<page_title> 1988 United States presidential election in Washington (state) </page_title> <section_title> Results by county </section_title> <table> <cell> King <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> County </col_header> </cell> <cell> 59,089 <col_header> Margin </col_header> <col_header> # </col_header> </cell> <cell> 29,681 <col_header> Margin </col_header> <col_header> # </col_header> <row_header> Totals </row_header> <row_header> 933,516 </row_header> <row_header> 50.05% </row_header> <row_header> 903,835 </row_header> <row_header> 48.46% </row_header> <row_header> 27,902 </row_header> <row_header> 1.50% </row_header> </cell> </table>
Michael Dukakis in 1988 won King County by a margin of 59,089 votes and by a 29,681 vote difference he carried Washington state as a whole.