1988 United States Senate election in New York

none March 2026 September 2023 1988 United States Senate election in New York New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 1982 United States Senate election in New York 1982 1994 United States Senate election in New York 1994 November 8, 1988 File:DanielPatrickMoynihan.jpg 150x150px Daniel Patrick Moynihan Democratic Party (United States) 4,048,649 67.02% 3x4.svg Robert McMillan Republican Party (United States) 1,875,784 31.05% 1988 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMoynihan: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%McMillan: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Pat Moynihan Democratic Party (United States) Pat Moynihan Democratic Party (United States) The 1988 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan won re-election to a third term in a landslide, versus Republican nominee Robert McMillan. McMillan, who ran a "low-budget" challenge to the two-term senator, was largely ignored by Moynihan in the public sphere.Lynn Frank 1988-10-20 Rival Prods Moynihan, But in Vain en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/20/nyregion/rival-prods-moynihan-but-in-vain.html 2021-10-11 0362-4331 Major candidates Democratic nomination Nominee Daniel Patrick Moynihan, incumbent U.S. senator since 1977 Republican nomination Lewis Lehrman, a businessman who narrowly lost to Mario Cuomo in the 1982 gubernatorial election, was speculated to mount a run against Moynihan.September 25, 1986 Lewis Lehrman Leaves Reagan-Formed Citizens' Lobby; To Consider Senate Bid https://apnews.com/article/675c44f0c5c6ef7b6404efa25dda4e23 AP News However, he did not end up mounting a bid for Senate. With no major Republican willing to challenge Moynihan, the party acclaimed businessman Robert McMillan as its nominee. Nominee Robert R. McMillan, business executive of Avon Products and Reagan Administration adviserhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=19455 Our Campaigns - Candidate - Robert R. McMillan Results General election resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3550 Our Campaigns - NY US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988 Democratic Party (United States) Daniel Patrick Moynihan (incumbent) 4,048,649 67.02% Republican Party (United States) Robert R. McMillan 1,875,784 31.05% New York State Right to Life Party Adelle R. Nathanson 64,845 1.07% Independent Progressive Charlene Mitchell 14,770 0.24% Workers World Party Lydia Bayoneta 13,573 0.22% Libertarian Party (United States) William P. McMillen 12,064 0.20% Socialist Workers Party (United States) James E. Harris 11,239 0.19% Democratic Party (United States) See also 1988 United States Senate elections References New York 1988 Category:1988 New York (state) elections