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1988 Virginia U.S. Senate Election

Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1988 U.S. Senate race

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

Charles S. Robb won the 1988 Virginia U.S. Senate Election. Charles S. Robb received 1,474,086 popular votes (71.25%). The main challenger was Maurice A. Dawkins (28.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Robb and Dawkins

Robb +42.6 pts · won by 880,434 votes
Charles S. RobbDemocraticWINNER71.25%
1,474,086 votes
Maurice A. DawkinsRepublican28.69%
593,652 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.