1988 Republican Party presidential primaries

1988 Republican Party presidential primaries
	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;

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.

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.

Candidates

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

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

Former Governor
Pete du Pont
of Delaware
(Withdrew Feb. 18)
Former U.S. Secretary of State
Alexander Haig
(Withdrew Feb. 12^[1])
(Endorsed Bob Dole)
Former U.S. Senator
Paul Laxalt
of Nevada
(Withdrew Aug. 26, 1987)
Former Governor
Harold E. Stassen
of Minnesota
Retired engineer Jack Fellure of West Virginia

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

↑ Clifford, Frank (13 February 1988). "Haig Drops Out of GOP Race, Endorses Dole". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

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