1988 New York U.S. Senate Election

New York · 7 candidates · See every 1988 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1988 New York U.S. Senate Election?

Daniel Patrick Moynihan won the 1988 New York U.S. Senate Election. Daniel Patrick Moynihan received 4,048,649 popular votes (67.02%). The main challenger was Robert R. McMillan (31.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Moynihan and McMillan

Moynihan +36.0 pts · won by 2,172,865 votes

Daniel Patrick MoynihanLiberalWINNER67.02%

4,048,649 votes

Robert R. McMillanConservative31.05%

1,875,784 votes

Adelle R. NathansonRight To Life1.07%

64,845 votes

Charlene MitchellIndependent Progressive Line0.24%

14,770 votes

Lydia BayonetaWorkers World0.22%

13,573 votes

William P. McMillenLibertarian0.2%

12,064 votes

James E. Harris Jr.Socialist Workers0.19%

11,239 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.