1988 Senate elections · Connecticut history
Connecticut U.S. Senate election 1988
Joseph I. Lieberman DEM +0.7 gain · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 1,383,526
- Margin
- 0.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in CT
- R+5.1same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph I. Lieberman Won | DEM | 688,499 | 49.76% | |
| Lowell P. Weicker | REP | 678,454 | 49.04% | |
| Howard A. Grayson | LIB | 12,409 | 0.90% | |
| Melissa M. Fisher | NA | 4,154 | 0.30% | |
| Write-in | — | 10 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 1,383,526 | |||
Official source: data
Other Connecticut Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 16.1 |
| 2022 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 13.1 |
| 2018 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 17.5 |
| 2016 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 23.1 |
| 2012 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 12.5 |
| 2010 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 9.3 |
| 2006 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 10.0 |
| 2004 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 34.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 29.0 |
| 1998 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 32.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 10.1 |
| 1992 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 0.4 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1988 Connecticut Senate race?
Joseph I. Lieberman (DEM) won with 49.8% of the vote, ahead of Lowell P. Weicker (49.0%), a margin of 0.7 points.
Did the Connecticut Senate seat change party in 1988?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 Connecticut Senate race?
1,383,526 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.