1988 United States presidential election

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538 members of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout52.8%[1] Decrease 2.4 pp
 
Nominee Phil Gramm Walter Mondale
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Texas Minnesota
Running mate Jim Thompson Gary Hart
Electoral vote 341 196[a]
States carried 36 14 + DC
Popular vote 48,886,597 41,809,476
Percentage 50.0% 47.7%

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Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Gramm/Thompson and blue denotes those won by Mondale/Hart. Light blue is the electoral vote for Hart/Mondale by a West Virginia faithless elector. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.

President before election

Walter Mondale
Democratic

Elected President

Phil Gramm
Republican

  1. ^ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2023.


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