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1988 United States Senate election in Michigan 
Summary
The 1988 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Don Riegle won re-election to a third term. Despite George H. W. Bush’s landslide victory in Michigan and the rest of the country, Riegle’s margin of victory increased from the previous one.
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 County results Riegle: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Dunn: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election edit
Candidates edit
- Sally Bier (Workers Against Concessions)
- James Whitney Dunn, former U.S. Representative from East Lansing (1981–83) (Republican)
- Mark Friedman (Independent)
- Dick Jacobs (Libertarian)
- Don Riegle, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1976 (Democratic)
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Donald Riegle (incumbent) | 2,116,865 | 60.38% | ||
| Republican | Jim Dunn | 1,348,216 | 38.46% | ||
| Libertarian | Dick Jacobs | 27,116 | 0.77% | ||
| Workers Against Concessions | Sally Bier | 8,908 | 0.25% | ||
| Independent | Mark Friedman | 4,821 | 0.14% | ||
| Total votes | 3,505,926 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Parker, Randy; Thomas Walker (July 6, 2005). "Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate". Our Campaigns.