1988 U.S. presidential election

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 8, 1988
gptkbp:debatedBy one vice presidential debate
three presidential debates
gptkbp:District_of_Columbia_winner gptkb:Michael_Dukakis
gptkbp:electoral_votes_(Bush) 426
gptkbp:electoral_votes_(Dukakis) 111
gptkbp:first_time_since_1948 Republicans won a third consecutive presidential election
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1988 U.S. presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:last_time_(as_of_2024) Republicans won Delaware in a presidential election
Republicans won New Jersey in a presidential election
Republicans won Hawaii in a presidential election
Republicans won Maine in a presidential election
Republicans won Vermont in a presidential election
Republicans won Michigan in a presidential election
Republicans won California in a presidential election
Republicans won Connecticut in a presidential election
Republicans won New Mexico in a presidential election
Republicans won Pennsylvania in a presidential election
Republicans won Illinois in a presidential election
Republicans won Maryland in a presidential election
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkb:Michael_Dukakis
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1992_U.S._presidential_election
gptkbp:notable_campaign_issue gptkb:business
gptkb:crime
gptkb:Willie_Horton_ad
environment
taxes
pledge of allegiance
gptkbp:notable_campaign_slogan_(Bush) Read my lips: no new taxes
gptkbp:notable_third_party_candidates gptkb:Ron_Paul
gptkb:Lenora_Fulani
gptkbp:number_of_states_won_(Bush) 40
gptkbp:number_of_states_won_(Dukakis) 10
gptkbp:percentage_of_popular_vote_(Bush) 53.4%
gptkbp:percentage_of_popular_vote_(Dukakis) 45.6%
gptkbp:popular_vote_(Bush) 48,886,597
gptkbp:popular_vote_(Dukakis) 41,809,074
gptkbp:previousEdition 1984 U.S. presidential election
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Michael_Dukakis
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Dan_Quayle
gptkb:Lloyd_Bentsen
gptkbp:voterTurnout 50.2%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1992_U.S._presidential_election
gptkb:Willie_Horton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7