1,222,258 997,408 Start date November 8, 1988 | 55.06% 44.94% | |
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Winner James G Martin | ||
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.
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North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1988 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA