United States Presidential Election, 1988
The United States presidential election of 1988 featured no incumbent president, as President Ronald Reagan could not seek re-election after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the Democrats nominated Michael Dukakis, Governor of Massachusetts. Bush capitalized on a good economy, a stable international stage, and on Reagan's popularity, while Dukakis's campaign suffered from several miscues. The result was a third consecutive Republican landslide. No candidate since the election has managed to equal or surpass Bush's number of electoral votes won or popular vote percentage.
This is the earliest U.S. presidential election where both major candidates are still living.
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