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
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Since the 1850s, its main political rival has been the Republican Party.
Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States (1837–1841) and the second Democratic president.
James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States (1845–1849). He significantly extended the territory of the United States.
Stephen A. Douglas was a United States senator for Illinois.