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1988 United States Senate election in Virginia Turnout 49.8% (voting eligible)[1]
Nominee
Chuck Robb
Maurice A. Dawkins
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
1,474,086
593,652
Percentage
71.3%
28.7%
County and independent city resultsRobb: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
U.S. senator before election
Paul Trible
Republican
Elected U.S. Senator
Chuck Robb
Democratic
The 1988 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 8, 1988. Democratic former governor Chuck Robb succeeded Republican Senator Paul Trible , who opted not to run for re-election. As of 2021 , this is the last time a Democratic Senatorial candidate won every county and independent city in Virginia.
Candidates [ ]
Democratic [ ]
Chuck Robb , former Governor of Virginia
Republican [ ]
Maurice A. Dawkins, minister and black activist
Results [ ]
United States Senate election in Virginia, 1988[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Chuck Robb
1,474,086
71.25%
+22.45%
Republican
Maurice A. Dawkins
593,652
28.69%
-22.51%
Write-ins
1,159
0.06%
Majority
880,434
42.56%
+40.18%
Turnout
2,068,897
Democratic gain from Republican
Swing
See also [ ]
1988 United States Senate elections
References [ ]
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