North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1988
North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1988
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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 |
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±% |
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Democratic |
Robert B. Jordan |
404,620 |
79.20% |
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Democratic |
Billy Martin |
60,770 |
11.97% |
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Democratic |
Carrol W. Crawford |
21.884 |
4.30% |
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Democratic |
James Lloyd |
10,438 |
2.06% |
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Democratic |
Bruce A. Friedman |
9,876 |
1.95% |
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General election results
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