1988 Senate elections · Vermont history
Vermont U.S. Senate election 1988
James M. Jeffords REP +38.2 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 240,108
- Margin
- 38.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in VT
- R+3.5same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Jeffords Won | REP | 163,183 | 67.96% | |
| Bill Gray | DEM | 71,460 | 29.76% | |
| Jerry E. Levy | LBU | 2,533 | 1.06% | |
| King Milne | IND | 2,424 | 1.01% | |
| Scattering | — | 508 | 0.21% | |
| Total | 240,108 | |||
Official source: data
Other Vermont Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 30.3 |
| 2022 | Class III | Peter Welch | 39.8 |
| 2018 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 39.2 |
| 2016 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 27.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 46.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 33.4 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 33.0 |
| 2004 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 46.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | James M. Jeffords | 40.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 49.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | James M. Jeffords | 9.8 |
| 1992 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 10.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1988 Vermont Senate race?
James M. Jeffords (REP) won with 68.0% of the vote, ahead of Bill Gray (29.8%), a margin of 38.2 points.
Did the Vermont Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 Vermont Senate race?
240,108 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.