1988 Senate elections · New Jersey history
New Jersey U.S. Senate election 1988
Frank R. Lautenberg DEM +8.4 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 2,987,634
- Margin
- 8.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NJ
- R+13.6same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank R. Lautenberg Won | DEM | 1,599,905 | 53.55% | |
| Peter M. Dawkins | REP | 1,349,937 | 45.18% | |
| Joseph F. Job | IND | 20,091 | 0.67% | |
| Jerry Zeldin | LIB | 12,354 | 0.41% | |
| Thomas A. Fiske | SWP | 5,347 | 0.18% | |
| Total | 2,987,634 | |||
Official source: data
Other New Jersey Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Andy Kim | 9.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 16.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 11.2 |
| 2014 | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 13.5 |
| 2013 special | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 10.9 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 19.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Frank R. Lautenberg | 14.1 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 16.0 |
| 2002 | Class II | Frank R. Lautenberg | 9.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Jon Stevens Corzine | 3.0 |
| 1996 | Class II | Robert G. Torricelli | 10.1 |
| 1994 | Class I | Frank R. Lautenberg | 3.3 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1988 New Jersey Senate race?
Frank R. Lautenberg (DEM) won with 53.6% of the vote, ahead of Peter M. Dawkins (45.2%), a margin of 8.4 points.
Did the New Jersey Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 New Jersey Senate race?
2,987,634 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.