1988 United States Senate election in Maryland

The 1988 United States Senate Election in Maryland was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes was reelected to a third term in a landslide. As in 1982, Sarbanes won strongly Republican Garrett County, which has never supported a Democratic presidential candidate and has not voted Democratic in a Senate election since this election. This is the last time that Maryland voted for a Senate candidate and a presidential candidate of different political parties.

1988 United States Senate election in Maryland

November 8, 1988
 
Nominee Paul Sarbanes Alan Keyes
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 999,166 617,537
Percentage 61.79% 38.19%

County results
Sarbanes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Keyes:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Paul Sarbanes
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Paul Sarbanes
Democratic

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