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President Ronald Reagan remained popular after eight years in office. Vice-President George Bush was nominated to succeed him. The Democrats nominated Michael Dukakis, the Governor or Massachusetts, to run against Bush. Dukakis campaigned on change from the previous eight years, while Bush campaigned on keeping taxes low and maintaining the good economy of the Reagan years. He campaigned on having a "kinder, gentler nation." Bush attacked Dukakis as being too socially liberal. He also promised not to raise taxes, saying "read my lips" to voters. Dukakis (and the press) criticized Bush as being too negative. The voters agreed with Bush, handing him a solid popular vote margin and electoral college landslide. This election marked a rare occasion where one party managed to hold onto the White House for more than two consecutive terms. This is a feat not accomplished since Harry Truman and Franklin Roosevelt. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle + 48,881,221 54 426 Dukakis/Bentsen 41,805,422 46 111 Paul/Marrou 431,750 0 0 Fulani/Dattner 217,221 0 0 All Other Candidates 97,849 0 0 Duke/Parker 47,004 0 0 McCarthy/Rice 30,905 0 0 Griffen/Morsa 27,818 0 0 LaRouche/Freeman 25,562 0 0 Marra/Andrews 20,504 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  815,576 59 9 Dukakis/Bentsen 549,506 40 0 ALASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  119,251 60 3 Dukakis/Bentsen 72,584 36 0 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  702,541 60 7 Dukakis/Bentsen 454,029 39 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  466,578 56 6 Dukakis/Bentsen 349,237 42 0 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  5,054,917 51 47 Dukakis/Bentsen 4,702,233 48 0 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  728,177 53 8 Dukakis/Bentsen 621,453 45 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  750,241 52 8 Dukakis/Bentsen 676,584 47 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  139,639 56 3 Dukakis/Bentsen 108,647 43 0 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle + 27,590 14 0 Dukakis/Bentsen 159,407 83 3 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  2,618,885 61 21 Dukakis/Bentsen 1,656,701 39 0 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  1,081,331 60 12 Dukakis/Bentsen 714,792 40 0 HAWAII VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle + 158,625 45 0 Dukakis/Bentsen 192,364 54 4 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  253,881 62 4 Dukakis/Bentsen 147,272 36 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  2,310,939 51 24 Dukakis/Bentsen 2,215,940 49 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  1,297,763 60 12 Dukakis/Bentsen 860,643 40 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle + 545,355 45 0 Dukakis/Bentsen 670,557 55 8 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  554,049 56 7 Dukakis/Bentsen 422,636 43 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  734,281 56 9 Dukakis/Bentsen 580,368 44 0 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  883,702 54 10 Dukakis/Bentsen 717,460 44 0 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  307,131 55 4 Dukakis/Bentsen 243,569 44 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  876,167 51 10 Dukakis/Bentsen 826,304 48 0 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle + 1,194,644 45 0 Dukakis/Bentsen 1,401,406 53 13 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  1,965,486 54 20 Dukakis/Bentsen 1,675,783 46 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle + 962,337 46 0 Dukakis/Bentsen 1,109,471 53 10 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  557,890 60 7 Dukakis/Bentsen 363,921 39 0 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  1,084,953 52 11 Dukakis/Bentsen 1,001,619 48 0 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  190,412 52 4 Dukakis/Bentsen 168,936 46 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  398,447 60 5 Dukakis/Bentsen 259,646 39 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  206,040 59 4 Dukakis/Bentsen 132,738 38 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  281,537 62 4 Dukakis/Bentsen 163,696 36 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  1,743,192 56 16 Dukakis/Bentsen 1,320,252 43 0 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  270,341 52 5 Dukakis/Bentsen 244,497 47 0 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle + 3,081,871 48 0 Dukakis/Bentsen 3,347,882 52 36 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  1,237,258 58 13 Dukakis/Bentsen 890,167 42 0 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  166,559 56 3 Dukakis/Bentsen 127,739 43 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  2,416,519 55 23 Dukakis/Bentsen 1,939,629 44 0 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  678,367 58 8 Dukakis/Bentsen 483,423 41 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle + 560,126 47 0 Dukakis/Bentsen 616,206 51 7 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  2,300,087 51 25 Dukakis/Bentsen 2,194,944 48 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle + 177,761 44 0 Dukakis/Bentsen 225,123 56 4 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  606,443 62 8 Dukakis/Bentsen 370,554 38 0 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  165,415 53 3 Dukakis/Bentsen 145,560 47 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  947,233 58 11 Dukakis/Bentsen 679,794 42 0 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  3,036,829 56 29 Dukakis/Bentsen 2,352,748 43 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  428,442 66 5 Dukakis/Bentsen 207,343 32 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  124,331 51 3 Dukakis/Bentsen 115,775 48 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  1,309,162 60 12 Dukakis/Bentsen 859,799 39 0 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle + 903,825 48 0 Dukakis/Bentsen 933,516 50 10 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle + 310,065 47 0 Dukakis/Bentsen 341,016 52 5* *-One Elector Voted for Lloyd Bentsen for President WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle + 1,047,499 48 0 Dukakis/Bentsen + 1,126,794 51 11 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Bush/Quayle +  106,867 61 3 Dukakis/Bentsen 67,113 38 0 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Libertarian New Alliance Constitution Populist Other Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party