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1988 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election

Tennessee · 3 candidates · See every 1988 U.S. Senate race

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

James R. Sasser won the 1988 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election. James R. Sasser received 1,020,061 popular votes (65.09%). The main challenger was Bill Andersen (34.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Sasser and Andersen

Sasser +30.6 pts · won by 479,028 votes
James R. SasserDemocraticWINNER65.09%
1,020,061 votes
Bill AndersenRepublican34.52%
541,033 votes
Khalil-Ullah Al-MuhayminIndependent0.39%
6,042 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.