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Election in South Dakota
The
1988 United States presidential election in South Dakota
took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and
the District of Columbia
, were part of the
1988 United States presidential election
. Voters chose three electors to the
Electoral College
, which selected the
president
and
vice president
.
South Dakota
was won by incumbent United States
Vice President
George H. W. Bush
of
Texas
, who was running against
Massachusetts Governor
Michael Dukakis
. Bush ran with
Indiana Senator
Dan Quayle
as Vice President, and Dukakis ran with
Texas Senator
Lloyd Bentsen
.
South Dakota weighed in for this election as 1.5% more
Democratic
than the national average.
[1]
This is the last of only four elections since statehood when South Dakota has voted more Democratic than the national average,
[a]
an anomaly probably caused by the persistent crisis in the United States'
farming sector during the decade
.
Bush won the election in South Dakota with a 6-point margin.
The presidential election of 1988 was a very
partisan
election for South Dakota, with more than 99 percent of the electorate voting for either the
Republican
or the
Democratic
parties, and only five candidates appearing on the ballot.
[2]
While most
counties
turned out in this election for Bush, the highly populated centers of
Brown County
and
Sioux Falls
's
Minnehaha County
, voted in majority for Dukakis.
Results
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Results by county
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County
[3]
|
George H.W. Bush
Republican
|
Michael Dukakis
Democratic
|
Ron Paul
Independent
|
Lenora Fulani
Independent
|
James Warren
Independent
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Aurora
|
856
|
46.17%
|
987
|
53.24%
|
5
|
0.27%
|
5
|
0.27%
|
1
|
0.05%
|
-131
|
-7.07%
|
1,854
|
Beadle
|
4,611
|
50.23%
|
4,523
|
49.27%
|
29
|
0.32%
|
15
|
0.16%
|
2
|
0.02%
|
88
|
0.96%
|
9,180
|
Bennett
|
663
|
52.54%
|
579
|
45.88%
|
18
|
1.43%
|
1
|
0.08%
|
1
|
0.08%
|
84
|
6.66%
|
1,262
|
Bon Homme
|
1,826
|
53.44%
|
1,574
|
46.06%
|
6
|
0.18%
|
9
|
0.26%
|
2
|
0.06%
|
252
|
7.38%
|
3,417
|
Brookings
|
5,394
|
52.34%
|
4,860
|
47.16%
|
20
|
0.19%
|
29
|
0.28%
|
2
|
0.02%
|
534
|
5.18%
|
10,305
|
Brown
|
8,537
|
49.34%
|
8,673
|
50.13%
|
42
|
0.24%
|
39
|
0.23%
|
11
|
0.06%
|
-136
|
-0.79%
|
17,302
|
Brule
|
971
|
49.19%
|
991
|
50.20%
|
9
|
0.46%
|
2
|
0.10%
|
1
|
0.05%
|
-20
|
-1.01%
|
1,974
|
Buffalo
|
151
|
30.82%
|
334
|
68.16%
|
2
|
0.41%
|
1
|
0.20%
|
2
|
0.41%
|
-183
|
-37.34%
|
490
|
Butte
|
2,291
|
63.96%
|
1,256
|
35.06%
|
19
|
0.53%
|
15
|
0.42%
|
1
|
0.03%
|
1,035
|
28.90%
|
3,582
|
Campbell
|
909
|
72.60%
|
334
|
26.68%
|
8
|
0.64%
|
1
|
0.08%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
575
|
45.92%
|
1,252
|
Charles Mix
|
1,966
|
46.99%
|
2,205
|
52.70%
|
5
|
0.12%
|
4
|
0.10%
|
4
|
0.10%
|
-239
|
-5.71%
|
4,184
|
Clark
|
1,247
|
51.44%
|
1,164
|
48.02%
|
3
|
0.12%
|
9
|
0.37%
|
1
|
0.04%
|
83
|
3.42%
|
2,424
|
Clay
|
2,307
|
44.37%
|
2,859
|
54.98%
|
18
|
0.35%
|
7
|
0.13%
|
9
|
0.17%
|
-552
|
-10.61%
|
5,200
|
Codington
|
5,050
|
51.99%
|
4,570
|
47.05%
|
34
|
0.35%
|
46
|
0.47%
|
14
|
0.14%
|
480
|
4.94%
|
9,714
|
Corson
|
710
|
49.03%
|
722
|
49.86%
|
11
|
0.76%
|
4
|
0.28%
|
1
|
0.07%
|
-12
|
-0.83%
|
1,448
|
Custer
|
1,806
|
59.49%
|
1,180
|
38.87%
|
34
|
1.12%
|
9
|
0.30%
|
7
|
0.23%
|
626
|
20.62%
|
3,036
|
Davison
|
4,024
|
51.68%
|
3,705
|
47.59%
|
20
|
0.26%
|
30
|
0.39%
|
7
|
0.09%
|
319
|
4.09%
|
7,786
|
Day
|
1,616
|
42.82%
|
2,137
|
56.62%
|
19
|
0.50%
|
2
|
0.05%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-521
|
-13.80%
|
3,774
|
Deuel
|
1,251
|
49.49%
|
1,246
|
49.29%
|
17
|
0.67%
|
12
|
0.47%
|
2
|
0.08%
|
5
|
0.20%
|
2,528
|
Dewey
|
765
|
42.76%
|
1,007
|
56.29%
|
14
|
0.78%
|
1
|
0.06%
|
2
|
0.11%
|
-242
|
-13.53%
|
1,789
|
Douglas
|
1,438
|
67.23%
|
695
|
32.49%
|
3
|
0.14%
|
3
|
0.14%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
743
|
34.74%
|
2,139
|
Edmunds
|
1,327
|
51.06%
|
1,259
|
48.44%
|
7
|
0.27%
|
4
|
0.15%
|
2
|
0.08%
|
68
|
2.62%
|
2,599
|
Fall River
|
2,002
|
58.59%
|
1,380
|
40.39%
|
25
|
0.73%
|
7
|
0.20%
|
3
|
0.09%
|
622
|
18.20%
|
3,417
|
Faulk
|
842
|
53.94%
|
714
|
45.74%
|
2
|
0.13%
|
3
|
0.19%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
128
|
8.20%
|
1,561
|
Grant
|
2,148
|
51.49%
|
1,988
|
47.65%
|
19
|
0.46%
|
15
|
0.36%
|
2
|
0.05%
|
160
|
3.84%
|
4,172
|
Gregory
|
1,566
|
57.53%
|
1,138
|
41.81%
|
7
|
0.26%
|
9
|
0.33%
|
2
|
0.07%
|
428
|
15.72%
|
2,722
|
Haakon
|
958
|
70.91%
|
379
|
28.05%
|
9
|
0.67%
|
5
|
0.37%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
579
|
42.86%
|
1,351
|
Hamlin
|
1,380
|
52.06%
|
1,258
|
47.45%
|
9
|
0.34%
|
4
|
0.15%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
122
|
4.61%
|
2,651
|
Hand
|
1,461
|
56.67%
|
1,101
|
42.71%
|
8
|
0.31%
|
8
|
0.31%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
360
|
13.96%
|
2,578
|
Hanson
|
786
|
50.00%
|
776
|
49.36%
|
8
|
0.51%
|
2
|
0.13%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
10
|
0.64%
|
1,572
|
Harding
|
633
|
70.33%
|
259
|
28.78%
|
5
|
0.56%
|
3
|
0.33%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
374
|
41.55%
|
900
|
Hughes
|
4,545
|
61.07%
|
2,853
|
38.34%
|
24
|
0.32%
|
15
|
0.20%
|
5
|
0.07%
|
1,692
|
22.73%
|
7,442
|
Hutchinson
|
2,700
|
62.56%
|
1,594
|
36.93%
|
9
|
0.21%
|
13
|
0.30%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,106
|
25.63%
|
4,316
|
Hyde
|
546
|
53.58%
|
436
|
42.79%
|
29
|
2.85%
|
5
|
0.49%
|
3
|
0.29%
|
110
|
10.79%
|
1,019
|
Jackson
|
671
|
58.81%
|
450
|
39.44%
|
14
|
1.23%
|
2
|
0.18%
|
4
|
0.35%
|
221
|
19.37%
|
1,141
|
Jerauld
|
777
|
50.65%
|
751
|
48.96%
|
2
|
0.13%
|
4
|
0.26%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
26
|
1.69%
|
1,534
|
Jones
|
521
|
66.28%
|
261
|
33.21%
|
3
|
0.38%
|
1
|
0.13%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
260
|
33.07%
|
786
|
Kingsbury
|
1,592
|
51.57%
|
1,472
|
47.68%
|
11
|
0.36%
|
7
|
0.23%
|
5
|
0.16%
|
120
|
3.89%
|
3,087
|
Lake
|
2,439
|
47.62%
|
2,663
|
51.99%
|
8
|
0.16%
|
9
|
0.18%
|
3
|
0.06%
|
-224
|
-4.37%
|
5,122
|
Lawrence
|
5,570
|
59.39%
|
3,705
|
39.50%
|
66
|
0.70%
|
32
|
0.34%
|
6
|
0.06%
|
1,865
|
19.89%
|
9,379
|
Lincoln
|
3,537
|
52.35%
|
3,190
|
47.21%
|
15
|
0.22%
|
9
|
0.13%
|
6
|
0.09%
|
347
|
5.14%
|
6,757
|
Lyman
|
843
|
56.96%
|
631
|
42.64%
|
3
|
0.20%
|
3
|
0.20%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
212
|
14.32%
|
1,480
|
Marshall
|
1,142
|
45.23%
|
1,372
|
54.34%
|
7
|
0.28%
|
4
|
0.16%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-230
|
-9.11%
|
2,525
|
McCook
|
1,501
|
50.00%
|
1,492
|
49.70%
|
1
|
0.03%
|
6
|
0.20%
|
2
|
0.07%
|
9
|
0.30%
|
3,002
|
McPherson
|
1,358
|
70.14%
|
571
|
29.49%
|
4
|
0.21%
|
2
|
0.10%
|
1
|
0.05%
|
787
|
40.65%
|
1,936
|
Meade
|
5,189
|
61.24%
|
3,212
|
37.91%
|
43
|
0.51%
|
27
|
0.32%
|
2
|
0.02%
|
1,977
|
23.33%
|
8,473
|
Mellette
|
460
|
53.99%
|
385
|
45.19%
|
6
|
0.70%
|
1
|
0.12%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
75
|
8.80%
|
852
|
Miner
|
795
|
45.30%
|
955
|
54.42%
|
4
|
0.23%
|
1
|
0.06%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-160
|
-9.12%
|
1,755
|
Minnehaha
|
26,765
|
47.71%
|
29,135
|
51.94%
|
82
|
0.15%
|
84
|
0.15%
|
29
|
0.05%
|
-2,370
|
-4.23%
|
56,095
|
Moody
|
1,161
|
40.19%
|
1,715
|
59.36%
|
4
|
0.14%
|
7
|
0.24%
|
2
|
0.07%
|
-554
|
-19.17%
|
2,889
|
Pennington
|
19,510
|
61.44%
|
12,068
|
38.00%
|
90
|
0.28%
|
71
|
0.22%
|
18
|
0.06%
|
7,442
|
23.44%
|
31,757
|
Perkins
|
1,326
|
60.36%
|
851
|
38.73%
|
17
|
0.77%
|
3
|
0.14%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
475
|
21.63%
|
2,197
|
Potter
|
1,175
|
62.07%
|
701
|
37.03%
|
10
|
0.53%
|
5
|
0.26%
|
2
|
0.11%
|
474
|
25.04%
|
1,893
|
Roberts
|
2,012
|
46.67%
|
2,267
|
52.59%
|
20
|
0.46%
|
6
|
0.14%
|
6
|
0.14%
|
-255
|
-5.92%
|
4,311
|
Sanborn
|
815
|
51.10%
|
770
|
48.28%
|
4
|
0.25%
|
6
|
0.38%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
45
|
2.82%
|
1,595
|
Shannon
|
256
|
17.31%
|
1,206
|
81.54%
|
7
|
0.47%
|
4
|
0.27%
|
6
|
0.41%
|
-950
|
-64.23%
|
1,479
|
Spink
|
1,969
|
48.47%
|
2,071
|
50.98%
|
9
|
0.22%
|
8
|
0.20%
|
5
|
0.12%
|
-102
|
-2.51%
|
4,062
|
Stanley
|
698
|
57.26%
|
511
|
41.92%
|
8
|
0.66%
|
2
|
0.16%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
187
|
15.34%
|
1,219
|
Sully
|
571
|
56.76%
|
393
|
39.07%
|
41
|
4.08%
|
1
|
0.10%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
178
|
17.69%
|
1,006
|
Todd
|
535
|
31.92%
|
1,117
|
66.65%
|
5
|
0.30%
|
9
|
0.54%
|
10
|
0.60%
|
-582
|
-34.73%
|
1,676
|
Tripp
|
2,113
|
62.96%
|
1,219
|
36.32%
|
13
|
0.39%
|
6
|
0.18%
|
5
|
0.15%
|
894
|
26.64%
|
3,356
|
Turner
|
2,436
|
57.47%
|
1,780
|
41.99%
|
11
|
0.26%
|
8
|
0.19%
|
4
|
0.09%
|
656
|
15.48%
|
4,239
|
Union
|
1,907
|
41.91%
|
2,612
|
57.41%
|
11
|
0.24%
|
14
|
0.31%
|
6
|
0.13%
|
-705
|
-15.50%
|
4,550
|
Walworth
|
1,940
|
63.40%
|
1,094
|
35.75%
|
15
|
0.49%
|
9
|
0.29%
|
2
|
0.07%
|
846
|
27.65%
|
3,060
|
Yankton
|
4,186
|
52.05%
|
3,777
|
46.96%
|
26
|
0.32%
|
41
|
0.51%
|
13
|
0.16%
|
409
|
5.09%
|
8,043
|
Ziebach
|
362
|
45.53%
|
427
|
53.71%
|
3
|
0.38%
|
2
|
0.25%
|
1
|
0.13%
|
-65
|
-8.18%
|
795
|
Totals
|
165,415
|
52.85%
|
145,560
|
46.51%
|
1,060
|
0.34%
|
730
|
0.23%
|
226
|
0.07%
|
19,855
|
6.34%
|
312,991
|
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