1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut

November 8, 1988
 
Nominee Joe Lieberman Lowell Weicker
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 688,499 677,903
Percentage 49.91% 49.15%

Lieberman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Weicker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Tie:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election

Lowell Weicker
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Joe Lieberman
Democratic

The 1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was narrowly defeated by Democrat Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut Attorney General and eventual 2000 nominee for Vice President of the United States, who would remain in office until 2013.

Both Weicker and Lieberman would go on to win state-wide elections as independents, in 1990 for governor and in 2006 for Senate respectively. Joe Lieberman's swearing-in marked the first time since 1971 that Democrats held both Senate seats from Connecticut.

General election

Candidates

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Lieberman 688,499 49.91%
Republican Lowell Weicker (incumbent) 677,903 49.15%
Libertarian Howard A. Grayson Jr. 12,409 0.90%
New Alliance Melissa M. Fisher 4,154 0.30%
Total votes 1,379,362 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - CT US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988".
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