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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.
| 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 | - | |
| 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 | |||
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 | |||
| Candidate | Campaign committee | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | COH | L&D | ||||
| Thomas J. Bliley Jr.[9] | $467,449.00 | $366,816.00 | $108,636.00 | $0.00 | |||
| Candidate | Campaign committee | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | COH | L&D | ||||
| Norman Sisisky[10] | $185,555.00 | $93,232.00 | $316,592.00 | $349,183.00 | |||
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 | |||
| Candidate | Campaign committee | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Spent | COH | L&D | ||||
| D. French Slaughter Jr.[20] | $219,559.00 | $87,195.00 | $180,208.00 | $0.00 | |||
| Candidate | Campaign committee | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Candidate | Campaign committee | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Only 2.7% of registered voters participated in the Democratic primary.[27]
| Candidate | Campaign committee | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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