From February 8 to June 14, 1988, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1988 United States presidential election. Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis was selected as
Michael Dukakis 1988 DNC
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Al Gore Senate portrait
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Paul Martin Simon was an American author and politician from Illinois. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1985 and in the United States Senate from 1985 to 1997. A me
1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries
…Tennessee Delegate count 1,726.5 1,056 375 Contests won 30 13 7 Popular vote 9,705,590 6,732,778 3,124,278 Percentage 42.17% 29.26% 13.58% Candidate Paul Simon Dick Gephardt Home state Illinois Missouri Delegate count 147 126 Contests won 1 3 Popular vote 1,078,112 1,432,080 Percentage 4.68% 6.22% Michael…
Official portrait, c. 1980s
Representative Simon interviewed by college friend Richard Jensen.
Simon in 1992 with comedian Al Franken at the Mayflower Hotel. Franken impersonated Simon in Saturday Night Live sketches during the 1988 presidential campaign, and won a Senate seat himself in 2008.