George H. W. Bush carried Ohio R+10.9.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Ohio, 1988. The state ran 3.1 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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Ohio result

4,393,699 votes counted

Dukakis (D)

1,939,629

44.1%

Bush (R)

2,416,549

55.0%

All others

37,521

0.9%

Margin

R+10.9

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1988 presidential election

Ohio, 1988

BushR+10.9

How it voted

Share of the 1988 vote

George H. W. Bush ✓Republican	55.0%	2,416,549
Michael DukakisDemocratic	44.1%	1,939,629
OtherAll other candidates	0.9%	37,521

D+60

R+60

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

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Ohio's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context

Ohio's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−0.1%
1896	−4.8%
1900	−6.6%
1904	−25.4%
1908	−6.2%
1912	+14.1%
1916	+7.7%
1920	−19.9%
1924	−34.6%
1928	−30.4%
1932	+2.8%
1936	+20.6%
1940	+4.4%
1944	−0.4%
1948	+0.2%
1952	−13.5%
1956	−22.2%
1960	−6.6%
1964	+25.9%
1968	−2.3%
1972	−21.6%
1976	+0.3%
1980	−10.6%
1984	−18.8%
1988	−10.9%
1992	+1.8%
1996	+6.4%
2000	−3.5%
2004	−2.1%
2008	+4.6%
2012	+3.0%
2016	−8.0%
2020	−8.0%
2024	−11.1%

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County results — 1988

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−22.3%	3,740	5,916	9,744
Allen County	R	−38.5%	13,727	31,021	44,975
Ashland County	R	−35.1%	6,072	12,726	18,939
Ashtabula County	D	+7.5%	20,536	17,654	38,556
Athens County	D	+7.3%	10,795	9,314	20,281
Auglaize County	R	−47.7%	4,756	13,562	18,479
Belmont County	D	+22.8%	19,515	12,214	31,973
Brown County	R	−19.6%	5,047	7,539	12,698
Butler County	R	−38.1%	33,770	75,725	110,208
Carroll County	R	−13.8%	4,667	6,179	10,994
Champaign County	R	−35.3%	4,272	8,995	13,368
Clark County	R	−16.8%	23,247	32,729	56,503
Clermont County	R	−41.6%	15,352	37,417	53,085
Clinton County	R	−40.2%	3,746	8,856	12,699
Columbiana County	D	+0.9%	21,581	21,175	43,140
Coshocton County	R	−15.6%	6,020	8,282	14,506
Crawford County	R	−34.5%	6,018	12,472	18,700
Cuyahoga County	D	+18.5%	353,401	242,439	601,117
Darke County	R	−36.7%	6,851	14,914	21,954
Defiance County	R	−27.2%	5,448	9,566	15,153
Delaware County	R	−46.0%	7,590	20,693	28,498
Erie County	R	−4.9%	15,097	16,670	32,198
Fairfield County	R	−39.7%	12,504	29,208	42,051
Fayette County	R	−40.2%	2,623	6,186	8,873
Franklin County	R	−20.9%	147,585	226,265	377,357
Fulton County	R	−33.4%	5,076	10,230	15,428
Gallia County	R	−20.8%	4,834	7,399	12,349
Geauga County	R	−30.2%	11,874	22,339	34,608
Greene County	R	−31.0%	18,025	34,432	52,856
Guernsey County	R	−17.7%	5,926	8,507	14,563
Hamilton County	R	−23.4%	140,354	227,004	370,384
Hancock County	R	−45.1%	7,435	19,896	27,643
Hardin County	R	−27.1%	4,145	7,291	11,606
Harrison County	D	+8.0%	3,881	3,298	7,252
Henry County	R	−38.9%	3,764	8,618	12,468
Highland County	R	−34.1%	4,278	8,776	13,178
Hocking County	R	−18.6%	3,706	5,426	9,243
Holmes County	R	−39.4%	2,179	5,064	7,316
Huron County	R	−23.4%	7,794	12,633	20,642
Jackson County	R	−19.2%	4,505	6,671	11,267
Jefferson County	D	+21.8%	22,095	14,141	36,509
Knox County	R	−27.6%	6,882	12,180	19,200
Lake County	R	−14.2%	39,667	52,963	93,524
Lawrence County	R	−5.3%	11,628	12,937	24,768
Licking County	R	−34.3%	16,793	34,540	51,767
Logan County	R	−42.1%	4,484	11,099	15,697
Lorain County	D	+4.9%	55,600	50,410	106,926
Lucas County	D	+8.6%	99,755	83,788	185,095
Madison County	R	−41.3%	3,421	8,303	11,817
Mahoning County	D	+26.5%	75,524	43,722	120,126
Marion County	R	−21.3%	9,596	14,864	24,718
Medina County	R	−21.0%	19,505	29,962	49,874
Meigs County	R	−19.3%	3,699	5,486	9,276
Mercer County	R	−38.0%	4,978	11,162	16,286
Miami County	R	−37.8%	11,138	24,915	36,434
Monroe County	D	+24.9%	4,269	2,557	6,874
Montgomery County	R	−15.7%	95,737	131,596	228,943
Morgan County	R	−27.8%	2,085	3,713	5,859
Morrow County	R	−33.6%	3,515	7,130	10,760
Muskingum County	R	−25.4%	11,691	19,736	31,674
Noble County	R	−20.3%	2,079	3,155	5,308
Ottawa County	R	−7.5%	8,038	9,352	17,517
Paulding County	R	−26.4%	3,114	5,381	8,571
Perry County	R	−13.6%	5,011	6,602	11,731
Pickaway County	R	−37.3%	4,905	10,796	15,794
Pike County	R	−3.8%	5,191	5,611	10,919
Portage County	R	−1.4%	25,607	26,334	52,480
Preble County	R	−34.8%	4,937	10,297	15,381
Putnam County	R	−46.9%	4,004	11,183	15,301
Richland County	R	−20.8%	19,617	30,047	50,047
Ross County	R	−21.9%	9,271	14,563	24,113
Sandusky County	R	−18.5%	9,709	14,203	24,232
Scioto County	R	−5.2%	14,442	16,029	30,760
Seneca County	R	−17.9%	9,504	13,704	23,430
Shelby County	R	−40.9%	5,065	12,198	17,425
Stark County	R	−11.0%	69,639	87,087	158,096
Summit County	D	+5.3%	112,612	101,155	215,589
Trumbull County	D	+20.2%	58,674	38,815	98,250
Tuscarawas County	R	−9.4%	14,185	17,145	31,589
Union County	R	−47.4%	3,130	8,846	12,071
Van Wert County	R	−41.7%	3,848	9,410	13,336
Vinton County	R	−5.3%	2,385	2,652	5,081
Warren County	R	−47.3%	11,145	31,419	42,818
Washington County	R	−19.3%	9,967	14,767	24,916
Wayne County	R	−24.2%	13,571	22,320	36,208
Williams County	R	−39.2%	4,666	10,782	15,585
Wood County	R	−16.5%	18,579	26,013	44,933
Wyandot County	R	−35.1%	2,936	6,178	9,239