1988 United States Senate election in Maine

The 1988 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell won re-election to a second full term in a landslide. As of 2024, this is the last time a Democrat has won a U.S. Senate election in Maine.^[a] Incumbent Vice President George H.W. Bush won the state in the concurrent presidential election.

1988 United States Senate election in Maine

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Nominee George Mitchell Jasper Wyman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 452,581 104,164 Percentage 81.29% 18.71%

County results Municipality results Mitchell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Wyman:      60–70% Tie:      50%

U.S. senator before election George J. Mitchell Democratic Elected U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell Democratic

General election

Candidates

• George J. Mitchell, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1980 (Democratic)
• Jasper Wyman, leader of Maine Christian Civic League and businessman^[1] (Republican)

Results

General election results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George J. Mitchell (incumbent)	452,581	81.29%
	Republican	Jasper Wyman	104,164	18.71%
Total votes			556,745	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1988 United States Senate elections

Notes

1. Angus King, who was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2018, is an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, but is not officially a member of the party.