1988 Senate elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota U.S. Senate election 1988
David Ferdinand Durenberger REP +15.3 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 2,093,953
- Margin
- 15.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in MN
- D+7.0same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ferdinand Durenberger Won | REP | 1,176,210 | 56.17% | |
| Hubert Humphrey III | DEM | 856,694 | 40.91% | |
| Polly Mann | OTH | 44,474 | 2.12% | |
| Derrick P. Grimmer | GRT | 9,016 | 0.43% | |
| Arlen Overvig | LIB | 4,039 | 0.19% | |
| Wendy Lyons | SWP | 3,105 | 0.15% | |
| Write-in | — | 415 | 0.02% | |
| Total | 2,093,953 | |||
Official source: data
Other Minnesota Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 15.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Tina Smith | 5.2 |
| 2018 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 24.1 |
| 2018 special | Class II | Tina Smith | 10.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Al Franken | 10.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 34.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Al Franken | 0.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 20.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | Norm Coleman | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mark Dayton | 5.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Paul Wellstone | 9.0 |
| 1994 | Class I | Rod Grams | 5.0 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1988 Minnesota Senate race?
David Ferdinand Durenberger (REP) won with 56.2% of the vote, ahead of Hubert Humphrey III (40.9%), a margin of 15.3 points.
Did the Minnesota Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 Minnesota Senate race?
2,093,953 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.