1988 United States Senate election in Vermont

1988 United States Senate election in Vermont

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Nominee Jim Jeffords Bill Gray Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 163,203 71,469 Percentage 67.97% 29.76%

County results Municipality results Jeffords:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Gray:     40–50%

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

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.

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	100.0

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	100.0

General election

Candidates

• William B. Gray, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont (Democratic)
• Jim Jeffords, U.S. Representative for Vermont at-large (Republican)
• Jerry Levy (Liberty Union)
• King Milne (Independent)

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)	Sample size	Margin of Error	Jeffords	Gray	Levy	Milne	Undecided
Rutland Herald Barre Montpelier Times Argus University of Vermont [2]	October 6–9, 1988	502 registered voters	± 4.5%	63%'	19%	2%	0%	16%

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1988 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jeffords	163,203	67.97%
	Democratic	Bill Gray	71,469	29.76%
	Liberty Union	Jerry Levy	2,506	1.04%
	Independent	King Milne	2,424	1.01%
	N/A	Other	509	0.21%
Total votes			240,111	100.00%
	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. "Poll: Smith, Kunin, Jeffords lead". Bennington Banner . October 17, 1988. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2015.