1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut explained

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
Election Date:November 8, 1988
Image1:File:Joe Lieberman.jpg
Nominee1:Joe Lieberman
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:688,499
Percentage1:49.91%
Nominee2:Lowell Weicker
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:677,903
Percentage2:49.15%
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Lowell Weicker
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Joe Lieberman
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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, in 1990 for governor and in 2006 for Senate respectively. Joe Lieberman's swearing-in marked the first time since 1971 that Democrats held both Senate seats from Connecticut.

Lieberman was often 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 Buckley, with William Buckley running columns in support of Lieberman.

General election

Candidates

Results

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