1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1988 to elect the Governor of West Virginia.

1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election
November 8, 1988
 
Nominee Gaston Caperton Arch A. Moore Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 382,421 267,172
Percentage 58.9% 41.1%
County results
Caperton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Moore:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Governor before election

Arch A. Moore, Jr.
Republican

 Elected Governor

Gaston Caperton
Democratic

Elections in West Virginia

Results

Democratic primary
West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1988[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gaston Caperton 132,435 37.96
Democratic Clyde M. See, Jr. 94,364 27.05
Democratic Mario Palumbo 51,722 14.83
Democratic Gus Douglass 48,748 13.97
Democratic Dan R. Tonkovich 14,916 4.28
Democratic Larry Harless 5,217 1.50
Democratic Paul Nuchims 1,484 0.43
Total votes 348,886 100

Republican primary
West Virginia Republican gubernatorial primary, 1988[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arch A. Moore, Jr. 78,495 53.23
Republican John Raese 68,973 46.77
Total votes 147,468 100

General election
West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1988[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gaston Caperton 382,421 58.87
Republican Arch A. Moore, Jr. 267,172 41.13
Total votes 649,593 100
Democratic gain from Republican
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References
  1. "Our Campaigns - WV Governor - D Primary Race - May 10, 1988". Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  2. "Our Campaigns - WV Governor - R Primary Race - May 10, 1988". Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  3. "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 08, 1988". Retrieved May 7, 2016.


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