1988 Senate elections · Missouri history
Missouri U.S. Senate election 1988
John Claggett Danforth REP +36.0 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 2,078,875
- Margin
- 36.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in MO
- R+4.0same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Claggett Danforth Won | REP | 1,407,416 | 67.70% | |
| Jay Nixon | DEM | 660,045 | 31.75% | |
| John Guze | LIB | 11,410 | 0.55% | |
| Write-in | — | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,078,875 | |||
Official source: data
Other Missouri Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Josh Hawley | 13.7 |
| 2022 | Class III | Eric Schmitt | 13.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Josh Hawley | 5.8 |
| 2016 | Class III | Roy Blunt | 2.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Claire McCaskill | 15.7 |
| 2010 | Class III | Roy Blunt | 13.6 |
| 2006 | Class I | Claire McCaskill | 2.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Christopher S. Bond | 13.3 |
| 2002 special | Class I | Jim Talent | 1.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mel Carnahan | 2.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | Christopher S. Bond | 8.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | John Ashcroft | 24.0 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1988 Missouri Senate race?
John Claggett Danforth (REP) won with 67.7% of the vote, ahead of Jay Nixon (31.8%), a margin of 36.0 points.
Did the Missouri Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 Missouri Senate race?
2,078,875 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.