- North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1988
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North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1988 1984 ← 8 November 1988 → 1992 None 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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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
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=78947
- ^ "Atlas Forum Index". Atlas Forum. July 2011. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=37&year=1988&f=0&off=5&elect=0. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
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