just lost a re-election bid in 1986, won the open seat over congressman Mike Lowry. West Virginia Incumbent Democrat Robert Byrd won re-election to a sixth term over Republican, State Senator Jay Wolfe. Wisconsin Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire decided to retire, instead of running for re-election to a sixth full term. Democratic businessman Herb Kohl won the open seat, beating Republican state senator Susan Engeleiter. Wyoming Incumbent Republican Malcolm Wallop ran for re-election to a fourth term, and was narrowly re-elected, defeating the Democratic state senator John Vinich by a margin of a little over 1,300 votes. Despite being a reliably Republican state, Vinich, a Democrat, was able to impressively compete with Wallop. During the campaign, Wallop attacked Vinich as being a tax-and-spend liberal who was beholden to labor and anti-business. Vinich, in turn, cited his "A" score he got from the National Rifle Association due to his votes in the Wyoming Legislature to counter Wallop's attacks, and possibly attract conservative voters. See also 1988 United States elections 1988 United States gubernatorial elections 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States House of Representatives elections 100th United States Congress 101st United States Congress Notes References External links Complete election results at: