1988 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election

Minnesota · 6 candidates · See every 1988 U.S. Senate race

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

David Durenberger won the 1988 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election. David Durenberger received 1,176,210 popular votes (56.17%). The main challenger was Hubert H. Skip Humphrey III (40.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Durenberger and III

Durenberger +15.3 pts · won by 319,516 votes

David Durenberger RepublicanWINNER56.17%

1,176,210 votes

Hubert H. Skip Humphrey III Democratic40.91%

856,694 votes

Polly MannProgressive Issues2.12%

44,474 votes

Derrick P. GrimmerGrassroots0.43%

9,016 votes

Arlen OvervigLibertarian0.19%

4,039 votes

Wendy LyonsSocialist Workers0.15%

3,105 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.