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The 1986 United States elections were held on November 4 and elected the members of the 100th United States Congress. The elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Ronald Reagan 's second term.
- November 4
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Democratic gain
- 100th
Democrats won the national popular vote for the House of Representatives by a margin of 7.7 percentage points, making a net gain of five seats.
The 1988 United States presidential election was the 51st quadrennial presidential election held on Tuesday, November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican Vice President George H. W. Bush defeated the Democratic Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis.
- Texas
- Republican
- George H. W. Bush
- Dan Quayle
January 28 – Space Shuttle Challenger disaster – STS-51-L: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch from the United States, killing the crew of seven astronauts, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. January 29 – Yoweri Museveni is sworn in as President of Uganda. [1] February.
Nov 9, 1988 · George Herbert Walker Bush of Texas was elected the 41st President of the United States yesterday. The Vice President fashioned a solid, 6-to-5 victory in the popular vote over Gov. Michael S....
September. September 5 – Pan Am Flight 73, a flight from Bombay, India, to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, is hijacked. Twenty-one people are killed during the hijacking, including nationals from India, the United States, Pakistan, and Mexico.
U.S. presidential election results. year. candidate. political party. electoral votes 1. popular votes 2. popular percentage 3. 1 In elections from 1789 to 1804, each elector voted for two individuals without indicating which was to be president and which was to be vice president.
