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Missouri gubernatorial election, 1988

Missouri gubernatorial election, 1988
Missouri
← 1984 November 8, 1988 1992 →
  John Ashcroft official photo as Governor (cropped).jpg Betty Cooper Hearnes.jpg
Nominee John Ashcroft Betty Cooper Hearnes
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,339,531 724,919
Percentage 64.2% 34.8%

Missouri Gubernatorial Election 1988.png
County results

Governor before election

John Ashcroft
Republican

Elected Governor

John Ashcroft
Republican


John Ashcroft
Republican

John Ashcroft
Republican

The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1988 was Missouri's forty-seventh 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 the wife of Warren E. Hearnes, who had served as governor from 1965 to 1973.


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