1988 United States Senate election in Minnesota

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1988 United States Senate election in Minnesota

| country = Minnesota

| flag_image = File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg

| flag_year = 1983

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1982 United States Senate election in Minnesota

| previous_year = 1982

| next_election = 1994 United States Senate election in Minnesota

| next_year = 1994

| election_date = November 8, 1988

| image_size = 125x136px

| image1 = DavidDurenberger.jpg

| nominee1 = David Durenberger

| party1 = Independent-Republican Party

| popular_vote1 = 1,176,210

| percentage1 = 56.18%

| image2 = Hubert Humphrey III (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Skip Humphrey

| party2 = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

| popular_vote2 = 856,694

| percentage2 = 40.92%

| map_image = 1988 United States Senate election in Minnesota results map by county.svg

| map_size = 280px

| map_caption = County results
Durenberger: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
Humphrey: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = David Durenberger

| before_party = Independent-Republican Party

| after_election = David Durenberger

| after_party = Independent-Republican Party

}}

{{Elections in Minnesota}}

The 1988 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David Durenberger won re-election to his third term. He was challenged by the DFL candidate Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III, the son of former vice president Hubert Humphrey. The seat had previously been held by both of Skip Humphrey's parents. This is the last time that Minnesota voted for a Senate candidate and a presidential candidate of different political parties as Durenberger, a liberal Republican, remained popular among Minnesotans during his tenure in the Senate.