United States Senate election in Vermont, 1988

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1988
Vermont
November 8, 1988 (1988-11-08)

 
Candidate Jim Jeffords Bill Gray
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 163,203 71,469
Percentage 68.0% 29.8%

U.S. Senator before election

Robert Stafford
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jim Jeffords
Republican

The 1988 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford did not run for re-election to another term in the United States Senate. Republican candidate Jim Jeffords defeated Democratic candidate Bill Gray to succeed him.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Jim Jeffords 30,555 60.8
Republican Mike Griffes 19,593 38.9
Republican Other 128 0.3
Total votes 50,276 100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Bill Gray 23,138 91.5
Democratic Other 2,149 8.5
Total votes 25,287 100

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1988[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Jim Jeffords 163,203 63.2
Democratic Bill Gray 71,469 29.8
Liberty Union Jerry Levy 2,506 1.0
Independent King Milne 2,424 1.0
N/A Other 509 0.2
Total votes 240,111 100

References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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