1988 United States Senate election in Vermont


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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.

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%

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

  • 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)
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%
  1. ^ a b "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.