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      Home/Elections/1988/US Senate/Virginia
      1988·US Senate·Virginia

      Virginia US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Chuck Robb
      71.3%1,474,086 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Maurice A. Dawkins
      28.7%593,652 votes
      Margin
      D+42.6
      2,068,897 total votes
      3 candidates2,068,897 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Chuck RobbDEM✓
      		DEM1,474,08671.3%
      Maurice A. DawkinsREP
      		REP593,65228.7%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH1,1590.1%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Virginia(Class II)

      2024
      Tim KaineDEM
      D+7.5
      2020
      Mark WarnerDEM
      D+12.1
      2018
      Tim KaineDEM
      D+16.0
      2014
      Mark WarnerDEM
      D+0.8
      2012
      Tim KaineDEM
      D+5.9
      2008
      Mark WarnerDEM
      D+31.3
      2006
      James C WebbDEM
      D+0.4
      2002
      John M WarnerREP
      R+82.6
      2000
      George AllenREP
      R+4.6
      1996
      John M WarnerREP
      R+5.1
      1994
      Chuck RobbDEM
      D+2.7
      1990
      John M WarnerREP
      R+80.9
      1984
      John M WarnerREP
      R+40.1
      1982
      Paul S Trible Jr.REP
      R+2.4
      View all US Senate history for Virginia →

      Candidates

      Chuck RobbDEM
      Record2W-1L
      Avg MarginD+13.6
      Career1988-2000
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Maurice A. DawkinsREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginD+42.6
      Career1988-1988
      US Senate
      Full profile →

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