1988 United States Senate election in Texas
The 1988 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen won re-election to a fourth term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative Beau Boulter. Bentsen easily won the Democratic nomination for another term, while Boulter came through a run-off in the Republican primary defeating Wes Gilbreath. After winning renomination, Bentsen was chosen by Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis as his vice-presidential running mate and therefore ran for both the Senate and the vice-presidency at the same time. Although the Dukakis/Bentsen presidential ticket lost the general election by 7 points and the election in Texas by 12.6 points, Bentsen was always the favorite for the Senate election and defeated Boulter by 19.2 points. This was the last time a Democrat won a U.S. Senate election in Texas until 2026.
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