1988 United States Senate election in Maine

none March 2026 September 2023 1988 United States Senate election in Maine Maine presidential no 1982 United States Senate election in Maine 1982 1994 United States Senate election in Maine 1994 November 8, 1988 150x150px George John Mitchell.jpg George Mitchell Democratic Party (United States) 452,581 81.29% File:Jasper Wyman.png Jasper Wyman Republican Party (United States) 104,164 18.71% 280px County results 280px Municipality results Mitchell: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Wyman: #d75d5d 60–70% Tie: #ae8bb1 50% U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell Democratic Party (United States) George J. Mitchell Democratic Party (United States) The 1988 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell won re-election to a second full term in a landslide. As of October 2026, this is the last time a Democrat has won a U.S. Senate election in Maine.Angus King, who was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2018 and 2024, is an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, but is not officially a member of the party. Incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush won the state in the concurrent presidential election. General election Candidates George J. Mitchell, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1980 (Democratic) Jasper Wyman, leader of Maine Christian Civic League and businessmanhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7qhJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Nw4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2435,3996456&dq=jasper+wyman&hl=en Bangor Daily News - Google News Archive Search (Republican) Results Mitchell won an overwhelming landslide, carrying all but two municipalities in the state. Wyman would win only the town of Talmadge, 18 votes to Mitchell's 12, while the two candidates would tie in Hersey, 16–16.General election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3555 Our Campaigns - ME US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988 Democratic Party (United States) George J. Mitchell (incumbent) 452,581 81.29% Republican Party (United States) Jasper Wyman 104,164 18.71% 556,745 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) See also 1988 United States Senate elections Notes References Maine 1988 Category:1988 Maine elections