1988 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1988 North Carolina gubernatorial election 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. As of 2022, this is the only time that a Republican was re-elected to a second term as Governor of North Carolina. This also marks the last occasion that the following counties have voted Republican in a gubernatorial election: Buncombe, Guilford, and Wilson.
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| Elections in North Carolina |
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Primary election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | James G. Martin (incumbent) | 1,222,258 | 55.06% | ||
| Democratic | Robert B. Jordan | 997,408 | 44.94% | -0.47% | |
| Turnout | 2,219,66 | 100% | |||
Footnotes
- "Our Campaigns - NC Governor - D Primary Race - May 03, 1988".
- "Atlas Forum Index". Atlas Forum. July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
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