESIDENT)
LLOYD M. BENTSEN, JR. (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 111  (20.6%)
Popular Vote: 41,809.074 (45.6%)

ADDITIONAL MAPS/ DATA
American Presidency Project
Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
National Archives (Map)

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES:

George H.W. Bush
GEORGE H.W. BUSH (PRESIDENT)
Dan Quayle (R-IN)
DAN QUAYLE (VICE PRESIDENT)

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES: 

MICHAEL DUKAKIS (PRESIDENT)
LLOYD M. BENTSEN, JR. (VICE PRESIDENT)

RESOURCES:

Miller Center
Wikipedia
The Livingroom Candidate

RECOMMENDED BOOK:

WHAT IT TAKES by Richard Ben Cramer

SPEECHES:

Dukakis Convention, 7/21/1988 (Transcript, Video)
Bentsen Convention, 7/22/1988 (Transcript, Video)
Bush Convention, 8/18/1988 (Transcript, Video)
Quayle Convention, 8/19/1988 (Video)
Dukakis Concession, 11/8/1988 (Video, Excerpts)
Bush Victory, 11/8/1988 (Video, Excerpts)

DEBATES:

9/25/1988 (Transcript, Video)
10/5/1988 VP  (Transcript, Video)
10/13/1988 (Transcript, Video)

MEDIA COVERAGE:

Front Pages, 11/9/1988 (NYT, WP, StLP-D)
Entire NYT (11/9/1988, 11/10/1988)
NYT, 11/9/1988 (Results, Bush, Analysis, Quayle)
NYT Convention Coverage
LAT Archives