1988 Washington gubernatorial election
(Redirected from Washington gubernatorial election, 1988)
The 1988 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic Governor Booth Gardner won his second term over Republican State Representative Bob Williams in a landslide. This election was the first time since 1960 that an incumbent Democratic Governor of Washington was re-elected.
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County results Gardner: 50–60% 60–70% Williams: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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As of the 2020 election, this is the most one sided gubernatorial election in Washington State since Clarence Martin in 1936.
Blanket primary edit
Candidates edit
Democratic edit
- Booth Gardner, incumbent governor of Washington
- Jeanne Dixon
- Richard "Onery Dick" Short
- Ted Parker Fix
Republican edit
- Bob Williams, state representative
- Norm Maleng, King County prosecutor
Independent edit
- Baba Jeanne "BJ" Mangaoang, party leader
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Booth Gardner (incumbent) | 539,243 | 57.64% | |
Republican | Bob Williams | 187,797 | 22.07% | |
Republican | Norm Maleng | 139,274 | 14.89% | |
Democratic | Jeanne Dixon | 31,917 | 3.41% | |
Democratic | Richard "Onery Dick" Short | 14,782 | 1.58% | |
Democratic | Ted Parker Fix | 9,302 | 0.99% | |
Republican | Paul Dean Santos | 7,370 | 0.79% | |
Independent | Baba Jeanne Mangaoang | 5,818 | 0.62% | |
Total votes | 796,229 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Candidates edit
- Booth Gardner (D), incumbent governor of Washington
- Bob Williams (R), state representative
Debates edit
- Complete video of debate, October 30, 1988 - C-SPAN
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Booth Gardner (incumbent) | 1,166,448 | 62.21 | ||
Republican | Bob Williams | 708,481 | 37.79 | ||
Total votes | 1,874,929 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
References edit
- ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2018.