Electoral history of George H. W. Bush

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President George H. W. Bush in 1988

George Herbert Walker Bush served as the 41st president of the United States (1989–1993), the 43rd vice president (1981–1989), the 11th director of central intelligence (1976–1977), and as a United States representative from Texas (1967–1971).

Congressional elections (1964–1970)

1964

1964 United States Senate election in Texas, Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George H. W. Bush 62,985 44.08%
Republican Jack Cox 45,561 31.89%
Republican Robert J. Morris 28,279 19.79%
Republican Milton Davis 6,067 4.25%
Total votes 142,892 100.00%
1964 United States Senate election in Texas, Republican primary runoff
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George H. W. Bush 49,751 62.12%
Republican Jack Cox 30,333 37.88%
Total votes 80,084 100.00%
1964 United States Senate election in Texas
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ralph Yarborough (incumbent) 1,463,958 56.22%
Republican George H. W. Bush 1,134,337 43.56%
Constitution Jack Carswell 5,542 0.21%
Total votes 2,603,837 100.00%

1966

1966 Texas's 7th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George H. W. Bush 53,756 57.07%
Democratic Frank Briscoe 39,958 42.42%
Constitution Bob Gray 488 0.52%
Total votes 94,202 100.00%

1968

1968 Texas's 7th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 110,455 100.00%
Total votes 110,455 100.00%

1970

1970 United States Senate election in Texas, Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George H. W. Bush 96,806 87.64%
Republican Robert J. Morris 13,654 12.36%
Total votes 110,460 100.00%
1970 United States Senate election in Texas
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lloyd Bentsen 1,194,069 53.55%
Republican George H. W. Bush 1,035,794 46.45%
Total votes 2,229,863 100.00%

Presidential elections (1980–1992)

1980

First-instance vote by state
1980 Republican Party presidential primaries
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Reagan 7,709,793 59.79%
Republican George H. W. Bush 3,070,033 23.81%
Republican John B. Anderson 1,572,174 12.19%
Republican Howard Baker 181,153 1.41%
Republican Phil Crane 97,793 0.76%
Republican John Connally 82,625 0.64%
Republican Uncommitted 68,155 0.53%
Republican Ben Fernandez 25,520 0.20%
Republican Harold Stassen 25,425 0.20%
Republican Gerald Ford 10,557 0.08%
Republican Bob Dole 7,204 0.06%
Republican Others 33,217 0.26%
Total votes 12,883,649 100.00%
1980 Republican National Convention, Presidential tally
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Reagan 1,939 97.44%
Republican John B. Anderson 37 1.86%
Republican George H. W. Bush 13 0.65%
Republican Anne Armstrong 1 0.05%
Total votes 1,990 100.00%
1980 Republican National Convention, Vice Presidential tally
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George H. W. Bush 1,832 93.33%
Republican Jesse Helms 54 2.75%
Republican Jack Kemp 42 2.14%
Republican Phil Crane 23 1.17%
Republican James R. Thompson 5 0.26%
Republican John M. Ashbrook 1 0.05%
Republican Howard Baker 1 0.05%
Republican Henry J. Hyde 1 0.05%
Republican Donald Rumsfeld 1 0.05%
Republican Eugene Schroeder 1 0.05%
Republican William E. Simon 1 0.05%
Republican Guy Vander Jagt 1 0.05%
Total votes 1,963 100.00%
Electoral college results of the 1980 election
Reagan: 489 votes (44 states)
Carter: 49 votes (6 states + DC)
1980 United States presidential election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Reagan / George H. W. Bush 43,903,230 50.75%
Democratic Jimmy Carter / Walter Mondale (incumbent) 35,480,115 41.01%
Independent John B. Anderson / Patrick Joseph Lucey 5,719,850 6.61%
Libertarian Ed Clark / David H. Koch 921,128 1.06%
Citizens Barry Commoner / LaDonna Harris 233,052 0.27%
Communist Gus Hall / Angela Davis 44,933 0.05%
American Independent John Rarick / Eileen Shearer 40,906 0.05%
N/A Others 166,464 0.19%
Total votes 86,509,678 100.00%

1984

1984 Republican National Convention, Vice Presidential tally
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 2,231 99.82%
Republican (abstention) 2 0.09%
Republican Jack Kemp 1 0.05%
Republican Jeane Kirkpatrick 1 0.05%
Total votes 2,235 100.00%
Electoral college results of the 1984 election
Reagan: 525 votes (49 states)
Mondale: 13 votes (1 state + DC)
1984 United States presidential election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) / George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 54,455,472 58.77%
Democratic Walter Mondale / Geraldine Ferraro 37,577,352 40.56%
Libertarian David Bergland / Jim Lewis 228,111 0.25%
Independent Lyndon LaRouche / Billy Davis 78,809 0.09%
Citizens Sonia Johnson / Richard Walton 72,161 0.08%
Populist Bob Richards / Maureen Salaman 66,324 0.07%
New Alliance Dennis L. Serrette / Nancy Ross 46,853 0.05%
Workers World Larry Holmes / Gloria La Riva 46,853 0.05%
N/A Others 112,266 0.12%
Total votes 92,653,233 100.00%

1988

First-instance vote by state
1988 Republican Party presidential primaries
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George H. W. Bush 8,258,512 67.91%
Republican Bob Dole 2,333,375 19.19%
Republican Pat Robertson 1,097,446 9.02%
Republican Jack Kemp 331,333 2.72%
Republican Uncommitted 56,990 0.47%
Republican Pierre S. du Pont, IV 49,783 0.41%
Republican Alexander M. Haig 26,619 0.22%
Republican Harold Stassen 2,682 0.02%
Total votes 12,156,740 100.00%
1988 Republican National Convention, Presidential tally
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George H. W. Bush 2,277 100.00%
Total votes 2,277 100.00%
Electoral college results of the 1988 election
Bush: 426 votes (40 states)
Dukakis: 111 votes (10 states + DC)
Bentsen: 1 vote (faithless elector)
1988 United States presidential election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George H. W. Bush / Dan Quayle 48,886,597 53.37%
Democratic Michael Dukakis / Lloyd Bentsen 41,809,476 45.65%
Libertarian Ron Paul / Andre Marrou 431,750 0.47%
New Alliance Lenora Fulani / Joyce Dattner 217,221 0.24%
N/A Others 249,642 0.27%
Total votes 91,594,686 100.00%

1992

1992 Republican Party presidential primaries
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 9,199,463 72.84%
Republican Pat Buchanan 2,899,488 22.96%
Republican Uncommitted 287,383 2.28%
Republican David Duke 119,115 0.94%
Republican Ross Perot 56,136 0.44%
Republican Pat Paulsen 10,984 0.09%
Republican Maurice Horton 9,637 0.08%
Republican Harold Stassen 8,099 0.06%
Total votes 3,390,842 100.00%
1992 Republican National Convention, Presidential tally
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 2,189 99.05%
Republican Pat Buchanan 18 0.81%
Republican Howard Phillips 2 0.09%
Republican Alan Keyes 1 0.05%
Total votes 2,210 100.00%
1992 New York State Right to Life Party Convention
Party Candidate Votes %
Right to Life George H. W. Bush (incumbent) unopposed 100.00%
Electoral college results of the 1992 election
Clinton: 370 votes (32 states + DC)
Bush: 168 votes (18 states)
1992 United States presidential election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Clinton / Al Gore 44,909,889 43.01%
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent)/ Dan Quayle (incumbent) 39,104,550 37.45%
Independent Ross Perot / James Stockdale 19,743,821 18.91%
Libertarian Andre Marrou / Nancy Lord 290,087 0.28%
Populist Bo Gritz / Cyril Minett 106,152 0.10%
New Alliance Lenora Fulani / Maria Elizabeth Muñoz 73,622 0.07%
N/A Others 195,885 18.76%
Total votes 104,423,923 100.00%

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