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1988 Connecticut U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1988 Connecticut U.S. Senate Election?

Joe Lieberman won the 1988 Connecticut U.S. Senate Election. Joe Lieberman received 688,499 popular votes (49.76%). The main challenger was Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (49.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Lieberman and Jr.

Lieberman +0.7 pts · won by 10,045 votes
Joe LiebermanDemocraticWINNER49.76%
688,499 votes
Lowell P. Weicker Jr.Republican49.04%
678,454 votes
Howard Avory Grayson Jr.Libertarian0.9%
12,409 votes
Melissa M. FisherNew Alliance0.3%
4,154 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.