1988 United States Presidential Election (A New Dawn)

The 1988 United States Presidential Election was the 51st quadrennial presidential election in the United States, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1988. The Republican ticket of incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush, in the nation's first two-round election, defeated the Democratic ticket of Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis.

Following the so-called "Reagan Reforms" of the late 1980s, the electoral system in the United States was significantly changed, introducing a two-round system that greatly improved the viability of third parties.