1988 United States Senate election in Texas
Election results
Lloyd Bentsen won the senate election by a clear margin over Beau Boulter, at the same time as he and Michael Dukakis lost the presidential race, with George Bush winning Texas with 56% of the vote compared to 43% for Dukakis.

1988 United States Senate election in Texas

Section Title: Election results
Table Section Text: Lloyd Bentsen won the senate election by a clear margin over Beau Boulter, at the same time as he and Michael Dukakis lost the presidential race, with George Bush winning Texas with 56% of the vote compared to 43% for Dukakis.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Democratic	Lloyd Bentsen	3,149,806	59.2	+0.6

Republican	Beau Boulter	2,129,228	40.0	0.5

Libertarian	Jeff Daiell	44,572	0.8

Majority	1,020,578	19.2	+1.1

Turnout	5,323,606

Democratic hold	Swing

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