1988 United States Senate election in Maryland

The 1988 United States Senate Election in Maryland was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes was reelected to a third term in a landslide. Sarbanes won deep red Garrett county, which has never supported a Democratic presidential candidate and has not voted Democratic in a Senate election since this election.

1988 United States Senate election in Maryland

November 8, 1988

Nominee Paul Sarbanes Alan Keyes Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 999,166 617,537 Percentage 61.8% 38.2%

County results Sarbanes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Keyes:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Paul Sarbanes Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes Democratic

Candidates

Democratic

• Paul Sarbanes, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

• Alan Keyes, former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs

Results

General election results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Sarbanes (incumbent)	999,166	61.8%
	Republican	Alan Keyes	617,537	38.2%
	Independent	Imad A. Ahmad (Write-in)	349	0.0%
	Independent	Rashaad Ali (Write-in)	13	0.0%
Total votes			1,617,065	100.0%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1988 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Maryland State Board of Elections". Elections.state.md.us. July 24, 2001. Retrieved May 18, 2012.