George H. W. Bush carried Arizona R+21.2.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Arizona, 1988. The state ran 13.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.7 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1988 ballot here.

Nominees: Michael Dukakis (D) · George H. W. Bush (R)

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Arizona result

1,171,873 votes counted

Dukakis (D)

454,029

38.7%

Bush (R)

702,541

60.0%

All others

15,303

1.3%

Margin

R+21.2

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1988 presidential election

Arizona, 1988

BushR+21.2

How it voted

Share of the 1988 vote

George H. W. Bush ✓Republican	60.0%	702,541
Michael DukakisDemocratic	38.7%	454,029
OtherAll other candidates	1.3%	15,303

D+60

R+60

15 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Arizona's presidential margins

1912–2024, the 1988 contest in context

Arizona's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1912	+30.8%
1916	+21.8%
1920	−11.2%
1924	−5.8%
1928	−15.3%
1932	+36.5%
1936	+42.9%
1940	+27.5%
1944	+17.9%
1948	+10.0%
1952	−16.7%
1956	−22.1%
1960	−11.1%
1964	−0.8%
1968	−19.8%
1972	−31.3%
1976	−16.6%
1980	−32.4%
1984	−33.9%
1988	−21.2%
1992	−2.0%
1996	+2.2%
2000	−6.3%
2004	−10.5%
2008	−8.5%
2012	−9.0%
2016	−3.5%
2020	+0.3%
2024	−5.5%

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County results — 1988

15 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Apache County	D	+24.7%	8,944	5,347	14,544
Cochise County	R	−14.3%	11,812	15,815	28,050
Coconino County	R	−6.2%	14,660	16,649	32,140
Gila County	R	−4.7%	7,147	7,861	15,299
Graham County	R	−19.8%	3,407	5,120	8,652
Greenlee County	D	+6.3%	1,733	1,526	3,302
La Paz County	R	−18.6%	1,746	2,562	4,376
Maricopa County	R	−31.0%	230,952	442,337	681,518
Mohave County	R	−26.4%	10,197	17,651	28,286
Navajo County	R	−7.0%	9,023	10,393	19,677
Pima County	R	−1.7%	113,824	117,899	234,473
Pinal County	R	−3.8%	13,850	14,966	29,180
Santa Cruz County	R	−0.8%	3,268	3,320	6,690
Yavapai County	R	−30.8%	14,514	27,842	43,206
Yuma County	R	−19.1%	8,952	13,253	22,480