1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for U.S. Senate in Virginia
U.S. Senate · Virginia
Charles Robb (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Maurice A. Dawkins (R) by 42.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles RobbDemocrat · winner
71.2%1,474,086
Maurice A. DawkinsRepublican
28.7%593,652
2,068,897 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Charles RobbMaurice A. Dawkins
$3.2M
Raised by the campaign
$283.1K
$2.9M
Spent by the campaign
$282.2K
$317K
Cash on hand
$864
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1988.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1988