1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
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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.
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November 8, 1988
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All ten Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||
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Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 1988[1] | ||||
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| 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
| 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 | |||
| 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
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 | |||
| 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
| Candidate | Campaign committee | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | COH | L&D | ||||
| Thomas J. Bliley Jr.[9] | $467,449.00 | $366,816.00 | $108,636.00 | $0.00 | |||
| 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
| Candidate | Campaign committee | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | COH | L&D | ||||
| Norman Sisisky[10] | $185,555.00 | $93,232.00 | $316,592.00 | $349,183.00 | |||
| 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
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 | |||
| 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 | |||||
| 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
| 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
| Candidate | Campaign committee | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | COH | L&D | ||||
| D. French Slaughter Jr.[21] | $219,559.00 | $87,195.00 | $180,208.00 | $0.00 | |||
| 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
| 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 | |||
| 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
| 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 | |||
| 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
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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||||
