1988 Senate elections · Tennessee history
Tennessee U.S. Senate election 1988
Jim Sasser DEM +30.6 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 1,567,181
- Margin
- 30.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in TN
- R+16.3same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Sasser Won | DEM | 1,020,061 | 65.09% | |
| Bill Andersen | REP | 541,033 | 34.52% | |
| Khalil-Ullah Al-Muhaymin | IND | 6,042 | 0.39% | |
| Write-in | — | 45 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 1,567,181 | |||
Official source: data
Other Tennessee Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Marsha Blackburn | 29.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Bill Hagerty | 27.0 |
| 2018 | Class I | Marsha Blackburn | 10.8 |
| 2014 | Class II | Lamar Alexander | 30.0 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bob Corker | 34.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Lamar Alexander | 33.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bob Corker | 2.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Lamar Alexander | 9.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Bill Frist | 32.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | Fred Thompson | 24.6 |
| 1994 | Class I | Bill Frist | 14.3 |
| 1994 special | Class II | Fred Thompson | 21.8 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1988 Tennessee Senate race?
Jim Sasser (DEM) won with 65.1% of the vote, ahead of Bill Andersen (34.5%), a margin of 30.6 points.
Did the Tennessee Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 Tennessee Senate race?
1,567,181 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.