1988 Missouri gubernatorial election

1988 Missouri gubernatorial election

November 8, 1988

Nominee John Ashcroft Betty Hearnes Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,339,531 724,919 Percentage 64.2% 34.8%

County Results Ashcroft:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Hearnes:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election John Ashcroft Republican Elected Governor John Ashcroft Republican

The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1988 was Missouri's 47th gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 8, 1988 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, incumbent Governor John Ashcroft, over the Democratic candidate, State Representative Betty Cooper Hearnes, and Libertarian Mike Roberts.

Betty Hearnes was married to Warren E. Hearnes, who had served as governor from 1965 to 1973.

Results

1988 gubernatorial election, Missouri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Ashcroft (incumbent)	1,339,531	64.22	+7.58
	Democratic	Betty Cooper Hearnes	724,919	34.75	-8.59
	Libertarian	Mike Roberts	21,467	1.03	+1.03
Majority			614,612	29.46	+16.14
Turnout			2,085,917	42.43	-0.45
	Republican hold		Swing