1988 United States Senate election in New York

1988 United States Senate election in New York

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Nominee Pat Moynihan Robert McMillan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 4,048,649 1,875,784 Percentage 67.02% 31.05%

County results Moynihan:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% McMillan:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Pat Moynihan Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Pat Moynihan Democratic

The 1988 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan won re-election to a third term in a landslide, versus Republican nominee Robert McMillan. McMillan, who ran a "low-budget" challenge to the two-term senator, was largely ignored by Moynihan in the public sphere. ^[1]

Major candidates

Democratic nomination

Nominee

• Daniel Patrick Moynihan, incumbent U.S. senator since 1977

Republican nomination

Lewis Lehrman, a businessman who narrowly lost to Mario Cuomo in the 1982 gubernatorial election, was speculated to mount a run against Moynihan. ^[2] However, he did not end up mounting a bid for Senate. With no major Republican willing to challenge Moynihan, the party acclaimed businessman Robert McMillan as its nominee.

Nominee

• Robert R. McMillan, business executive of Avon Products and Reagan Administration adviser ^[3]

Results

General election results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Patrick Moynihan (incumbent)	4,048,649	67.02%
	Republican	Robert R. McMillan	1,875,784	31.05%
	Right to Life	Adelle R. Nathanson	64,845	1.07%
	Independent Progressive	Charlene Mitchell	14,770	0.24%
	Workers World	Lydia Bayoneta	13,573	0.22%
	Libertarian	William P. McMillen	12,064	0.20%
	Socialist Workers	James E. Harris	11,239	0.19%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1988 United States Senate elections

References

1. Lynn, Frank (October 20, 1988). "Rival Prods Moynihan, But in Vain". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved October 11, 2021.
2. "Lewis Lehrman Leaves Reagan-Formed Citizens' Lobby; To Consider Senate Bid". AP News . September 25, 1986.
3. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Robert R. McMillan".
4. "Our Campaigns - NY US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988".