1988 United States Senate election in Virginia

none March 2026 October 2017 1988 United States Senate election in Virginia Virginia presidential no 1982 United States Senate election in Virginia 1982 1994 United States Senate election in Virginia 1994 November 8, 1988 125x136px 49.8% (voting eligible) http://www.elections.gmu.edu/Turnout%201980-2012.xls Turnout 1980-2012 George Mason University Dr. Michael McDonald March 25, 2013 April 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121030100426/http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout%201980-2012.xls October 30, 2012 dead mdy-all Charles Robb 1980.jpg 150x150px Chuck Robb Democratic Party (United States) 1,474,086 71.25% Maurice Dawkins crop.png 150x150px Maurice A. Dawkins Republican Party (United States) 593,652 28.69% 300px County and independent city results 300px Congressional district results 300px Precinct/VTD results Robb: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Dawkins: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #808080 No votes U.S. Senator Paul Trible Republican Party (United States) Chuck Robb Democratic Party (United States) The 1988 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 8, 1988. Democratic former governor Chuck Robb succeeded Republican Senator Paul Trible, who opted not to run for re-election. , this is the last time a Democratic Senatorial candidate won every county and independent city in Virginia. Background Paul Trible announced that he would not seek reelection in September 1987, citing frustration with the legislative process and wanting to spend more time with his family.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 237 Republican nomination Maurice Dawkins, a Baptist minister, defeated Andrew Wahlquist, a former assistant to U.S. Senator John Warner, on the first ballot of the Republican convention. Dawkins was the first black person nominated for a senatorial election in the state by a major party.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 237 Democratic nomination Chuck Robb won the Democratic nomination without opposition at the convention held between June 3 to 4.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 237 General election Candidates Maurice A. Dawkins, minister and black activist (Republican) Chuck Robb, former Governor of Virginia (Democratic) Campaign Robb's campaign raised $3.2 million and spent $2.8 million during the campaign. Dawkins spent $300,000 during the campaign which was less than every incumbent running with opposition in the concurrent U.S. House of Representatives elections.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 237-238 Results Robb placed first in all of Virginia's congressional districts. The third, fifth, and seventh congressional districts were the only districts that Dawkins received more than 30% of the vote. Moreland Steed Baker 1991 239 Robb received around 70% of the white vote while the overall composition of his voters were 78% white and 12% black compared to Dawkin's 94% white and 6% black. Robb is one of the few Democrats to have won a majority of the white vote after 1969.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 244 Robb's victory was the best performance for a Democratic senatorial candidate in Virginia since A. Willis Robertson in 1960. United States Senate election in Virginia, 1988http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1988&fips=51&f=0&off=3&elect=0&class=1 1988 Senatorial General Election Results - Virginia US Election Atlas Democratic Party (United States) Chuck Robb 1,474,086 71.25% +22.45% Republican Party (United States) Maurice A. Dawkins 593,652 28.69% -22.51% Write-ins 1,159 0.06% 880,434 42.56% +40.18% 2,068,897 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1988 United States Senate elections References Works cited Moreland Laurence Steed Robert Baker Tod The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics Praeger Publishers 1991 https://archive.org/details/1988presidential0000unse 0275931455 Virginia 1988 United States Senate