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Elections in Connecticut | |||||||||||
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The 1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was defeated by Democrat Joe Lieberman.
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General election results[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Joe Lieberman | 688,499 | 49.8% | ||
Republican | Lowell Weicker (inc.) | 678,454 | 49.0% | ||
Libertarian | Howard A. Grayson, Jr. | 12,409 | 0.9% | ||
New Alliance | Melissa M. Fisher | 4,154 | 0.3% | ||
Totals | 1,379,362 | 100% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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