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Jeffords: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Gray: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Elections in Vermont |
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The 1988 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford did not run for re-election to another term in the United States Senate. Republican candidate Jim Jeffords defeated Democratic candidate Bill Gray to succeed him.
With the results in the concurrent presidential and House elections, it is the last time that Vermont voted Republican in all three federal statewide offices simultaneously.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Jeffords | 30,555 | 60.8 | |
| Republican | Mike Griffes | 19,593 | 38.9 | |
| Republican | Other | 128 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 50,276 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Gray | 23,138 | 91.5 | |
| Democratic | Other | 2,149 | 8.5 | |
| Total votes | 25,287 | 100.0 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) | Sample size | Margin of Error | Jeffords | Gray | Levy | Milne | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland Herald Barre Montpelier Times Argus University of Vermont [2] | October 6–9, 1988 | 502 registered voters | ± 4.5% | 63%' | 19% | 2% | 0% | 16% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Jeffords | 163,203 | 67.97% | ||
| Democratic | Bill Gray | 71,469 | 29.76% | ||
| Liberty Union | Jerry Levy | 2,506 | 1.04% | ||
| Independent | King Milne | 2,424 | 1.01% | ||
| N/A | Other | 509 | 0.21% | ||
| Total votes | 240,111 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||