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      Home/Elections/1988/US Senate/Minnesota
      1988·US Senate·Minnesota

      Minnesota US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Dave Durenberger
      56.0%1,166,210 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Hubert H Humphrey III
      41.1%856,694 votes
      Margin
      R+14.9
      2,083,538 total votes
      3 candidates2,083,538 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Dave DurenbergerREP✓
      		REP1,166,21056.0%
      Hubert H Humphrey IIIDEM
      		DEM856,69441.1%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH60,6342.9%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Minnesota(Class II)

      2024
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+15.7
      2020
      Tina SmithDEM
      D+5.2
      2018(S)
      Tina SmithDEM
      D+10.6
      2018
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+24.1
      2014
      Al FrankenDEM
      D+10.2
      2012
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+34.7
      2008
      Al FrankenDEM
      EVEN
      2006
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+20.1
      2002
      Norm ColemanREP
      R+2.2
      2000
      Mark DaytonDEM
      D+5.5
      1996
      Paul WellstoneDEM
      D+9.0
      1994
      Rod GramsREP
      R+5.0
      1990
      Paul WellstoneDEM
      D+2.6
      1984
      Rudy BoschwitzREP
      R+16.8
      View all US Senate history for Minnesota →

      Candidates

      Dave DurenbergerREP
      Record3W-0L
      Avg MarginR+15.9
      Career1978-1988
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Hubert H Humphrey IIIDEM
      Record3W-1L
      Avg MarginD+30.6
      Career1972-1988
      US Senate / State Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Minnesota, 1988

      President1 contest →US House8 contests →
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