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1988 United States Senate election in Michigan

The 1988 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Don Riegle won re-election to a third term. Despite George H. W. Bush’s landslide victory in Michigan and the rest of the country, Riegle’s margin of victory increased from the previous one.

1988 United States Senate election in Michigan

← 1982 November 8, 1988 1994 →
 
Nominee Don Riegle James Whitney Dunn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,116,865 1,348,216
Percentage 60.38% 38.46%

County results
Riegle:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Dunn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Don Riegle
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Don Riegle
Democratic

General election edit

Candidates edit

  • Sally Bier (Workers Against Concessions)
  • James Whitney Dunn, former U.S. Representative from East Lansing (1981–83) (Republican)
  • Mark Friedman (Independent)
  • Dick Jacobs (Libertarian)
  • Don Riegle, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1976 (Democratic)

Results edit

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald Riegle (incumbent) 2,116,865 60.38%
Republican Jim Dunn 1,348,216 38.46%
Libertarian Dick Jacobs 27,116 0.77%
Workers Against Concessions Sally Bier 8,908 0.25%
Independent Mark Friedman 4,821 0.14%
Total votes 3,505,926 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Parker, Randy; Thomas Walker (July 6, 2005). "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.

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