Ronald Reagan Republican George H. W. Bush Republican The 1988 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 8, 1988, and was part of the 1988 United States presidential election.

[1] With the exception of Jimmy Carter's victory in North Carolina in 1976, the state had voted for the Republican presidential nominee in every election since 1968.

[6] North Carolina was one of the southern states that Michael Dukakis's campaign viewed as winnable.

[7] George H. W. Bush campaign in the state three times, and Dan Quayle, Dukakis, and Lloyd Bentsen each came twice.

[9][10] Bush carried 10 of the 11 congressional districts, including seven held by Democrats.