1988 United States Senate election in Minnesota

The 1988 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David Durenberger won re-election to his third term. He was challenged by the DFL candidate Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III, the son of former vice president Hubert Humphrey. The seat had previously been held by both of Skip Humphrey's parents. This is the last time that Minnesota voted for a Senate candidate and a presidential candidate of different political parties as Durenberger, a liberal Republican, remained popular among Minnesotans during his tenure in the Senate.

1988 United States Senate election in Minnesota

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Nominee David Durenberger Skip Humphrey Party Ind.-Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 1,176,210 856,694 Percentage 56.18% 40.92%

County results Durenberger:      50–60%      60–70% Humphrey:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election David Durenberger Ind.-Republican Elected U.S. Senator David Durenberger Ind.-Republican

Major candidates

Democratic

• Skip Humphrey, Attorney General of Minnesota and former State Senator

Republican

• David Durenberger, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1978

Results

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Ind.-Republican	David Durenberger (incumbent)	1,176,210	56.18%
	Democratic (DFL)	Skip Humphrey	856,694	40.92%
	Minnesota Progressive Party	Polly Mann	44,474	2.12%
	Grassroots	Derrick Grimmer	9,016	0.43%
	Libertarian	Arlen Overvig	4,039	0.19%
	Socialist Workers	Wendy Lyons	3,105	0.15%
Total votes			2,093,538	100.00%
Majority			319,516	15.26%
	Ind.-Republican hold

See also

• 1988 United States Senate elections