1988 United States Senate election in Arizona

1988 United States Senate election in Arizona
	November 8, 1988
	County results; DeConcini: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Dennis DeConcini; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Dennis DeConcini; Democratic

The 1988 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini was reelected to a third term, even as incumbent Republican Vice President George H. W Bush won the state for president on the same ballot. This was the last time until 2018 that Democrats won a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona.

Major candidates

Democratic

Dennis DeConcini, Incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

Keith DeGreen, Marine veteran and financial advisor

Results

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dennis DeConcini (Incumbent)	660,403	56.71%	−0.20%
	Republican	Keith DeGreen	478,060	41.05%	+0.75%
	Libertarian	Rick Tompkins	20,849	1.79%	−0.99%
	New Alliance	Ed Finkelstein	5,195	0.45%
	Write-ins		32	0.00%
Majority			182,343	15.66%	−0.95%
Turnout			1,164,539
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1988" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 2.

[1] Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1988" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 2.

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Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

See also

References