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1988 Wyoming U.S. Senate Election

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

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

Malcolm Wallop won the 1988 Wyoming U.S. Senate Election. Malcolm Wallop received 91,143 popular votes (50.37%). The main challenger was John P. Vinich (49.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Wallop and Vinich

Wallop +0.7 pts · won by 1,322 votes
Malcolm WallopRepublicanWINNER50.37%
91,143 votes
John P. VinichDemocratic49.63%
89,821 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.