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1988 North Carolina gubernatorial election
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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. This was the penultimate time a Republican was elected Governor of North Carolina, with the last time being in 2012.
As of 2026, this is the only time that a Republican was re-elected to a second term as Governor of North Carolina. This is the second of two times where Republicans won consecutive gubernatorial elections, after 1868 and 1872. This also marks the last occasion that the following counties have voted Republican in a gubernatorial election: Buncombe, Guilford, and Wilson.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 404,620 | 79.20% | ||
| Democratic | 60,770 | 11.97% | ||
| Democratic | 21,884 | 4.30% | ||
| Democratic | 10,438 | 2.06% | ||
| Democratic | 9,876 | 1.95% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1,222,258 | 55.06% | ||
| Democratic | 997,408 | 44.94% | −0.47% | |
| 2,219,666 | 100.00% |
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