1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election
(Redirected from West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1988)
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.
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![]() County results Caperton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Moore: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
editDemocratic primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arch A. Moore Jr. (incumbent) | 78,495 | 53.23% | |
Republican | John Raese | 68,973 | 46.77% | |
Total votes | 147,468 | 100.00% |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gaston Caperton | 382,421 | 58.87% | |
Republican | Arch A. Moore Jr. (incumbent) | 267,172 | 41.13% | |
Total votes | 649,593 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
References
edit- ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor - D Primary Race - May 10, 1988". Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor - R Primary Race - May 10, 1988". Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 08, 1988". Retrieved May 7, 2016.