1988 United States Senate election in Maryland
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County results Sarbanes: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Keyes: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Government |
The 1988 United States Senate Election in Maryland was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes was reelected to a third term in a landslide. Sarbanes won deep red Garrett County, which has never supported a Democratic presidential candidate and has not voted Democratic in a Senate election since this election.
Candidates[]
Democratic[]
- Paul Sarbanes, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican[]
- Alan Keyes, former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Paul Sarbanes (incumbent) | 999,166 | 61.8% | ||
Republican | Alan Keyes | 617,537 | 38.2% | ||
Independent | Imad A. Ahmad (Write-in) | 349 | 0.0% | ||
Independent | Rashaad Ali (Write-in) | 13 | 0.0% | ||
Total votes | 1,617,065 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |
See also[]
- 1988 United States Senate elections
References[]
- ^ "Maryland State Board of Elections". Elections.state.md.us. July 24, 2001. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
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- United States Senate elections in Maryland
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- 1988 Maryland elections
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