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WH 2000 Quickclicks: Home | Electoral Scoreboard | Dem Veepstakes | GOP Veepstakes
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1988 Dem Primary/Caucus Results
Other Past Results
  '96 GOP
   '92 Dem
   '92 GOP
   '88 Dem
  '88 GOP

Here is a look back at how the Democrats fared in '88, based on results available from The Hotline database. The table below shows first, second and third place finishes for each candidate, followed by a state-by-state breakdown of the percent of the vote received by each candidate.



Primary Scorecard

CANDIDATE:      1ST:    2ND:    3RD:   
Mike Dukakis21119
Jesse Jackson937
Dick Gephardt256
Al Gore764
Paul Simon112
AK, CT, HI, MD, KS, ME, NY, ND, VT and WA results omitted due to non-binding
delegate selection. DC is included in these results.




State-By-State Breakdown

Alabama· Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Delaware · District of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Virginia · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming

ALABAMA (3/8):
Candidate:   Percent:
Gore         40%
Jackson      40
Dukakis       8
Gephardt      8
Hart          2
Babbitt       1
Simon         1
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ARIZONA (4/16):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      54%
Jackson      38
Gore          5
Simon         1
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ARKANSAS (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Gore         37%
Dukakis      19
Jackson      17
Gephardt     12
Hart          4
Simon         2
Babbitt       1
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CALIFORNIA (6/7):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      61%
Jackson      35
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COLORADO (4/5):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      46%
Jackson      40
Gore          4
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DELAWARE (4/19):

Candidate:   Percent:
Jackson      45%
Dukakis      27
Gore          2
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (5/3):

Candidate:   Percent:
Jackson      80%
Dukakis      18
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FLORIDA (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      40%
Jackson      20
Gephardt     15
Gore         13
Hart          3
Simon         2
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GEORGIA (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Jackson      39%
Gore         33
Dukakis      16
Gephardt      7
Hart          3
Simon         1
Babbitt       1
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ILLINOIS (3/15):

Candidate:   Percent:
Simon         43%
Jackson       31
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INDIANA (5/3):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      70%
Jackson      22
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IOWA (2/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Gephardt     27%
Simon        24
Dukakis      21
Jackson      11
Babbitt       9
Hart          1
Gore         .2
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KENTUCKY (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Gore         46%
Dukakis      19
Jackson      16
Gephardt      9
Hart          4
Simon         3
Babbitt       1
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LOUISIANA (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Jackson      35
Gore         29
Dukakis      15
Gephardt     11
Hart          4
Simon         1
Babbitt       0
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MARYLAND (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      46%
Jackson      29
Gore          9
Gephardt      8
Simon         3
Hart          2
Babbitt       1
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MASSACHUSETTS (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      59%
Jackson      19
Gephardt     10
Gore          4
Simon         4
Hart          2
Babbitt       1
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MICHIGAN (3/29):

Candidate:   Delegates:
Jackson      77
Dukakis      52
Gephardt      9
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MINNESOTA* (3/8/88):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      31%
Jackson      24
Simon        18
Gephardt      6
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MISSISSIPPI (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Jackson      45%
Gore         33
Dukakis       9
Gephardt      5
Hart          4
Simon         1
Babbitt       1
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MISSOURI* (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Gephardt     57%
Jackson      21
Dukakis      12
Simon         4
Gore          3
Hart          1
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MONTANA (6/7):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      69%
Jackson      22
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NEBRASKA (5/10):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      63%
jackson      26
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NEVADA (4/9):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      44%
Jackson      40
Gore         17
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NEW HAMPSHIRE (2/16):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      37%
Gephardt     21
Simon        18
Jackson       8
Gore          7
Babbitt       5
Hart          4
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NEW JERSEY (6/7):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      64%
Jackson      33
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NEW MEXICO (6/7):

Candidate:  Percent:
Dukakis     69%
Jackson     22
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NORTH CAROLINA (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Gore         35%
Jackson      33
Dukakis      20
Gephardt      6
Hart          2
Simon         1
Babbitt       1
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OHIO (5/3):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      63%
Jackson      27
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OKLAHOMA (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Gore         41%
Gephardt     21
Dukakis      17
Jackson      13
Hart          4
Simon         2
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OREGON (5/17):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      55%
Jackson      38
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PENNSYLVANIA (4/26):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      68%
Jackson      28
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RHODE ISLAND (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      70%
Jackson      15
Gephardt      4
Gore          4
Simon         3
Hart          2
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SOUTH CAROLINA (3/12):

Candidate:   Percent:
Jackson      54%
Gore         18
Dukakis       7
Gephardt      2
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TENNESSEE (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Gore         72%
Jackson      21
Dukakis       3
Gephardt      1
Hart          1
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TEXAS (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      32%
Gore         22
Jackson      22
Gephardt     15
Hart          5
Simon         2
Babbitt       1
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UTAH* (4/26):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      71%
Jackson      16
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VIRGINIA^ (3/8):

Candidate:   Percent:
Jackson      45%
Gore         23
Dukakis      22
Gephardt      4
Simon         2
Babbitt       1
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WEST VIRGINIA (5/10):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      79%
Jackson      14
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WISCONSIN (3/29):

Candidate:   Percent:
Dukakis      58%
Jackson      28
Gore          8
Simon         1
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WYOMING^ (5/7/88):

Candidate:   Delegates:
Gore         80
Dukakis      77
Gephardt     68
Jackson      38
Simon        10
Hart          1
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