Main article: 1988 United States presidential election
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The 1988 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was held on November 8, 1988, Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, instead, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election. In turn cast direct electoral votes for president and vice president.
Former Vice President George H. W. Bush won the straw poll by almost 58.9%.
Results
The votes of Guam residents didn't count in this November presidential election, but the territory nonetheless conducts a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president every election year. Since the first straw poll was in 1980.
| 1988 United States presidential straw poll in Guam | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | George H.W. Bush | Dan Quayle | 14,241 | 58.84% | |
| Democratic | Michael Dukakis | Lloyd Bentsen | 9,646 | 39.86% | |
| Libertarian | Lenora Fulani/Other | Joyce Dattner | 75 + 111 | 0.77% | |
| Independent | Ron Paul | Andre Marrou | 129 | 0.53% | |
| Totals | 24,202 | 100.00% | |||
See also
References
- "Presidential election in Guam, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- Network, Pacific Daily News Staff Reports, Pacific Daily News/USA TODAY (2020-11-04). "Election 2020: Guam voters choose Joe Biden as next president in straw poll". guampdn.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Bill No. 287 - VETO.pdf" (PDF). Guam Legislature. July 31, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- "ECAR 1988.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2024-06-21.