1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries
From February 8 to June 14, 1988, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1988 United States presidential election.
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Image: Jesse Jackson For President Crop
Image: Al Gore Senate portrait (cropped)
Image: Sen. Paul Simon
1988 United States presidential election
The 1988 United States presidential election was the 51st quadrennial presidential election held on Tuesday, November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican Vice President George H. W. Bush defeated the Democratic Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis.
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The incumbent in 1988, Ronald Reagan. His second term expired at noon on January 20, 1989.
Michael Dukakis at the 1988 Democratic Convention