U.S. Senate election, 1988
U.S. Senate election, 1988 was an election for the United States Senate in which, in spite of the Republican victory by George Herbert Walker Bush in the presidential election, the Republicans had a net loss of one seat in the Senate . The Democratic majority in the Senate increased from 54-46 to 55-45.
The Democrats captured four Republican seats, including the open seat in Virginia , and the seats of incumbents Chic Hecht (R-NV), Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R-CT) and David K. Karnes (R-NE). These gains were partially offset by the Republican capture of open seats by Trent Lott in Mississippi and Connie Mack in Florida , and the defeat of incumbent John Melcher (D-MT) by Conrad Burns .
Senate contests in 1988
State
Incumbent
Party
Status
Opposing Candidates
Arizona
Dennis DeConcini
Democrat
Re-elected, 58.0 - 42.0
Keith DeGreen (Republican )
California
Pete Wilson
Republican
Re-elected, 54.4 - 45.6
Leo McCarthy (Democrat )
Connecticut
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Republican
Defeated, 50.4 - 49.6
Joseph I. Lieberman (Democrat )
Delaware
William V. Roth, Jr.
Republican
Re-elected, 62.4 - 37.6
S. B. Woo (Democrat )
Florida
Lawton Chiles
Democrat
Retired: Republican victory, 50.4 - 49.6
Connie Mack (Republican )Buddy MacKay (Democrat )
Hawaii
Spark Matsunaga
Democrat
Re-elected, 78.7 - 21.3
Maria M. Hustace (Republican )
Indiana
Richard G. Lugar
Republican
Re-elected, 67.7 - 32.3
Jack Wickes (Democrat )
Maine
George J. Mitchell
Democrat
Re-elected, 81.1 - 18.9
Jasper S. Wyman (Republican )
Maryland
Paul S. Sarbanes
Democrat
Re-elected, 61.8 - 38.2
Alan Keyes (Republican )
Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
Democrat
Re-elected, 65.6 - 34.4
Joseph D. Malone (Republican )
Michigan
Donald W. Riegle, Jr.
Democrat
Re-elected, 61.0 - 39.0
Jim Dunn (Republican )
Minnesota
Dave Durenberger
Republican
Re-elected, 56.6 - 41.2 - 2.1
Hubert H. Humphrey III (Democrat )Independent )
Mississippi
John C. Stennis
Democrat
Retired: Republican victory, 53.1 - 46.9
Trent Lott (Republican )Democrat )
Missouri
John C. Danforth
Republican
Re-elected, 68.1 - 31.9
Jay Nixon (Democrat )
Montana
John Melcher
Democrat
Defeated, 51.9 - 48.1
Conrad Burns (Republican )
Nebraska
David K. Karnes
Republican
Defeated, 56.8 - 41.7
Robert Kerrey (Democrat )
Nevada
Chic Hecht
Republican
Defeated, 52.1 - 47.9
Richard H. Bryan (Democrat )
New Jersey
Frank R. Lautenberg
Democrat
Re-elected, 54.4 - 45.6
Pete Dawkins (Republican )
New Mexico
Jeff Bingaman
Democrat
Re-elected, 63.2 - 36.8
Bill Valentine (Republican )
New York
Daniel P. Moynihan
Democrat
Re-elected, 67.3 - 31.6
Robert R. McMillan (Republican )
North Dakota
Quentin N. Burdick
Democrat
Re-elected, 60.5 - 39.5
Earl Strinden (Republican )
Ohio
Howard M. Metzenbaum
Democrat
Re-elected, 56.9 - 43.1
George Voinovich (Republican )
Pennsylvania
John Heinz
Republican
Re-elected, 67.2 - 32.8
Joseph C. Vignola (Democrat )
Rhode Island
John H. Chafee
Republican
Re-elected, 54.3 - 45.7
Richard A. Licht (Democrat )
Tennessee
Jim Sasser
Democrat
Re-elected, 65.6 - 34.4
Bill Anderson (Republican )
Texas
Lloyd Bentsen
Democrat
Re-elected, 59.6 - 40.4
Beau Boulter (Republican )
Utah
Orrin G. Hatch
Republican
Re-elected, 67.8 - 32.2
Ted Wilson (Democrat )
Vermont
Robert T. Stafford
Republican
Retired: Republican victory, 69.4 - 30.6
James M. Jeffords (Republican )William Gray (Democrat )
Virginia
Paul S. Trible, Jr.
Republican
Retired: Democrat victory, 71.2 - 28.8
Charles S. Robb (Democrat )Republican )
Washington
Daniel J. Evans
Republican
Retired: Republican victory, 50.7 - 49.3
Slade Gorton (Republican )Mike Lowry (Democrat )
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
Democrat
Re-elected, 63.2 - 36.8
M. Jay Wolfe (Republican )
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
Democrat
Retired: Democrat victory, 52.2 - 47.8
Herbert Kohl (Democrat )Republican )
Wyoming
Malcolm Wallop
Republican
Re-elected, 50.4 - 49.6
John Vinich (Democrat )
See also
Senate composition before and after elections
Last updated: 06-02-2005 14:23:38
