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1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut | |
| country | Connecticut | |
| type | presidential | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1982 United States Senate election in Connecticut | |
| previous_year | 1982 | |
| next_election | 1994 United States Senate election in Connecticut | |
| next_year | 1994 | |
| turnout | 81.4% | |
| election_date | November 8, 1988 | |
| image1 | File:Joe Lieberman.jpg | |
| nominee1 | **Joe Lieberman** | |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) | |
| popular_vote1 | **688,499** | |
| percentage1 | **49.76%** | |
| image2 | File:Lweicker.jpg | |
| image_size | x150px | |
| nominee2 | Lowell Weicker | |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) | |
| popular_vote2 | 678,454 | |
| percentage2 | 49.04% | |
| map | {{switcher | 220px |
| map_caption | **Lieberman**: | |
| **Weicker**: | ||
| ***Tie:*** | ||
| title | U.S. Senator | |
| before_election | Lowell Weicker | |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) | |
| after_election | Joe Lieberman | |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
|County results
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|Municipality results
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|Congressional district results}}
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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. This is the last time a Connecticut Senator lost re-election.
Both Weicker and Lieberman would go on to win state-wide elections as independents respectively in 1990 for governor and in 2006 for Senate. Lieberman's swearing-in marked the first time since 1971 that Democrats held both Senate seats from Connecticut. Lieberman was at times considered to the right of Weicker, with him benefiting from the support of National Review founder William F. Buckley Jr., and his brother, former U.S. Senator from New York James L. Buckley, with William Buckley running columns in support of Lieberman.
General election
Candidates
- Joe Lieberman (D), Connecticut Attorney General
- Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (R), incumbent U.S. Senator since 1971
- Howard A. Grayson Jr. (L)
- Melissa M. Fisher (NAP)
Debates
| Dates | Lieberman | Weicker | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 22, 1988 | Participant | Participant | [C-SPAN](https://www.c-span.org/video/?4782-1/connecticut-senatorial-candidates-debate) |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| administered | Sample | ||||||
| size | Margin | ||||||
| of error | Lowell | ||||||
| Weicker (R) | Joe | ||||||
| Lieberman (D) | Undecided | ||||||
| University of Connecticut | November 1 - 3, 1988 | 515 (LV) | ± 5% | **42%** | 36% | 22% | |
| University of Connecticut | October 23 - 30, 1988 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.5% | **38%** | 37% | 25% | |
| Hartford Courant | October, 1988 | 512 (V) | – | 39% | 39% | 22% | |
| Quinnipiac University | September 27 – October 5, 1988 | 742 (RV) | – | **41.4%** | 26.9% | – | |
| University of Connecticut | September 12 – 18, 1988 | 512 (RV) | ± 5% | **44%** | 30% | 27% | |
| University of Connecticut | July 11 – 18, 1988 | 508 (RV) | ± 5% | **47%** | 31% | – | |
| Hartford Courant | April, 1988 | 500 (RV) | – | **51%** | 27% | 22% |
Fundraising
| Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 1988 | Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Source: Federal Election Commission | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lieberman (D) | $2,650,603 | $2,570,779 | $79,824 | ||||||
| Lowell Weicker (R) | $2,781,538 | $2,681,294 | $52,517 |
Results
By congressional district
Weicker and Lieberman won 3 of 6 congressional districts, respectively. Lieberman won one held by a Republican, while Weicker won one held by a Democrat.
| District | Joe Lieberman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lowell Weicker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Republican | Others | Total votes cast | Representative | # | % | # | % | # | % | Totals | 688,499 | 49.76% | 678,454 | 49.04% | 16,563 | 1.20% | 1,383,516 | |||||||||
| 1st | 122,631 | 52.05% | 110,646 | 46.97% | 2,290 | 0.98% | 235,567 | Barbara B. Kennelly | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | 110,238 | 48.03% | 116,207 | 50.64% | 3,032 | 1.33% | 229,477 | Sam Gejdenson | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | 123,634 | 53.95% | 102,954 | 44.93% | 2,571 | 1.12% | 229,159 | Bruce Morrison | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | 94,982 | 44.55% | 115,244 | 54.06% | 2,964 | 1.39% | 213,190 | Chris Shays | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5th | 113,984 | 49.16% | 114,878 | 49.54% | 3,001 | 1.30% | 231,863 | John G. Rowland | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 123,030 | 50.37% | 118,525 | 48.52% | 2,705 | 1.11% | 244,260 | Nancy Johnson |
References
References
- "Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1989".
- (November 6, 1988). "Weicker's lead grows, but Lieberman is still close".
- (November 2, 1988). "Lieberman still bouyed by UConn poll results".
- (October 19, 1988). "Weicker aide dismisses poll showing dead heat".
- Curran, Rick. (October 14, 1988). "Poll: Lieberman gained little on Weicker".
- (September 22, 1988). "Weicker maintains lead over Lieberman - poll".
- (July 22, 1988). "State poll shows Weicker leads Lieberman by 16%".
- (April 30, 1988). "Weicker has big lead in early poll".
- "Candidate financial totals".
- "1988 Nov 8 :: General Election :: United States Senator :: State of Connecticut".
- "Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1989".
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