Ohio 1988 Presidential Election

Michael Dukakis vs. George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush won the Ohio 1988 presidential election with 2,416,549 votes (55.0%), a margin of R+10.8. Ohio's 17 electoral votes went to the Republican ticket.

Statewide Results

44.1%

55.0%

1,939,629

Michael Dukakis (44.1%)

2,416,549

George H. W. Bush (55.0%)

Total Votes: 4,393,699|Margin: R+10.8

County Results

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County Results (88 counties)

County	Margin	1988 Pres	1992 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Mahoning County	D+26.5	D+26.5	D+26.7	120,126	D+8.9%
Monroe County	D+24.9	D+24.9	D+31.8	6,874	D+20.5%
Belmont County	D+22.8	D+22.8	D+29.7	31,973	D+10.5%
Jefferson County	D+21.8	D+21.8	D+26.3	36,509	D+7.6%
Trumbull County	D+20.2	D+20.2	D+26.7	98,250	D+9.3%
Cuyahoga County	D+18.5	D+18.5	D+23.5	601,117	D+6.4%
Lucas County	D+8.6	D+8.6	D+18.1	185,095	D+10.1%
Harrison County	D+8.0	D+8.0	D+19.7	7,252	D+19.8%
Ashtabula County	D+7.5	D+7.5	D+13.0	38,556	D+13.1%
Athens County	D+7.3	D+7.3	D+24.2	20,281	D+13.4%
Summit County	D+5.3	D+5.3	D+12.6	215,589	D+8.0%
Lorain County	D+4.9	D+4.9	D+11.9	106,926	D+8.8%
Columbiana County	D+0.9	D+0.9	D+10.0	43,140	D+10.7%
Portage County	R+1.4	R+1.4	D+12.7	52,480	D+13.7%
Pike County	R+3.8	R+3.8	D+8.5	10,919	D+8.7%
Erie County	R+4.9	R+4.9	D+5.8	32,198	D+12.2%
Scioto County	R+5.2	R+5.2	D+8.3	30,760	D+9.0%
Vinton County	R+5.3	R+5.3	D+6.2	5,081	D+15.4%
Lawrence County	R+5.3	R+5.3	D+8.4	24,768	D+7.4%
Ottawa County	R+7.5	R+7.5	D+6.8	17,517	D+13.9%
Tuscarawas County	R+9.4	R+9.4	D+4.4	31,589	D+9.6%
Stark County	R+11.0	R+11.0	D+4.7	158,096	D+9.1%
Perry County	R+13.6	R+13.6	D+1.9	11,731	D+17.4%
Carroll County	R+13.8	R+13.8	D+4.1	10,994	D+13.9%
Lake County	R+14.2	R+14.2	R+2.9	93,524	D+5.1%
Coshocton County	R+15.6	R+15.6	D+3.1	14,506	D+22.5%
Montgomery County	R+15.7	R+15.7	D+1.2	228,943	D+2.9%
Wood County	R+16.5	R+16.5	D+0.3	44,933	D+13.6%
Clark County	R+16.8	R+16.8	D+4.2	56,503	D+8.6%
Guernsey County	R+17.7	R+17.7	D+4.2	14,563	D+16.7%
Seneca County	R+17.9	R+17.9	R+1.8	23,430	D+17.0%
Sandusky County	R+18.5	R+18.5	R+3.3	24,232	D+14.7%
Hocking County	R+18.6	R+18.6	D+1.6	9,243	D+10.9%
Jackson County	R+19.2	R+19.2	R+3.2	11,267	D+6.3%
Meigs County	R+19.3	R+19.3	D+3.0	9,276	D+8.5%
Washington County	R+19.3	R+19.3	R+6.5	24,916	D+15.2%
Brown County	R+19.6	R+19.6	R+2.5	12,698	D+13.9%
Noble County	R+20.3	R+20.3	R+0.4	5,308	D+16.2%
Gallia County	R+20.8	R+20.8	R+3.1	12,349	D+10.6%
Richland County	R+20.8	R+20.8	R+6.9	50,047	D+16.1%
Franklin County	R+20.9	R+20.9	R+2.2	377,357	D+9.6%
Medina County	R+21.0	R+21.0	R+8.4	49,874	D+10.5%
Marion County	R+21.3	R+21.3	R+8.1	24,718	D+11.1%
Ross County	R+21.9	R+21.9	R+1.4	24,113	D+13.3%
Adams County	R+22.3	R+22.3	R+6.7	9,744	D+4.2%
Hamilton County	R+23.4	R+23.4	R+10.9	370,384	D+3.9%
Huron County	R+23.4	R+23.4	R+6.3	20,642	D+13.3%
Wayne County	R+24.2	R+24.2	R+10.5	36,208	D+12.3%
Muskingum County	R+25.4	R+25.4	R+7.2	31,674	D+11.3%
Paulding County	R+26.4	R+26.4	R+3.8	8,571	D+5.9%
Hardin County	R+27.1	R+27.1	R+11.3	11,606	D+11.8%
Defiance County	R+27.2	R+27.2	R+8.5	15,153	D+9.7%
Knox County	R+27.6	R+27.6	R+8.2	19,200	D+14.3%
Morgan County	R+27.8	R+27.8	R+4.7	5,859	D+8.2%
Geauga County	R+30.2	R+30.2	R+16.6	34,608	D+7.7%
Greene County	R+31.0	R+31.0	R+12.6	52,856	D+2.1%
Fulton County	R+33.4	R+33.4	R+14.8	15,428	D+12.3%
Morrow County	R+33.6	R+33.6	R+10.2	10,760	D+14.2%
Highland County	R+34.1	R+34.1	R+14.1	13,178	D+6.4%
Licking County	R+34.3	R+34.3	R+13.3	51,767	D+11.1%
Crawford County	R+34.5	R+34.5	R+10.9	18,700	D+14.7%
Preble County	R+34.8	R+34.8	R+13.6	15,381	D+9.7%
Wyandot County	R+35.1	R+35.1	R+13.2	9,239	D+15.4%
Ashland County	R+35.1	R+35.1	R+18.6	18,939	D+14.4%
Champaign County	R+35.3	R+35.3	R+11.1	13,368	D+11.7%
Darke County	R+36.7	R+36.7	R+16.7	21,954	D+9.8%
Pickaway County	R+37.3	R+37.3	R+15.5	15,794	D+11.2%
Miami County	R+37.8	R+37.8	R+16.7	36,434	D+7.9%
Mercer County	R+38.0	R+38.0	R+20.5	16,286	D+6.1%
Butler County	R+38.1	R+38.1	R+18.1	110,208	D+8.4%
Allen County	R+38.5	R+38.5	R+24.4	44,975	D+8.0%
Henry County	R+38.9	R+38.9	R+16.9	12,468	D+14.8%
Williams County	R+39.2	R+39.2	R+15.8	15,585	D+10.0%
Holmes County	R+39.4	R+39.4	R+34.3	7,316	D+9.7%
Fairfield County	R+39.7	R+39.7	R+19.4	42,051	D+11.5%
Fayette County	R+40.2	R+40.2	R+19.2	8,873	D+12.1%
Clinton County	R+40.2	R+40.2	R+17.2	12,699	D+7.9%
Shelby County	R+40.9	R+40.9	R+17.9	17,425	D+10.2%
Madison County	R+41.3	R+41.3	R+20.4	11,817	D+9.2%
Clermont County	R+41.6	R+41.6	R+22.6	53,085	D+8.3%
Van Wert County	R+41.7	R+41.7	R+23.9	13,336	D+6.3%
Logan County	R+42.1	R+42.1	R+23.8	15,697	D+11.6%
Hancock County	R+45.1	R+45.1	R+27.8	27,643	D+12.9%
Delaware County	R+46.0	R+46.0	R+24.3	28,498	D+7.2%
Putnam County	R+46.9	R+46.9	R+31.6	15,301	D+10.4%
Warren County	R+47.3	R+47.3	R+27.4	42,818	D+5.9%
Union County	R+47.4	R+47.4	R+29.5	12,071	D+9.0%
Auglaize County	R+47.7	R+47.7	R+27.1	18,479	D+8.5%

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