1988 United States Senate election in Maine

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1988 United States Senate election in Maine

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Nominee George Mitchell Jasper Wyman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 452,581 104,164
Percentage 81.3% 18.7%

1988 United States Senate election in Maine results map by county.svg
County results
Mitchell:      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

George J. Mitchell
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

George J. Mitchell
Democratic

The 1988 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell won re-election to a second full term. As of 2021, this is the last time the Democrats won a U.S. Senate election in Maine.[a]

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • George J. Mitchell (D), incumbent U.S. Senator since 1980
  • Jasper Wyman (R), leader of Maine Christian Civic League and businessman[1]

Results[]

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George J. Mitchell (incumbent) 452,581 81.3%
Republican Jasper Wyman 104,164 18.7%
Total votes 556,745 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also[]

  • 1988 United States Senate elections

Notes[]

  1. ^ Angus King, who was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2018, is an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, but is not actually a member of the party.

References[]

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