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Elections / 1988 · President · MD

George H. W. Bush carried Maryland R+2.9.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Maryland, 1988. The state ran 4.8 points more Democratic 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)

Maryland result
1,714,358 votes counted
Dukakis (D)
826,304
48.2%
Bush (R)
876,167
51.1%
All others
11,887
0.7%
Margin
R+2.9
1988 presidential election
Maryland, 1988
BushR+2.9
1988 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1988 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 1988 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1988 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Allegany County, MD · R+19.0Anne Arundel County, MD · R+27.8Baltimore city, MD · D+48.1Baltimore County, MD · R+14.7Calvert County, MD · R+26.3Caroline County, MD · R+31.2Carroll County, MD · R+43.1Cecil County, MD · R+25.6Charles County, MD · R+27.5Dorchester County, MD · R+26.0Frederick County, MD · R+31.1Garrett County, MD · R+44.3Harford County, MD · R+31.9Howard County, MD · R+12.9Kent County, MD · R+12.4Montgomery County, MD · D+3.4Prince George's County, MD · D+21.2Queen Anne's County, MD · R+33.7Somerset County, MD · R+18.3St. Mary's County, MD · R+26.3Talbot County, MD · R+34.6Washington County, MD · R+28.3Wicomico County, MD · R+26.6Worcester County, MD · R+27.5
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
George H. W. Bush ✓Republican51.1%876,167
Michael DukakisDemocratic48.2%826,304
OtherAll other candidates0.7%11,887
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1988
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−19.0%
11,84417,46229,503
Anne Arundel CountyR
−27.8%
55,44098,540155,101
Baltimore cityD
+48.1%
170,81359,089232,367
Baltimore CountyR
−14.7%
121,570163,881287,295
Calvert CountyR
−26.3%
6,37610,95617,397
Caroline CountyR
−31.2%
2,4404,6617,123
Carroll CountyR
−43.1%
12,36831,22443,747
Cecil CountyR
−25.6%
7,80713,22421,155
Charles CountyR
−27.5%
11,82320,82832,764
Dorchester CountyR
−26.0%
3,7096,34310,140
Frederick CountyR
−31.1%
17,06132,57549,867
Garrett CountyR
−44.3%
2,5576,6659,282
Harford CountyR
−31.9%
19,80338,49358,566
Howard CountyR
−12.9%
34,00744,15378,530
Kent CountyR
−12.4%
2,9253,7616,732
Montgomery CountyD
+3.4%
165,187154,191320,896
Prince George's CountyD
+21.2%
133,81686,545222,881
Queen Anne's CountyR
−33.7%
3,8577,80311,703
Somerset CountyR
−18.3%
2,9114,2227,165
St. Mary's CountyR
−26.3%
7,43412,76720,290
Talbot CountyR
−34.6%
3,9488,17012,199
Washington CountyR
−28.3%
14,40825,91240,638
Wicomico CountyR
−26.6%
9,41316,27225,755
Worcester CountyR
−27.5%
4,7878,43013,262