1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election
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  1984 November 8, 1988 1992  
  Gaston Caperton crop.jpg Arch Moore.jpg
Nominee Gaston Caperton Arch A. Moore Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote382,421267,172
Percentage58.9%41.1%

1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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

The 1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1988 to elect the governor of West Virginia. Incumbent Republican Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. ran for re-election to a fourth term in office, but was defeated by Democratic nominee Gaston Caperton.

Contents

Results

Democratic primary

West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1988 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gaston Caperton 132,435 37.96%
Democratic Clyde M. See, Jr. 94,36427.05%
Democratic Mario Palumbo 51,72214.83%
Democratic Gus Douglass 48,74813.97%
Democratic Dan R. Tonkovich 14,9164.28%
Democratic Larry Harless5,2171.50%
Democratic Paul Nuchims1,4840.43%
Total votes348,886 100.00%

Republican primary

West Virginia Republican gubernatorial primary, 1988 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arch A. Moore Jr. (incumbent) 78,495 53.23%
Republican John Raese 68,97346.77%
Total votes147,468 100.00%

General election

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1988 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gaston Caperton 382,421 58.87%
Republican Arch A. Moore Jr. (incumbent)267,17241.13%
Total votes649,593 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

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References

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  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.