1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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  Joe Lieberman.jpg Lweicker.jpg
Nominee Joe Lieberman Lowell Weicker
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 688,499 677,903
Percentage 49.8% 49.0%

1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut results map by county.svg
1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut results map by municipality.svg
Lieberman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Tie:      40–50%
Weicker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Lowell Weicker
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Joe Lieberman
Democratic

The 1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was narrowly defeated by Democrat Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut Attorney General and eventual 2000 nominee for Vice President of the United States, who would remain in office until 2013.

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • Joe Lieberman (D), Connecticut Attorney General
  • Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (R), incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971
  • Howard A. Grayson Jr. (L)
  • Melissa M. Fisher (NAP)

Results[]

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Lieberman 688,499 49.8%
Republican Lowell Weicker (incumbent) 677,903 49.0%
Libertarian Howard A. Grayson Jr. 12,409 0.9%
New Alliance Melissa M. Fisher 4,154 0.3%
Total votes 1,379,362 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

See also[]

  • 1988 United States Senate elections

References[]

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