North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1988

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%

County Results

Governor before election James Martin Republican Elected Governor Jim Hunt Democratic

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

1. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=78947
2. ^ "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.