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
George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...
’s landslide victory in
Michigan and the
rest of the country, Riegle’s margin of victory increased from the previous one.
General election
Candidates
* Sally Bier (Workers Against Concessions)
*
James Whitney Dunn
James Whitney Dunn (born July 21, 1943) is an American politician and businessman from the Michigan. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983 before unsuccessfully seeking reelection. He ran for the Senate in 1988, but was ...
, former U.S. Congressman (1981–83) (Republican)
* Mark Friedman (Independent)
* Dick Jacobs (Libertarian)
*
Don Riegle, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1976 (Democratic)
Results
See also
*
1988 United States Senate elections
The 1988 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate in which, in spite of the Republican victory by George H. W. Bush in the presidential election, the Democrats gained a net of one seat in the Senate. Seven seats ...
References
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Michigan
1988 Michigan elections