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  US Senate - National Vote
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > U.S. Senate > Popular Vote
OfficeSenate
TypeControl Indicator
Filing Deadline 00, 1984 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 04, 1984 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 08, 1988 - 06:30pm
Term Start January 03, 1989 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1991 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler August 31, 2005 09:07pm
Data SourcesDubin, pp. 746-766.
DescriptionThe U.S. Senate races of 1988 were roughly a draw. The Democrats and the Republicans traded three seats, for no net change. The Senate remained at 55 Democrats and 45 Republicans. In the nationwide popular vote, the Democrats won a 52-46% victory, as the Republicans carved 1.5 million votes off the Democratic margin going into the year.

New U.S. Senators: Lieberman (D-CT), Mack (R-FL), Lott (R-MS), Burns (R-MT), Kerrey (D-NE), Bryan (D-NV), Jeffords (R-VT), Robb (D-VA), Gorton (R-WA returning to Senate), and Kohl (D-WI).

Aggregate nationwide totals for U.S. Senate races of 1988:

Democratic 35,198,142 - 52.1%
Republican 31,151,856 - 46.2
Libertarian 268,053 - 0.4
Conservative 189,226 - 0.3
Liberal 185,945 - 0.3
Peace and Freedom 166,600 - 0.3
Am. Independent (incl. RTL) 143,607 - 0.2
Independent 95,715 - 0.1
New Alliance 39,498 - 0.1
Consumer 25,273
Socialist Workers 23,953
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Democratic Party Control Republican Party Control Libertarian Party Control American Independent Party Control Conservative Party Control Independent Control Liberal Party Control
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian American Independent Conservative Independent Liberal
Votes82,486,285 (50.88%) 77,282,517 (47.67%) 534,773 (0.33%) 429,659 (0.27%) 424,079 (0.26%) 306,828 (0.19%) 246,044 (0.15%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,203,768 (-3.21%) -81,951,512 (-50.55%) -82,056,626 (-50.61%) -82,062,206 (-50.62%) -82,179,457 (-50.69%) -82,240,241 (-50.73%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name Peace and Freedom Party Control Socialist Workers Party Control Consumer Party Control New Alliance Party Control Prohibition Party Control Socialist Labor Party Control Workers World Party Control
PartyPeace & Freedom Socialist Workers Consumer New Alliance Prohibition Socialist Labor Workers World
Votes200,469 (0.12%) 84,437 (0.05%) 65,447 (0.04%) 50,057 (0.03%) 7,557 (0.01%) 6,053 (0.00%) 2,279 (0.00%)
Margin-82,285,816 (-50.75%) -82,401,848 (-50.83%) -82,420,838 (-50.84%) -82,436,228 (-50.85%) -82,478,728 (-50.87%) -82,480,232 (-50.87%) -82,484,006 (-50.88%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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