West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1988

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1988
November 8, 1988

 
Nominee Gaston Caperton Arch A. Moore, Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 382,421 267,172
Percentage 58.87 41.13

County results

Governor before election

Arch A. Moore, Jr.
Republican

Elected Governor

Gaston Caperton
Democratic

The 1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1988 to elect the governor of West Virginia. Incumbent Arch A. Moore was defeated in his bid for a fourth term in office, amid allegations of corruption.

Results

Democratic primary

West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1988[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Republican primary

West Virginia Republican gubernatorial primary, 1988[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arch A. Moore, Jr. 78,495 53.23
Republican John Raese 68,973 46.77
Total votes 147,468 100

General election

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1988[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gaston Caperton 382,421 58.87
Republican Arch A. Moore, Jr. 267,172 41.13
Total votes 649,593 100
Democratic gain from Republican

References

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