1988 United States Senate elections
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The 1988 United States Senate elections were midterm contests held during Ronald Reagan’s final year in office that determined the partisan balance of the Senate going into George H. W. Bush’s presidency.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Senate election ⓘ |
| affectedPresidencyOf | George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| afterParty1Seats | 55 ⓘ |
| afterParty2Seats | 45 ⓘ |
| beforeParty1Seats | 55 ⓘ |
| beforeParty2Seats | 45 ⓘ |
| chamberControlAfter | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberControlBefore | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classContested | Class 1 United States Senators ⓘ |
| concurrentWith |
1988 United States House of Representatives elections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1988 United States gubernatorial elections NERFINISHED ⓘ 1988 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determinedBalanceFor | United States Senate in 101st Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | November 8, 1988 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1990 United States Senate elections ⓘ |
| follows | 1986 United States Senate elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader1 | Robert Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader1Party | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader1Seat | West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader1Since | January 3, 1977 ⓘ |
| leader2 | Bob Dole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader2Party | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader2Seat | Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader2Since | January 3, 1985 ⓘ |
| legislature | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majoritySeats | 51 ⓘ |
| mapCaption | Results of the elections by state ⓘ |
| netChangeDemocrats | 0 ⓘ |
| netChangeRepublicans | 0 ⓘ |
| nextElectionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | Democrats retained control of the Senate ⓘ |
| occurredDuring | Ronald Reagan presidency ⓘ |
| occurredIn | 1988 ⓘ |
| ongoing | no ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal elections, 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| percentageParty1 | 53.2% ⓘ |
| percentageParty2 | 49.0% ⓘ |
| popularVoteParty1 | 38,616,407 ⓘ |
| popularVoteParty2 | 35,582,680 ⓘ |
| previousElectionYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| relevantCongress | 101st United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatsForElection |
33 of 100 seats
ⓘ
Class 1 seats ⓘ |
| type | legislative election ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutContext | held on same day as presidential election, not a traditional midterm ⓘ |
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