North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1988

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North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1988

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  James G. Martin at Johnson AFB, Dec 29, 1988.JPEG
Nominee James G. Martin Robert B. Jordan III
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,222,258 997,408
Percentage 55.06% 44.94%

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County Results

Governor before election

James Martin
Republican

Elected Governor

James Martin
Republican

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The North Carolina gubernatorial election of 1988 was held on November 8, 1988. Popular Incumbent Governor James G. Martin ran and was re-elected by a comfortable margin over Democratic Challenger former Lieutenant Governor Robert B. Jordan III. Martin also made history by becoming the first Republican to be re-elected in North Carolina.

Primary election results

1988 NC Governor Democratic Primary Election Results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert B. Jordan 404,620 79.20%
Democratic Billy Martin 60,770 11.97%
Democratic Carrol W. Crawford 21,884 4.30%
Democratic James Lloyd 10,438 2.06%
Democratic Bruce A. Friedman 9,876 1.95%

General election results

1988 NC Governor Election Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James G. Martin 1,222,258 55.06%
Democratic Robert B. Jordan 997,408 44.94% -10.12%
Turnout 2,219,66 100%

Footnotes

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  1. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=78947
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