1988 United States Senate election in Maine information
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1988 United States Senate election in Maine
← 1982
November 8, 1988
1994 →
Nominee
George Mitchell
Jasper Wyman
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Republican
Popular vote
452,581
104,164
Percentage
81.29%
18.71%
County results Mitchell: 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election
George J. Mitchell
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
George J. Mitchell
Democratic
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The 1988 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell won re-election to a second full term in a landslide. As of 2023, this is the last time a Democrat has won a U.S. Senate election in Maine.[a] Incumbent Vice President George H.W. Bush won the state in the concurrent presidential election.
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