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Election 1988 Results

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1988 US Senate election in Virginia

Charles S. Robb (Democrat) beat Maurice A. Dawkins (Republican) in Virginia in 1988, 71.2% to 28.7%, a margin of 42.6 points and 880,434 votes.

Virginia changed party: in 1982 it went Republican, for Paul Trible.

Democrats led in 136 of the 136 counties as they stood then. The largest, Fairfax, cast 317,967 votes and went to the Democrat by 45.2 points. The closest was Manassas Park, where 282 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Charles S. Robb won Democratic 1,474,086 71.2%
Maurice A. Dawkins Republican 593,652 28.7%
All other candidates 1,159 0.1%
Total2,068,897

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfax 230,780 72.6% 86,911 27.3% 276 317,967 D+45.2
Virginia Beach 76,686 70.5% 31,994 29.4% 81 108,761 D+41.1
Henrico 57,471 66.0% 29,379 33.7% 254 87,104 D+32.3
Chesterfield 48,860 64.1% 27,215 35.7% 152 76,227 D+28.4
Arlington 54,202 74.9% 18,193 25.1% 19 72,414 D+49.7
Richmond 50,704 72.1% 19,594 27.9% 57 70,355 D+44.2
Norfolk 53,436 79.8% 13,485 20.1% 37 66,958 D+59.7
Prince William 36,715 67.0% 18,049 33.0% 4 54,768 D+34.1
Newport News 38,341 74.3% 13,238 25.7% 2 51,581 D+48.7
Chesapeake 34,456 72.1% 13,304 27.8% 24 47,784 D+44.3
Alexandria 32,449 75.0% 10,783 24.9% 9 43,241 D+50.1
Hampton 29,942 74.2% 10,406 25.8% 7 40,355 D+48.4
Portsmouth 27,542 79.2% 7,234 20.8% 34,776 D+58.4
Roanoke 25,700 75.6% 8,310 24.4% 3 34,013 D+51.1
Roanoke 24,448 78.1% 6,872 21.9% 2 31,322 D+56.1
Loudoun 18,322 64.4% 10,117 35.6% 4 28,443 D+28.8
Hanover 15,708 62.4% 9,464 37.6% 21 25,193 D+24.8
Albemarle 17,315 70.7% 7,144 29.2% 16 24,475 D+41.6
Lynchburg 14,919 66.9% 7,383 33.1% 7 22,309 D+33.8
Montgomery 14,529 71.7% 5,720 28.2% 4 20,253 D+43.5
Suffolk 13,348 78.8% 3,588 21.2% 16,936 D+57.6
Stafford 11,622 68.6% 5,312 31.4% 16,934 D+37.3
Henry 11,854 71.1% 4,803 28.8% 6 16,663 D+42.3
Danville 10,992 66.5% 5,526 33.5% 1 16,519 D+33.1
Rockingham 9,858 59.8% 6,626 40.2% 2 16,486 D+19.6
Augusta 9,662 59.4% 6,594 40.6% 5 16,261 D+18.9
Pittsylvania 10,533 65.0% 5,657 34.9% 4 16,194 D+30.1
Campbell 10,603 66.2% 5,406 33.8% 1 16,010 D+32.5
Spotsylvania 11,117 69.8% 4,809 30.2% 2 15,928 D+39.6
Fauquier 9,963 64.2% 5,546 35.8% 3 15,512 D+28.5
York 11,092 73.1% 4,076 26.9% 2 15,170 D+46.2
Bedford 10,465 69.3% 4,632 30.7% 15,097 D+38.6
Washington 10,505 71.4% 4,212 28.6% 14,717 D+42.8
Tazewell 10,816 77.3% 3,185 22.7% 14,001 D+54.5
Frederick 9,436 71.5% 3,767 28.5% 2 13,205 D+42.9
Charlottesville 9,982 75.8% 3,164 24.0% 26 13,172 D+51.8
James City 9,091 71.3% 3,654 28.7% 3 12,748 D+42.6
Wise 9,392 75.4% 3,068 24.6% 12,460 D+50.8
Franklin 9,540 77.5% 2,764 22.5% 2 12,306 D+55.1
Petersburg 9,076 75.7% 2,913 24.3% 8 11,997 D+51.4
Shenandoah 7,210 64.2% 4,012 35.8% 11,222 D+28.5
Pulaski 7,981 72.4% 3,037 27.5% 6 11,024 D+44.8
Accomack 7,546 72.1% 2,914 27.9% 1 10,461 D+44.3
Gloucester 7,598 73.2% 2,781 26.8% 1 10,380 D+46.4
Smyth 7,297 70.5% 3,056 29.5% 10,353 D+41.0
Buchanan 7,991 78.5% 2,188 21.5% 10,179 D+57.0
Russell 7,575 76.2% 2,361 23.8% 9,936 D+52.5
Amherst 7,365 76.8% 2,225 23.2% 2 9,592 D+53.6
Salem 6,848 75.2% 2,262 24.8% 9,110 D+50.3
Isle Of Wight 6,779 74.4% 2,328 25.6% 9,107 D+48.9
Botetourt 6,446 71.6% 2,551 28.4% 1 8,998 D+43.3
Carroll 5,161 59.5% 3,506 40.5% 8,667 D+19.1
Halifax 6,233 72.2% 2,393 27.7% 2 8,628 D+44.5
Fairfax 5,815 67.8% 2,762 32.2% 8,577 D+35.6
Wythe 5,614 67.0% 2,768 33.0% 8,382 D+34.0
Manassas 5,022 61.5% 3,143 38.5% 8,165 D+23.0
Lee 6,195 77.2% 1,827 22.8% 8,022 D+54.5
Mecklenburg 5,436 68.5% 2,496 31.4% 5 7,937 D+37.0
Scott 5,116 65.0% 2,751 35.0% 1 7,868 D+30.1
Culpeper 4,919 62.5% 2,943 37.4% 5 7,867 D+25.1
Harrisonburg 5,051 66.6% 2,531 33.4% 3 7,585 D+33.2
Staunton 4,864 64.1% 2,721 35.9% 7,585 D+28.3
Dinwiddie 5,364 74.0% 1,882 26.0% 3 7,249 D+48.0
Colonial Hts. 5,010 70.0% 2,137 29.9% 6 7,153 D+40.2
Prince George 4,913 68.8% 2,230 31.2% 1 7,144 D+37.6
Dickenson 5,196 73.5% 1,871 26.5% 2 7,069 D+47.0
Page 4,606 65.8% 2,389 34.1% 3 6,998 D+31.7
Warren 4,690 67.0% 2,307 33.0% 6,997 D+34.1
Hopewell 4,811 70.8% 1,983 29.2% 6 6,800 D+41.6
Winchester 5,006 76.5% 1,540 23.5% 2 6,548 D+52.9
Orange 4,377 67.4% 2,112 32.5% 3 6,492 D+34.9
Louisa 4,182 65.4% 2,204 34.5% 4 6,390 D+31.0
Waynesboro 3,991 63.0% 2,339 37.0% 6,330 D+26.1
Bristol 4,722 76.2% 1,478 23.8% 6,200 D+52.3
Giles 4,563 73.8% 1,620 26.2% 2 6,185 D+47.6
Caroline 4,632 77.5% 1,347 22.5% 1 5,980 D+54.9
Southampton 4,575 76.9% 1,374 23.1% 5,949 D+53.8
Fredericksburg 4,260 72.7% 1,599 27.3% 4 5,863 D+45.4
Martinsville 4,213 73.3% 1,532 26.7% 5,745 D+46.7
Goochland 3,642 63.7% 2,075 36.3% 2 5,719 D+27.4
Grayson 3,879 68.4% 1,795 31.6% 5,674 D+36.7
Rockbridge 4,116 73.1% 1,511 26.9% 5,627 D+46.3
Brunswick 4,126 76.7% 1,253 23.3% 2 5,381 D+53.4
Prince Edward 3,555 66.8% 1,763 33.1% 1 5,319 D+33.7
Powhatan 3,246 61.8% 2,006 38.2% 3 5,255 D+23.6
Patrick 3,306 64.0% 1,860 36.0% 2 5,168 D+28.0
Nottoway 3,548 69.4% 1,562 30.5% 3 5,113 D+38.8
Westmoreland 3,706 74.2% 1,286 25.8% 1 4,993 D+48.5
Falls Church 3,692 78.0% 1,041 22.0% 4,733 D+56.0
Lancaster 3,002 65.3% 1,594 34.7% 1 4,597 D+30.6
Alleghany 3,585 78.0% 1,009 22.0% 4,594 D+56.1
Appomattox 3,375 73.5% 1,219 26.5% 4,594 D+46.9
Northampton 3,518 77.0% 1,048 23.0% 4,566 D+54.1
Poquoson 3,098 68.4% 1,428 31.6% 4,526 D+36.9
Nelson 3,597 79.8% 903 20.0% 5 4,505 D+59.8
Floyd 2,820 65.6% 1,480 34.4% 4,300 D+31.2
New Kent 2,983 69.4% 1,311 30.5% 6 4,300 D+38.9
Charlotte 3,000 71.2% 1,213 28.8% 3 4,216 D+42.4
Northumberland 2,867 68.7% 1,306 31.3% 4,173 D+37.4
Radford 3,038 72.8% 1,133 27.2% 4,171 D+45.7
King William 2,792 67.9% 1,318 32.1% 4,110 D+35.9
Buckingham 2,824 68.9% 1,270 31.0% 2 4,096 D+37.9
Lunenburg 2,875 71.3% 1,158 28.7% 4,033 D+42.6
King George 2,798 70.7% 1,161 29.3% 3,959 D+41.3
Clarke 2,952 76.5% 903 23.4% 2 3,857 D+53.1
Fluvanna 2,616 68.6% 1,198 31.4% 3,814 D+37.2
Mathews 2,746 73.6% 986 26.4% 3,732 D+47.2
Madison 2,379 64.3% 1,316 35.6% 2 3,697 D+28.8
Middlesex 2,454 67.0% 1,210 33.0% 1 3,665 D+33.9
Sussex 2,754 77.4% 803 22.6% 3,557 D+54.8
Greensville 2,754 80.3% 677 19.7% 3,431 D+60.5
Amelia 2,127 63.0% 1,249 37.0% 1 3,377 D+26.0
Essex 2,262 71.4% 901 28.5% 3 3,166 D+43.0
Williamsburg 2,286 75.9% 724 24.0% 2 3,012 D+51.9
Cumberland 1,778 61.2% 1,125 38.7% 1 2,904 D+22.5
Franklin 2,254 77.7% 646 22.3% 2,900 D+55.4
Greene 1,682 58.6% 1,185 41.3% 1 2,868 D+17.3
Surry 2,123 77.9% 604 22.1% 2,727 D+55.7
Covington 2,189 80.9% 516 19.1% 1 2,706 D+61.8
Rappahannock 1,901 70.9% 779 29.1% 2,680 D+41.9
Charles City 2,055 80.1% 509 19.9% 2,564 D+60.3
King And Queen 1,881 73.6% 673 26.4% 2,554 D+47.3
Richmond 1,837 73.1% 675 26.9% 1 2,513 D+46.2
South Boston 1,642 71.0% 669 28.9% 1 2,312 D+42.1
Bland 1,459 66.0% 750 34.0% 2,209 D+32.1
Bath 1,569 74.0% 552 26.0% 2,121 D+47.9
Bedford 1,524 72.1% 589 27.9% 2,113 D+44.2
Emporia 1,580 75.6% 511 24.4% 2,091 D+51.1
Galax 1,441 71.2% 582 28.8% 2,023 D+42.5
Buena Vista 1,458 75.7% 468 24.3% 1 1,927 D+51.4
Craig 1,325 68.8% 600 31.2% 1,925 D+37.7
Lexington 1,451 75.6% 469 24.4% 1,920 D+51.1
Clifton Forge 1,269 79.3% 332 20.7% 1,601 D+58.5
Manassas Park 804 60.6% 522 39.3% 1 1,327 D+21.3
Norton 1,067 82.7% 223 17.3% 1,290 D+65.4
Highland 834 67.3% 406 32.7% 1,240 D+34.5

Counties as they stood in 1988; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Virginia Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Timothy M. Kaine (D) D+8.9
2020 Mark Robert Warner (D) D+12.1
2018 Timothy M. Kaine (D) D+16.0
2014 Mark R. Warner (D) D+0.8
2012 Timothy M. Kaine (D) D+5.9
2008 Mark Warner (D) D+31.3
2006 Jim Webb (D) D+0.4
2002 John Warner (R) R+82.6
2000 George F. Allen (R) R+4.6
1996 John W. Warner (R) R+5.1
1994 Chuck Robb (D) D+2.7
1990 John Warner (R) R+80.9
1988 Charles S. Robb (D) D+42.6
1984 John Warner (R) R+40.1
1982 Paul Trible (R) R+2.4
1978 John William Warner (R) R+0.4
1976 Harry F. Byrd Jr. (other)
1972 William Lloyd Scott (R) R+5.3
1970 Harry F. Byrd Jr. (other)
1966 William B. Spong Jr. (D) D+25.1
1964 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+44.8
1960 A. Willis Robertson (D) D+81.3
1958 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+69.3
1954 A. Willis Robertson (D) D+79.9
1952 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+73.4
1948 A. Willis Robertson (D) D+34.8
1946 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+34.4
1942 Carter Glass (D) D+91.1
1940 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+93.3
1936 Carter Glass (D) D+86.9
1934 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+55.0
1930 Carter Glass (D) D+76.7
1928 Claude Swanson (D) D+99.8
1924 Carter Glass (D) D+48.9
1922 Claude Swanson (D) D+45.4
1918 Thomas S. Martin (D) D+99.7
1916 Claude Swanson (D) D+99.9