1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries

1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries

← 1984 February 8 to June 14, 1988 1992 →
4,105 delegates to the 1988 Democratic National Convention 2,053 (majority) votes needed to win
Candidate Michael Dukakis Jesse Jackson Al Gore Home state Massachusetts South Carolina Tennessee Delegate count 1,792 1,023 374 Contests won 30 13 7 Popular vote 10,024,101 6,941,816 3,190,992 Percentage 42.4% 29.3% 13.5%   Candidate Paul Simon Dick Gephardt Home state Illinois Missouri Delegate count 161 137 Contests won 1 3 Popular vote 1,107,692 1,452,331 Percentage 4.7% 6.1%
First place by convention roll call
Previous Democratic nominee Walter Mondale Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis

From February 8 to June 14, 1988, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1988 United States presidential election.

Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1988 Democratic National Convention held from July 18 to July 21, 1988, in Atlanta, Georgia.