United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1988

United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1988
Connecticut
November 8, 1988
 
Nominee Joe Lieberman Lowell Weicker
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 688,499 678,454
Percentage 49.8% 49.0%
U.S. Senator before election

Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Joe Lieberman
Democratic

Elections in Connecticut

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.

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results[1]
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%
Total votes 1,379,362 100
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3463