1988 United States Senate election in Tennessee
The 1988 United States election in Tennessee was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jim Sasser won re-election to a third term. As of 2020, this is the last time the Democrats have won the Class 1 Senate Seat from Tennessee.
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Major candidates
Democratic
- Jim Sasser, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1977
Republican
- Bill Anderson, attorney[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Democratic | Jim Sasser (Incumbent) | 1,020,061 | 65.09% | ||
| Republican | Bill Anderson | 541,033 | 34.52% | -30.57% | |
| Independent | Khalil-Ullah Al-Muhaymin | 6,042 | 0.39% | -64.70% | |
| Others | (W) Others | 45 | 0.00 | -65.09% | |
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| Turnout | 1,561,094 | ||||
See also
References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=4LukDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT314&lpg=PT314&dq=%22bill+andersen%22+%22senate%22+%22east+tennessee%22+1988&source=bl&ots=D0BF0dipGk&sig=ACfU3U2K9gQ_e6QoVxsGSW7IM2LOITjK4A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwixk8nAjdrnAhVFb60KHZttBzAQ6AEwAHoECBAQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22bill%20andersen%22%20%22senate%22%20%22east%20tennessee%22%201988&f=false
- https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3541
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