<page_title> 1988 United States presidential election in Maine </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> George H. W. Bush <col_header> United States presidential election in Maine, 1988 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 55.34% <col_header> United States presidential election in Maine, 1988 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> Michael Dukakis <col_header> United States presidential election in Maine, 1988 </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> 43.88% <col_header> United States presidential election in Maine, 1988 </col_header> <col_header> Percentage </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> </table>
Bush took 55.34 percent of the vote to Dukakis’ 43.88 percent.