1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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.

Overview

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/Write-ins	12,102	0.64%	0	-
Totals		1,890,828	100.00%	10	-

1st district

Candidate	Campaign committee
Candidate	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

2nd district

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

Candidate	Campaign committee
Candidate	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

3rd district

Candidate	Campaign committee
Candidate	Raised	Spent	COH	L&D
Thomas J. Bliley Jr.^[9]	$467,449.00	$366,816.00	$108,636.00	$0.00

4th district

Candidate	Campaign committee
Candidate	Raised	Spent	COH	L&D
Norman Sisisky^[10]	$185,555.00	$93,232.00	$316,592.00	$349,183.00

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
Candidate	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

6th district

Candidate	Campaign committee
Candidate	Raised	Spent	COH	L&D
Charles Judd^[18]	$112,076.00	$110,756.00	$1,318.00	$5,560.00
Jim Olin^[19]	$321,705.00	$322,160.00	$11,751.00	$22,000.00

7th district

Candidate	Campaign committee
Candidate	Raised	Spent	COH	L&D
D. French Slaughter Jr.^[20]	$219,559.00	$87,195.00	$180,208.00	$0.00

8th district

Candidate	Campaign committee
Candidate	Raised	Spent	COH	L&D
David Brickley^[21]	$276,578.00	$273,203.00	$3,375.00	$9,000.00
Stanford Parris^[22]	$632,755.00	$689,035.00	$158,614.00	$2,261.00
Gary Slaiman^[23]	$13,325.00	$13,179.00	$144.00	$0.00
Alfonso Ignacio Vergara^[24]	$8,260.00	$7,034.00	$1,224.00	$2,217.00

9th district

Candidate	Campaign committee
Candidate	Raised	Spent	COH	L&D
Rick Boucher^[25]	$616,821.00	$606,420.00	$130,299.00	$0.00
John C. Brown^[26]	$155,094.00	$154,515.00	$579.00	$14,280.00

10th district

Only 2.7% of registered voters participated in the Democratic primary.^[27]

Candidate	Campaign committee
Candidate	Raised	Spent	COH	L&D
Mackenzie Canter III^[28]	$38,514.00	$38,513.00	$0.00	$0.00
Robert Lester Weinberg^[29]	$242,787.00	$241,445.00	$1,339.00	$7,816.00
Frank Wolf^[30]	$803,080.00	$758,365.00	$57,022.00	$0.00

References

^ 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.
^ "Herbert H. Bateman campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023.
^ "James Ellenson campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Moreland, Steed & Baker 1991, p. 246.
^ "Jerry Curry campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Owen B. Pickett campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Stephen P. Shao campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Robert Alexander Smith campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Thomas J. Bliley Jr. campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Norman Sisisky campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ Moreland, Steed & Baker 1991, p. 245-246.
^ "Linda Lugenia Arey campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "W. Onico Barker campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "James Francis Cole campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Charles R. Hawkins campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "James Ronald Millner campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Lewis F. Payne Jr. campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Charles Judd campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Jim Olin campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "D. French Slaughter Jr. campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "David Brickley campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Stanford Parris campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Gary Slaiman campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Alfonso Ignacio Vergara campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Rick Boucher campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "John C. Brown campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ Moreland, Steed & Baker 1991, p. 245.
^ "Mackenzie Canter III campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Robert Lester Weinberg campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.
^ "Frank Wolf campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023.

Works cited

Moreland, Laurence; Steed, Robert; Baker, Tod, eds. (1991). The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0275931455.