1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia November 8, 1988 (1988-11-08 )
United States House of Representatives Republican
60–70%
70–80%
90–100%
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
90–100%
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Statewide Fairfax County 2016
The1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 8, 1988, to determine who will represent theCommonwealth ofVirginia in theUnited States House of Representatives . Virginia had ten seats in the House, apportioned according to the1980 United States census . Representatives are elected for two-year terms. During the November elections, every incumbent Virginia representative was re-elected.
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
Lewis F. Payne Jr. won election to the U.S. House in a special election held on June 14, 1988, following the death ofDan Daniel . Linda Lugenia Arey, a former White House aide, won the Republican nomination againstW. Onico Barker .Jerry Falwell supported Arey due to Barker opposing a tax break forLiberty University , Following her defeat Arey withdrew from the general election and was replaced byCharles 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 Charles Judd[ 19] $112,076.00 $110,756.00 $1,318.00 $5,560.00 Jim Olin [ 20] $321,705.00 $322,160.00 $11,751.00 $22,000.00
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
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
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
1988 Virginia 10th congressional district Democratic primary[ 32] 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
^a b c d e f g h i j k 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.^ "1988 U.S. House Special General Election - District 5" .Virginia Secretary of Elections . RetrievedMarch 14, 2025 .^ "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.^ "1988 U.S. House Democratic Primary - District 10" .Virginia Department of Elections . RetrievedMarch 14, 2025 .
