# Endorsements in the 1988 Republican Party presidential primaries

This is a list of endorsements for declared candidates in the Democratic primaries for the 1988 United States presidential election.
This list only includes endorsements by notable individuals and organizations which have been reported in reliable independent sources. Endorsement by individuals does not imply endorsement by their organization.

## Convention Candidates
### George Bush
#### U.S. Senate

* Jim McClure, member of the U.S. Senate from Idaho (1973–1991)
* Mitch McConnell, member of the U.S. Senate from Kentucky (1985–Present)

#### U.S. House of Representatives

* Robert Badham, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 40th congressional district (1977–1989)
* Richard Baker, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th congressional district (1987–2008)
* Steve Bartlett, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 3rd congressional district (1983–1991)
* Joe Barton, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 6th congressional district (1985–2019)
* Herb Bateman, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st congressional district (1983–2000)
* Helen Delich Bentley, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd congressional district (1985–1995)
* Michael Bilirakis, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 9th congressional district (1983–2007)
* Thomas J. Bliley Jr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia (1981–2001)
* Sherwood Boehlert, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1983–2007)
* Jim Bunning, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 4th congressional district (1987–1999)
* Sonny Callahan, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st congressional district (1985–2003)
* William Clinger, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1979–1997)
* Howard Coble, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 6th congressional district (1985–2015)
* Tom Coleman, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 6th congressional district (1976–1993)
* Larry Combest, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 19th congressional district (1985–2003)
* Silvio O. Conte, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district (1959–1991)
* Lawrence Coughlin, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district (1969–1993)
* Bob Davis, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 11th congressional district (1979–1993)
* Tom DeLay, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 22nd congressional district (1985–2006)
* Mike DeWine, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th congressional district (1983–1991)
* William L. Dickinson, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd congressional district (1965–1993)
* Bob Dornan, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1985–1997)
* David Dreier, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1981–2013)
* Harris Fawell, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 13th congressional district (1985–1999)
* Jack Fields, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 8th congressional district (1981–1997)
* Hamilton Fish IV, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1969–1995)
* Bill Frenzel, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 3rd congressional district (1971–1991)
* Elton Gallegly, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1987–2013)
* Dean Gallo, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 11th congressional district (1985–1994)
* Benjamin Gilman, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1973–2003)
* Bill Goodling, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district (1975–2001)
* Bill Gradison, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1981–1989)
* Judd Gregg, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district (1975–1993)
* John Paul Hammerschmidt, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd congressional district (1967–1993)
* Jim Hansen, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 1st congressional district (1981–2003)
* Paul B. Henry, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan (1985–1993)
* Frank Horton, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1963–1993)
* Nancy Johnson, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut (1983–2007)
* Robert Lagomarsino, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1974–1993)
* Del Latta, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th congressional district (1959–1989)
* Jim Leach, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa (1977–2007)
* Norman F. Lent, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1971–1993)
* Tom Lewis, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1983–1995)
* Manuel Lujan Jr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 1st congressional district (1969–1989)
* Ron Marlenee, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's 2nd congressional district (1977–1993)
* David O'Brien Martin, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1981–1993)
* Lynn M. Martin, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 16th congressional district (1981–1991)
* Bill McCollum, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1981–2001)
* Joseph M. McDade, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district (1963–1999)
* Raymond J. McGrath, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 5th congressional district (1981–1993)
* Clarence E. Miller, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th congressional district (1967–1993)
* Guy Molinari, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1981–1989)
* John T. Myers, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 7th congressional district (1967–1997)
* Mike Oxley, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th congressional district (1981–2007)
* Ron Packard, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1983–2001)
* Chip Pashayan, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 17th congressional district (1979–1991)
* Tom Petri, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district (1979–2015)
* Carl Pursell, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 2nd congressional district (1977–1993)
* Jimmy Quillen, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st congressional district (1963–1997)
* Ralph Regula, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district (1973–2009)
* Tom Ridge, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district (1983–1995)
* Hal Rogers, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th congressional district (1981–Present)
* John G. Rowland, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 5th congressional district (1985–1991)
* Claudine Schneider, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district (1981–1991)
* Bill Schuette, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 10th congressional district (1985–1991)
* Clay Shaw, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1981–2007)
* Chris Shays, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district (1987–2009)
* Bud Shuster, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district (1973–2001)
* Joe Skeen, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 2nd congressional district (1981–2003)
* Lamar Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 21st congressional district (1987–2019)
* Olympia Snowe, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd congressional district (1979–1995)
* Gerald Solomon, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1979–1999)
* Don Sundquist, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th congressional district (1983–1995)
* Mac Sweeney, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 14th congressional district (1985–1989)
* Tom Tauke, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 2nd congressional district (1979–1991)
* Gene Taylor, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 7th congressional district (1973–1989)
* Barbara Vucanovich, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 2nd congressional district (1983–1997)
* George C. Wortley, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1981–1989)
* Chalmers Wylie, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th congressional district (1967–1993)
* Bill Young, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1971–2013)
* Don Young, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large congressional district (1973–2022)

## Withdrawn Candidates
### Bob Dole
#### U.S. Senate

* Al D'Amato, member of the U.S. Senate from New York (1981–1999)
* Pete Domenici, member of the U.S. Senate from New Mexico (1973–2009)
* Chuck Grassley, member of the U.S. Senate from Iowa (1981–Present)
* Nancy Kassebaum, member of the U.S. Senate from Kansas (1978–1997)
* Frank Murkowski, member of the U.S. Senate from Alaska (1981–2002)
* Don Nickles, member of the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma (1981–2005)
* Larry Pressler, member of the U.S. Senate from South Dakota (1979–1997)
* Warren Rudman, member of the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire (1980–1993)
* Robert Stafford, member of the U.S. Senate from Vermont (1971–1989)
* Steve Symms, member of the U.S. Senate from Idaho (1981–1993)
* Paul Trible, member of the U.S. Senate from Virginia (1983–1989)

#### U.S. House of Representatives

* Rod Chandler, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 8th congressional district (1983–1993)
* Steve Gunderson, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district (1981–1997)
* Amo Houghton, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1987–2005)
* Andy Ireland, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1977–1993)
* Jim Jeffords, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large congressional district (1975–1989)
* John Kasich, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th congressional district (1983–2001)
* Al McCandless, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1983–1995)
* Jan Meyers, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 3rd congressional district (1985–1997)
* John Porter, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 10th congressional district (1980–2001)
* Pat Roberts, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 1st congressional district (1981–1997)
* Marge Roukema, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey (1981–2003)
* Pat Saiki, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 1st congressional district (1987–1991)
* Daniel Schaefer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 6th congressional district (1983–1999)
* Denny Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon (1981–1991)
* Bob Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon (1983–1995)
* Arlan Stangeland, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 7th congressional district (1977–1991)
* Bill Thomas, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1979–2007)
* Bob Whittaker, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 5th congressional district (1979–1991)

### Jack Kemp
#### U.S. Senate

* Gordon J. Humphrey, member of the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire (1979–1990)

#### U.S. House of Representatives

* Vicente T. Blaz, delegate member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Guam's at-large congressional district (1985–1993)
* Beau Boulter, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 13th congressional district (1985–1989)
* Hank Brown, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 4th congressional district (1981–1991)
* Dan Burton, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana (1983–2013)
* Dan Coats, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th congressional district (1981–1989)
* Jim Courter, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey (1979–1991)
* William Dannemeyer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 39th congressional district (1979–1993)
* Mickey Edwards, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district (1977–1993)
* Newt Gingrich, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 6th congressional district (1979–1999)
* John P. Hiler, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 3rd congressional district (1981–1991)
* Duncan L. Hunter, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1981–2009)
* Henry Hyde, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 6th congressional district (1975–2007)
* Bill Lowery, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 41st congressional district (1981–1993)
* Buz Lukens, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1987–1990)
* Dan Lungren, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1979–1989)
* Connie Mack III, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district (1983–1989)
* Howard C. Nielson, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 3rd congressional district (1983–1991)
* Donald L. Ritter, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district (1979–1993)
* Chris Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 4th congressional district (1981–Present)
* Bob Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district (1985–1990)
* Pat Swindall, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th congressional district (1985–1989)
* Bob Walker, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district (1977–1997)
* Vin Weber, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota (1981–1993)