1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election

1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Turnout	42.0% [1]
Nominee Brereton Jones Lawrence R. Webster Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 517,811 186,321 Percentage 73.51% 26.45%
County results Jones:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Webster:      50–60%
Lieutenant Governor before election Steve Beshear Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Brereton C. Jones Democratic

The 1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1987, to elect the lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Steve Beshear chose not to seek re-election to a second term, instead choosing to run for governor.

Woodford County millionaire horse breeder and farmer Brereton C. Jones managed to easily beat Republican nominee and Pikeville attorney Lawrence R. "Larry" Webster, 73% to 26%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brereton C. Jones, Woodford county millionaire horse breeder and farmer.

Eliminated in primary

• Paul E. Patton, Pike County Judge-Executive.
• David L. Armstrong, incumbent Attorney General.
• David Boswell, incumbent Agriculture Commissioner.
• Alice McDonald, incumbent State Superintendent.
• Wilton Benge Cupp, candidate for governor in 1963.

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of July 1, 1987 [2]
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Brereton C. Jones (D)	$2,231,882 [a]	$2,206,378	$25,504
Paul E. Patton (D)	$1,597,803 [b]	$1,586,051	$11,752
David Boswell (D)	$316,371	$308,089	$165
Alice McDonald (D)	$342,216	$341,517	$699

Results

May 26, 1987 Democratic primary ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brereton C. Jones	189,058	33.15%
	Democratic	David L. Armstrong	147,718	25.91%
	Democratic	Paul E. Patton	130,713	22.93%
	Democratic	David Boswell	57,209	10.03%
	Democratic	Alice McDonald	41,520	7.29%
	Democratic	Wilton Benge Cupp	3,987	0.69%
Total votes			570,205	100.00%
Registered electors			1,319,078
Turnout			639,516	48.48%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lawrence R. "Larry" Webster, Pikeville attorney.

Eliminated in primary

• Tommy Klein, perennial candidate.

Results

May 26, Republican primary ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lawrence R. Webster	39,372	56.89%
	Republican	Tommy Klein	29,830	43.11%
Total votes			69,202	100.00%
Registered electors			550,978
Turnout			118,546	21.51%

General election

Candidates

• Democratic: Brereton C. Jones, Woodford County millionaire horse breeder and farmer.
• Republican: Lawrence R. "Larry" Webster, Pikeville attorney.

Results

1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brereton C. Jones	517,811	73.51%
	Republican	Lawrence R. Webster	186,321	26.45%
	Write-in		314	0.04%
Total votes			704,446	100.00%
Registered electors			1,951,243
Turnout			821,062	42.07%
	Democratic hold

Notes

1. $1,631,000 of this total was self-funded by Jones.
2. $766,556 of this total was self-funded by Patton.

References

1. "1987 General - Voter Turnout Report" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections.
2. "Democratic candidates set primary spending records in race". Kentucky New Era. July 1, 1987.
3. "Primary Election - May 26, 1987". Kentucky State Board of Elections.
4. "1987 Primary - Voter Turnout Report" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections.
5. "Primary Election - May 26, 1987". Kentucky State Board of Elections.
6. "1987 Primary - Voter Turnout Report" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections.
7. "General Election - Nov 3, 1987". Kentucky State Board of Elections.