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1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
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November 8, 1988 (1988-11-08)
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All ten Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 5 5
Seats won 5 5
Seat change Steady Steady

The 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 8, 1988, to determine who will represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Virginia had ten seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1980 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms. During the November elections, every incumbent Virginia representative was re-elected.

Overview

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United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1988[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats
Republican 1,076,895 56.95% 5
Democratic 801,831 42.41% 5
Independents 10,738 0.57% 0
Write-ins 1,364 0.07% 0
Totals 1,890,828 100.00% 10

1st district

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Candidate Campaign committee
Raised Spent COH L&D
Herbert H. Bateman[2] $293,109.00 $284,702.00 $39,534.00 $1,137.00
James Ellenson[3] $30,454.00 $30,302.00 $0.00 $0.00
1988 Virginia 1st congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Herbert H. Bateman (incumbent) 135,937 73.25
Democratic James S. Ellenson 49,614 26.74
Write-in 22 0.01
Total votes 185,573 100.00
Republican hold

2nd district

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Curry, who was black, received 8.5% of the black vote.[4]

Candidate Campaign committee
Raised Spent COH L&D
Jerry Curry[5] $149,958.00 $148,856.00 $4,726.00 $0.00
Owen B. Pickett[6] $437,439.00 $414,011.00 $28,550.00 $6,711.00
Stephen P. Shao[7] $15,424.00 $15,424.00 $0.00 $0.00
Robert Alexander Smith[8] $9,500.00 $9,135.00 $363.00 $0.00
1988 Virginia 2nd congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Owen B. Pickett (incumbent) 106,666 60.53
Republican Jerry Curry 62,564 35.51
Independent Stephen P. Shao 4,255 2.41
Independent Robert A. Smith 2,691 1.53
Write-in 32 0.02
Total votes 176,208 100.00
Democratic hold

3rd district

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Candidate Campaign committee
Raised Spent COH L&D
Thomas J. Bliley Jr.[9] $467,449.00 $366,816.00 $108,636.00 $0.00
1988 Virginia 3rd congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (incumbent) 187,354 99.71
Write-in 544 0.29
Total votes 187,898 100.00
Republican hold

4th district

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Candidate Campaign committee
Raised Spent COH L&D
Norman Sisisky[10] $185,555.00 $93,232.00 $316,592.00 $349,183.00
1988 Virginia 4th congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norman Sisisky (incumbent) 134,786 99.93
Write-in 98 0.07
Total votes 134,884 100.00
Democratic hold

5th district

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Lewis F. Payne Jr. won election to the U.S. House in a special election held on June 14, 1988, following the death of Dan Daniel. Linda Lugenia Arey, a former White House aide, won the Republican nomination against W. Onico Barker. Jerry Falwell supported Arey due to Barker opposing a tax break for Liberty University, Following her defeat Arey withdrew from the general election and was replaced by Charles R. Hawkins.[11]

Payne was the only incumbent U.S. Representative in Virginia to receive less than 60% of the vote.[4]

Candidate Campaign committee
Raised Spent COH L&D
Linda Lugenia Arey[12] $405,046.00 $404,468.00 $577.00 $0.00
W. Onico Barker[13] $19,326.00 $19,325.00 $0.00 $0.00
James Francis Cole[14] $10,655.00 $10,429.00 $87.00 $3,560.00
Charles R. Hawkins[15] $105,871.00 $105,872.00 $0.00 $0.00
James Ronald Millner[16] $11,665.00 $11,664.00 $0.00 $0.00
Lewis F. Payne Jr.[17] $915,853.00 $903,976.00 $9,041.00 $275,000.00
1988 Virginia 5th congressional district special election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lewis F. Payne Jr. 55,469 59.25
Republican Linda L. Arey 38,063 40.66
Write-in 80 0.09
Total votes 93,612 100.00
Democratic hold
1988 Virginia 5th congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lewis F. Payne Jr. (incumbent) 97,242 54.19
Republican Charles R. Hawkins 78,396 43.69
Independent James Frank Cole 3,792 2.11
Write-in 12 0.01
Total votes 179,442 100.00
Democratic hold

6th district

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Candidate Campaign committee
Raised Spent COH L&D
Charles Judd[19] $112,076.00 $110,756.00 $1,318.00 $5,560.00
Jim Olin[20] $321,705.00 $322,160.00 $11,751.00 $22,000.00
1988 Virginia 6th congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Olin (incumbent) 118,369 63.88
Republican Charles E. Judd 66,935 36.12
Write-in 8 0.00
Total votes 185,304 100.00
Democratic hold

7th district

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Candidate Campaign committee
Raised Spent COH L&D
D. French Slaughter Jr.[21] $219,559.00 $87,195.00 $180,208.00 $0.00
1988 Virginia 7th congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican D. French Slaughter Jr. (incumbent) 136,988 99.65
Write-in 488 0.35
Total votes 137,476 100.00
Republican hold

8th district

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Candidate Campaign committee
Raised Spent COH L&D
David Brickley[22] $276,578.00 $273,203.00 $3,375.00 $9,000.00
Stanford Parris[23] $632,755.00 $689,035.00 $158,614.00 $2,261.00
Gary Slaiman[24] $13,325.00 $13,179.00 $144.00 $0.00
Alfonso Ignacio Vergara[25] $8,260.00 $7,034.00 $1,224.00 $2,217.00
1988 Virginia 8th congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stanford Parris (incumbent) 154,761 62.30
Democratic David G. Brickley 93,561 37.67
Write-in 78 0.03
Total votes 248,400 100.00
Republican hold

9th district

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Candidate Campaign committee
Raised Spent COH L&D
Rick Boucher[26] $616,821.00 $606,420.00 $130,299.00 $0.00
John C. Brown[27] $155,094.00 $154,515.00 $579.00 $14,280.00
1988 Virginia 9th congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rick Boucher (incumbent) 113,309 63.40
Republican John C. Brown 65,410 36.60
Write-in 8 0.00
Total votes 178,727 100.00
Democratic hold

10th district

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Only 2.7% of registered voters participated in the Democratic primary.[28]

Candidate Campaign committee
Raised Spent COH L&D
Mackenzie Canter III[29] $38,514.00 $38,513.00 $0.00 $0.00
Robert Lester Weinberg[30] $242,787.00 $241,445.00 $1,339.00 $7,816.00
Frank Wolf[31] $803,080.00 $758,365.00 $57,022.00 $0.00
1988 Virginia 10th congressional district Democratic primary[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Lester Weinberg 6,880 76.78
Democratic N. Mackenzie Canter, III 2,081 23.22
Total votes 8,961 100.00
1988 Virginia 10th congressional district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Wolf (incumbent) 188,550 68.09
Democratic Robert Lester Weinberg 88,284 31.88
Write-in 74 0.03
Total votes 276,908 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1988" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 50 & 51.
  2. ↑ "Herbert H. Bateman campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "James Ellenson campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Moreland, Steed & Baker 1991, p. 246.
  5. ↑ "Jerry Curry campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Owen B. Pickett campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Stephen P. Shao campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Robert Alexander Smith campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Thomas J. Bliley Jr. campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Norman Sisisky campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  11. ↑ Moreland, Steed & Baker 1991, p. 245-246.
  12. ↑ "Linda Lugenia Arey campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  13. ↑ "W. Onico Barker campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  14. ↑ "James Francis Cole campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Charles R. Hawkins campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  16. ↑ "James Ronald Millner campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Lewis F. Payne Jr. campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  18. ↑ "1988 U.S. House Special General Election - District 5". Virginia Secretary of Elections. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Charles Judd campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Jim Olin campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  21. ↑ "D. French Slaughter Jr. campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  22. ↑ "David Brickley campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Stanford Parris campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Gary Slaiman campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Alfonso Ignacio Vergara campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Rick Boucher campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  27. ↑ "John C. Brown campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  28. ↑ Moreland, Steed & Baker 1991, p. 245.
  29. ↑ "Mackenzie Canter III campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  30. ↑ "Robert Lester Weinberg campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  31. ↑ "Frank Wolf campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
  32. ↑ "1988 U.S. House Democratic Primary - District 10". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved March 14, 2025.

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