The 1988 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the
1988 United States presidential election
The 1988 United States presidential election was the 51st quadrennial presidential election held on Tuesday, November 8, 1988. The Republican nominee, incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush, defeated the Democratic nominee, Governor Michael ...
. Voters chose seven electors of the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Oregon was won by
Democratic
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
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nominee
Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis over
Republican nominee
Vice President George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...
. Oregon was one of just ten states won by Dukakis in an election overwhelmingly won by Bush. It also marked the first victory by a Democratic presidential candidate in Oregon since
1964
Events January
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* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
; Democrats have won every presidential election in Oregon since then, although Bush's son and later Republican candidate
George W. Bush
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came extremely close to winning the state in
2000
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and only lost it by a somewhat slender margin in
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
.
Bush's loss marked the first time that a Republican was elected President while losing Oregon since
Ulysses S. Grant
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in
1868
Events
January–March
* January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries.
* January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Jap ...
.
, this is the last occasion
Washington County has voted for a Republican presidential nominee,
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1948
Events January
* January 1
** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect.
** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
where Oregon has not voted for the same candidate as neighboring
California, and the last time that Oregon voted to the left of neighboring
Washington.
Results
Results by county
See also
*
United States presidential elections in Oregon
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Oregon, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1859, Oregon has participated in every U.S. presidential election.
Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to ...
*
Presidency of George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush's tenure as the 41st president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1989, and ended on January 20, 1993. Bush was a Republican from Texas and the incumbent vice president for two terms under pre ...
Notes
References
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President