1988 Republican Party presidential primaries

The 1988 Republican presidential primaries were the selection process that Republican voters used to choose their nominee for President of the United States in the 1988 U.S. presidential election.

1988 Republican Party presidential primaries

January 14 to June 14, 1988

x160px x160px x160px Candidate George H. W. Bush Bob Dole Pat Robertson Home state Texas Kansas Virginia Contests won 42 5 4 Popular vote 8,253,512 2,333,375 1,097,446 Percentage 67.9% 19.2% 9.0%

450px Gold denotes a state won by George H. W. Bush. Green denotes a state won by Pat Robertson. Purple denotes a state won by Bob Dole. Grey denotes a state that did not hold a primary.

Previous Republican nominee Ronald Reagan Republican nominee George H. W. Bush

Incumbent Vice President George H.W. Bush won the nomination after winning the delegation count needed through primary elections and caucuses. He was formally nominated at the 1988 Republican National Convention held from August 15 to August 18, 1988, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Nominee

Candidate		Experience	Home State	Campaign	Popular vote	Running mate
127x127px	George Bush	Vice President of the United States (1981–1989)	64x64px Texas	(campaign)	8,253,512 (67.90%)	Dan Quayle

Withdrew before convention

	Candidate	Experience	Home State	Campaign	Popular vote
	Bob Dole	U.S. Senator (1969–1996)	Kansas	100x100px (campaign)	2,333,375 (19.19%)
126x126px	Pat Robertson	None	70x70px Virginia	99x99px (campaign)	1,097,446 (9.02%)
132x132px	Jack Kemp	U.S. Representative (1971–89)	New York	100x100px (campaign)	331,333 (2.72%)

Candidates who received less than 1%

• DupontPETE (cropped).jpg

  Former Governor
  Pete du Pont
  of Delaware
  (Withdrew Feb. 18)

• Alexander Haig Official Portrait.jpg

  Former U.S. Secretary of State
  Alexander Haig
  (Withdrew Feb. 12)
  (Endorsed Bob Dole)

• Former U.S. Senator
  Paul Laxalt
  of Nevada
  (Withdrew Aug. 26, 1987)

• Harold Stassen 1980.jpg

  Former Governor
  Harold E. Stassen
  of Minnesota

• Jack Fellure (cropped).jpg

  Retired engineer Jack Fellure of West Virginia

Declined to seek nomination

• Nancy Reagan accepting an award with Donald Trump and George Allen (cropped).jpg

  Real estate developer and future U.S. President Donald Trump (Declined October 22, 1987)

1988 Republican Party Presidential Primaries Media

• VP George Bush crop.jpg

  Vice President George H. W. Bush

• Dan Quayle (cropped).jpg

  Department of Defense portrait of Vice President Dan Quayle

• Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg

  Robert J. Dole ran for president of the United States in 1996 but lost to incumbent president William J. Clinton.

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  Flag-map of Kansas

• Flag-map of Virginia.svg

  Flag-map of Virginia