Both Weicker and Lieberman would go on to win state-wide elections as independents, in 1990 for governor and in 2006 for Senate respectively. Joe Lieberman's swearing-in marked the first time since 1971 that Democrats held both Senate seats from Connecticut.
Lieberman was often considered to the right of Weicker, with him benefiting from the support of National Review founder William F. Buckley Jr., and his brother, former U.S. Senator from New York James Buckley, with William Buckley running columns in support of Lieberman.
^"Our Campaigns - CT US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988".
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1988, united, states, senate, election, connecticut, related, races, 1988, united, states, senate, elections, took, place, november, 1988, incumbent, republican, senator, lowell, weicker, election, fourth, term, narrowly, defeated, democrat, lieberman, connect. For related races see 1988 United States Senate elections The 1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 8 1988 Incumbent Republican U S Senator Lowell Weicker ran for re election to a fourth term but was narrowly defeated by Democrat Joe Lieberman the Connecticut Attorney General and eventual 2000 nominee for Vice President of the United States who would remain in office until 2013 1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut 1982 November 8 1988 1994 Nominee Joe Lieberman Lowell Weicker Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 688 499 677 903 Percentage 49 91 49 15 County resultsMunicipality resultsLieberman 40 50 50 60 60 70 Weicker 40 50 50 60 60 70 Tie 40 50 U S senator before election Lowell Weicker Republican Elected U S Senator Joe Lieberman Democratic Both Weicker and Lieberman would go on to win state wide elections as independents in 1990 for governor and in 2006 for Senate respectively Joe Lieberman s swearing in marked the first time since 1971 that Democrats held both Senate seats from Connecticut Lieberman was often considered to the right of Weicker with him benefiting from the support of National Review founder William F Buckley Jr and his brother former U S Senator from New York James Buckley with William Buckley running columns in support of Lieberman Contents 1 General election 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 See also 3 ReferencesGeneral election editCandidates edit Joe Lieberman D Connecticut Attorney General Lowell P Weicker Jr R incumbent U S Senator since 1971 Howard A Grayson Jr L Melissa M Fisher NAP Results edit General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Joe Lieberman 688 499 49 91 Republican Lowell Weicker incumbent 677 903 49 15 Libertarian Howard A Grayson Jr 12 409 0 90 New Alliance Melissa M Fisher 4 154 0 30 Total votes 1 379 362 100 0 Democratic gain from RepublicanSee also edit1988 United States Senate electionsReferences edit Our Campaigns CT US Senate Race Nov 08 1988 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut amp oldid 1216185740, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
