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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Popular Vote
OfficePresident
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1988 - 12:00pm
Polls Open February 01, 1988 - 06:00am
Polls Close July 01, 1988 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1989 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1993 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last Modifiedev August 31, 2018 01:37pm
Data Sources
Description
Democratic Presidential Candidacies, 1988
ContenderEntranceExit
Edward M. Kennedy 12/19/1985
Joe Biden 12/1986 9/24/1987
Mario Cuomo 2/19/1987
Sam Nunn 2/21/1987
Richard Gephardt 2/23/1987 3/28/1988
Bruce Babbitt 3/10/1987 2/18/1988
Michael Dukakis 3/16/1987
Jesse Jackson 3/19/1987
Dale Bumpers 3/20/1987
Al Gore 4/10/1987 4/21/1988
Gary Hart 4/13/1987 5/8/1987
Paul Simon 5/18/1987 4/7/1988
Bill Clinton 7/15/1987
Pat Schroeder 9/28/1987
Gary Hart 12/15/1987 3/11/1988
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/06/1984
NameRonald Reagan Votes54,455,075 (58.77%)
Term01/20/1985 - 01/20/1989 Margin16,877,890 (+18.22%)
KEY RACE? 10.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

12/17/1987 01/31/1988

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Michael S. Dukakis Jesse L. Jackson Sen. Al Gore Rep. Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt Sen. Paul M. Simon Sen. Gary Hart Unpledged
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes9,898,750 (42.46%) 6,788,991 (29.12%) 3,185,806 (13.67%) 1,399,041 (6.00%) 1,082,960 (4.65%) 415,716 (1.78%) 250,307 (1.07%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -3,109,759 (-13.34%) -6,712,944 (-28.80%) -8,499,709 (-36.46%) -8,815,790 (-37.82%) -9,483,034 (-40.68%) -9,648,443 (-41.39%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
New York Times 
01/30-01/31		 8.00% (+2.0) 16.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (-3.0) 18.00% (-5.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gordon Black 
01/21-01/28		 13.00% (+0.0) 13.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 9.00% (+0.0) 7.00% (+0.0) 17.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Harris Interactive 
01/07-01/26		 15.00% (+0.0) 15.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 19.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/22-01/24		 16.00% (+6.0) 15.00% (+2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 9.00% (+7.0) 9.00% (-1.0) 23.00% (-8.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Washington Post/ABC News 
01/17-01/23		 11.00% (+0.0) 25.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 12.00% (+0.0) 23.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
New York Times 
01/17-01/21		 6.00% (+0.0) 17.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 9.00% (+0.0) 23.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D DylanSH99
D Bill Clinton [L]
D Kent Conrad [L]
D Robert T. "Bob" Matsui
I E Pluribus Unum
AIM Dennis Banks
G BR_Green
COM Gus Hall [L]
D NCdem
D EastTexasDem
D Zell B. Miller
D Sue Laybe
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
D Claude D. Pepper [L]
D Butler Derrick
D Robin Tallon
D COSDem
IndP 6921
D Dodge Landesman
DFL John J. Marty
I McCord 2014
R CincinnatiReds1990
R Charles H. Keating, Jr.
D Patricia N. "Pat" Schroeder [L]
  21st Century Democrats
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Bruce E. Babbitt Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. David Duke Rep. James A. "Jim" Traficant, Jr. Rep. Douglas E. Applegate, Jr. Jennifer Alden Wesner Norbert G. Dennerll, Jr.
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes77,780 (0.33%) 70,938 (0.30%) 45,289 (0.19%) 30,879 (0.13%) 25,068 (0.11%) 7,546 (0.03%) 7,298 (0.03%)
Margin-9,820,970 (-42.13%) -9,827,812 (-42.16%) -9,853,461 (-42.27%) -9,867,871 (-42.33%) -9,873,682 (-42.36%) -9,891,204 (-42.43%) -9,891,452 (-42.43%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
New York Times 
01/30-01/31		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gordon Black 
01/21-01/28		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Harris Interactive 
01/07-01/26		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/22-01/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Washington Post/ABC News 
01/17-01/23		 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
New York Times 
01/17-01/21		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Sherrod Brown
D InspectorMorse
F Blue Republican
AENM Angry Russian
AnFed Patient Grasshopper
D Jason
D Wayne L. Hays [L]
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name W. A. Williams Frank Joseph Ahern Angus Wheeler McDonald William A. Marra Florenzo Di Donato Richard B. Kay Stephen A. Koczak
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes6,238 (0.03%) 3,701 (0.02%) 3,604 (0.02%) 2,736 (0.01%) 2,055 (0.01%) 1,682 (0.01%) 1,356 (0.01%)
Margin-9,892,512 (-42.44%) -9,895,049 (-42.45%) -9,895,146 (-42.45%) -9,896,014 (-42.45%) -9,896,695 (-42.45%) -9,897,068 (-42.46%) -9,897,394 (-42.46%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
New York Times 
01/30-01/31		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gordon Black 
01/21-01/28		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Harris Interactive 
01/07-01/26		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/22-01/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Washington Post/ABC News 
01/17-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
New York Times 
01/17-01/21		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name William J. DuPont Charles R. Doty Anthony R. "Andy" Martin Conrad W. Roy Osie Thorpe William King Edward T. O'Donnell, Jr.
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes1,349 (0.01%) 1,005 (0.00%) 598 (0.00%) 122 (0.00%) 96 (0.00%) 36 (0.00%) 33 (0.00%)
Margin-9,897,401 (-42.46%) -9,897,745 (-42.46%) -9,898,152 (-42.46%) -9,898,628 (-42.46%) -9,898,654 (-42.46%) -9,898,714 (-42.46%) -9,898,717 (-42.46%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
New York Times 
01/30-01/31		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gordon Black 
01/21-01/28		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Harris Interactive 
01/07-01/26		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/22-01/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Washington Post/ABC News 
01/17-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
New York Times 
01/17-01/21		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Cyril E. Sagan Frank L. Thomas Gov. Claude Roy Kirk, Jr. Irwin Zucker A. A. Van Patten Stanley O. Lock Others
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes33 (0.00%) 28 (0.00%) 25 (0.00%) 22 (0.00%) 10 (0.00%) 9 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin-9,898,717 (-42.46%) -9,898,722 (-42.46%) -9,898,725 (-42.46%) -9,898,728 (-42.46%) -9,898,740 (-42.46%) -9,898,741 (-42.46%) -9,898,750 (-42.46%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
New York Times 
01/30-01/31		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gordon Black 
01/21-01/28		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Harris Interactive 
01/07-01/26		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/22-01/24		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Washington Post/ABC News 
01/17-01/23		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
New York Times 
01/17-01/21		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
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