The 1988 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Dennis DeConcini
Dennis Webster DeConcini (; born May 8, 1937) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former U.S. senator from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the Senate as a D ...
was reelected to a third term, even as incumbent Republican Vice President
George H. W Bush won the state for president on the same ballot. This was the last time until
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that Democrats won a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona.
Major candidates
Democratic
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Dennis DeConcini
Dennis Webster DeConcini (; born May 8, 1937) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former U.S. senator from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the Senate as a D ...
, Incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
* Keith DeGreen, Marine veteran and financial advisor
Results
See also
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1988 United States Senate elections
The 1988 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 8, 1988, the 33 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections. In spite of the Republican victory by George H. W. Bush in the presiden ...
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1988 United States presidential election in Arizona
The 1988 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 8, 1988. All fifty states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. State voters chose seven electors to the Elector ...
References
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Arizona
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1988 Arizona elections