Missouri gubernatorial election, 1988

Missouri gubernatorial election, 1988

November 8, 1988

Nominee John Ashcroft Betty Cooper Hearnes Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,339,531 724,919 Percentage 64.22% 34.75%

County results

Governor before election John Ashcroft Republican Elected Governor John Ashcroft Republican

The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1988 was Missouri's forty-seventh gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 8, 1988 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, incumbent Governor John Ashcroft, over the Democratic candidate, State Representative Betty Cooper Hearnes, and Libertarian Mike Roberts.

Betty Hearnes was the wife of Warren E. Hearnes, who had served as governor from 1965 to 1973.^[1]

Results

1988 gubernatorial election, Missouri^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	John Ashcroft (incumbent)	1,339,531	64.22	+7.58
	Democratic	Betty Cooper Hearnes	724,919	34.75	-8.59
	Libertarian	Mike Roberts	21,467	1.03	+1.03
Majority			614,612	29.46	+16.14
Turnout			2,085,917	42.43	-0.45
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. Keller, Rudi. "Hearnes remembered as 'outstanding' governor". Southeast Missourian Aug. 18, 2009
2. "MO Governor Race - Nov 08, 1988". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-02-10.