1988 United States Senate election in Vermont

The 1988 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford did not run for re-election to another term in the United States Senate. Republican candidate Jim Jeffords defeated Democratic candidate Bill Gray to succeed him.

1988 United States Senate election in Vermont

November 8, 1988

Nominee Jim Jeffords Bill Gray Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 163,203 71,469 Percentage 68.0% 29.8%

County Results Jeffords:      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. senator before election Robert Stafford Republican Elected U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords Republican

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jeffords	30,555	60.8
	Republican	Mike Griffes	19,593	38.9
	Republican	Other	128	0.3
Total votes			'50,276'	'100'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Gray	23,138	91.5
	Democratic	Other	2,149	8.5
Total votes			'25,287'	'100'

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1988[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jeffords	163,203	63.2
	Democratic	Bill Gray	71,469	29.8
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	2,506	1.0
	Independent	King Milne	2,424	1.0
	N/A	Other	509	0.2
Total votes			240,111	100
	Republican hold

See also

• 1988 United States Senate elections
• 1988 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
• 1988 United States presidential election in Vermont
• 1988 Vermont gubernatorial election

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 15, 2015.