President Ronald Reagan's two-time running mate George H. W. Bush handily won Wisconsin's Republican primary in 1988, benefitting from Reagan's endorsement and fending off challenges from Kansas Sen. Bob Dole and televangelist Pat Robertson.
1988 Republican winner: George H. W. Bush
Republican presidential candidate Vice President George H. W. Bush talks with members of the UW-Madison hockey team at a campaign stop in Madison on March 31, 1988.
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