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      Home/Elections/1988/US Senate/Missouri
      1988·US Senate·Missouri

      Missouri US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      John C. Danforth
      67.7%1,407,416 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Jay Nixon
      31.8%660,045 votes
      Margin
      R+36.0
      2,078,875 total votes
      3 candidates2,078,875 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John C. DanforthREP✓
      		REP1,407,41667.7%
      Jay NixonDEM
      		DEM660,04531.8%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH11,4140.6%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Missouri(Class II)

      2024
      Josh HawleyREP
      R+13.7
      2022
      Eric SchmittREP
      R+13.3
      2018
      Josh HawleyREP
      R+9.1
      2016
      Roy BluntREP
      R+5.8
      2012
      Claire McCaskillDEM
      D+13.1
      2010
      Roy BluntREP
      R+16.4
      2006
      Jim TalentREP
      R+0.2
      2004
      Kit BondREP
      R+16.1
      2002(S)
      Jim TalentREP
      R+1.1
      2000
      Mel CarnahanDEM
      D+2.1
      1998
      Kit BondREP
      R+8.9
      1994
      John AshcroftREP
      R+24.0
      1992
      Kit BondREP
      R+7.0
      1986
      Kit BondREP
      R+5.3
      View all US Senate history for Missouri →

      Candidates

      Jay NixonDEM
      Record2W-1L
      Avg MarginD+5.6
      Career1986-1990
      State Senate / US Senate
      Full profile →
      John C. DanforthREP
      Record3W-1L
      Avg MarginR+12.3
      Career1970-1988
      US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Missouri, 1988

      President1 contest →US House9 contests →Governor1 contest →
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