1988 Senate elections · Michigan history
Michigan U.S. Senate election 1988
Donald Wayne Riegle DEM +21.9 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 3,505,985
- Margin
- 21.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MI
- R+7.9same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Wayne Riegle Won | DEM | 2,116,865 | 60.38% | |
| James Whitney Dunn | REP | 1,348,219 | 38.46% | |
| Dick M. Jacobs | LIB | 27,116 | 0.77% | |
| Sally Bier | OTH | 8,908 | 0.25% | |
| Other | — | 4,877 | 0.14% | |
| Total | 3,505,985 | |||
Official source: data
Other Michigan Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Elissa Slotkin | 0.3 |
| 2020 | Class II | Gary C. Peters | 1.7 |
| 2018 | Class I | Debbie Stabenow | 6.5 |
| 2014 | Class II | Gary C. Peters | 13.3 |
| 2012 | Class I | Debbie Stabenow | 20.8 |
| 2008 | Class II | Carl Levin | 28.8 |
| 2006 | Class I | Debbie Stabenow | 15.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Carl Levin | 22.7 |
| 2000 | Class I | Debbie Stabenow | 1.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | Carl Levin | 18.5 |
| 1994 | Class I | Spencer Abraham | 9.1 |
| 1990 | Class II | Carl Levin | 16.3 |
Full Michigan Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1988 Michigan Senate race?
Donald Wayne Riegle (DEM) won with 60.4% of the vote, ahead of James Whitney Dunn (38.5%), a margin of 21.9 points.
Did the Michigan Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 Michigan Senate race?
3,505,985 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.