1988 United States presidential election in Indiana

1988 United States presidential election in Indiana

November 8, 1988
Turnout60.4% 0.5 pp
 
Nominee George H. W. Bush Michael Dukakis
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Texas Massachusetts
Running mate Dan Quayle Lloyd Bentsen
Electoral vote 12 0
Popular vote 1,297,763 860,643
Percentage 59.84% 39.69%


President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

George H.W Bush
Republican

A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. The Republican ticket of the vice president of the United States George H. W. Bush and the junior U.S. senator from Indiana Dan Quayle defeated the Democratic ticket of the governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis and the senior U.S. senator from Texas Lloyd Bentsen. Bush defeated Dukakis in the national election with 426 electoral votes.