The 1988 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell won re-election to a second full term in a landslide. As of 2024, this is the last time a Democrat has won a U.S. Senate election in Maine.[a] Incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush won the state in the concurrent presidential election.

General election

Candidates

Results

Mitchell won an overwhelming landslide, carrying all but two municipalities in the state. Wyman would win only the town of Talmadge, 18 votes to Mitchell's 12, while the two candidates would tie in Hersey, 16–16.

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George J. Mitchell (incumbent) 452,581 81.29%
Republican Jasper Wyman 104,164 18.71%
Total votes 556,745 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Angus King, who was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2018 and 2024, is an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, but is not officially a member of the party.

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine