1988 Washington gubernatorial election

none related races 1988 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1988 Washington gubernatorial election Washington presidential no 1984 Washington gubernatorial election 1984 1992 Washington gubernatorial election 1992 November 8, 1988 File:Booth Gardner.jpg 150x150px Booth Gardner Democratic Party (United States) 1,166,448 62.21% File:Bob Williams.jpg Bob Williams Republican Party (United States) 708,481 37.79% Governor 1988 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 275px County resultsGardner: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Williams: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Booth Gardner Democratic Party (United States) Booth Gardner Democratic Party (United States) The 1988 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic governor Booth Gardner won a second term, defeating 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. Gardner won the highest share of the vote since Clarence D. Martin in 1936. Gardner's 62.21% of the vote is third-highest of any gubernatorial candidate in Washington's history.Martin received 69.36% in 1936 and Samuel G. Cosgrove received 62.56% in 1908. Primary election Candidates Democratic Jeanne Dixon Ted Parker Fix Booth Gardner, incumbent governor of Washington Richard "Onery Dick" Short Republican Norm Maleng, King County prosecutor Paul Dean Santos Bob Williams, state representative Independent Baba Jeanne "BJ" Mangaoang, party leader Results thumb|275px|Blanket primary results by county: #7996e2 Gardner #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #e27f7f Williams #FFB2B2 40–50% Blanket primary resultshttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=71&c=&c2=&t=440&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results September 1988 Primary 2024-08-12 Washington Secretary of State Booth Gardner (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 539,243 57.64% Bob Williams Republican Party (United States) 187,797 22.07% Norm Maleng Republican Party (United States) 139,274 14.89% Jeanne Dixon Democratic Party (United States) 31,917 3.41% Richard "Onery Dick" Short Democratic Party (United States) 14,782 1.58% Ted Parker Fix Democratic Party (United States) 9,302 0.99% Paul Dean Santos Republican Party (United States) 7,370 0.79% Baba Jeanne Mangaoang Independent (politician) 5,818 0.62% 935,503 100.00% General election Candidates Booth Gardner (D), incumbent governor of Washington Bob Williams (R), state representative Debates Complete video of debate, October 30, 1988 - C-SPAN Results 1988 Washington gubernatorial electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=25&c=&c2=&t=440&t2=&p=&p2=&y= https://web.archive.org/web/20240812193851/https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=25&c=&c2=&t=440&t2=&p=&p2=&y= 2024-08-12 live Elections Search Results November 1988 General Governor Munro Ralph Ralph Munro November 8, 1988 Secretary of State of Washington February 7, 2026 Washington Democratic Party Booth Gardner (incumbent) 1,166,448 62.21% +8.90% Washington Republican Party Bob Williams 708,481 37.79% -8.90% 1,874,929 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) By county Gardner's landslide win made him the first Democrat since Clarence D. Martin in 1936 to carry Chelan County, Garfield County, Lincoln County, San Juan County, Walla Walla County, and Whitman County. However, since this election, no Democrat has won Chelan County, Douglas County, Ferry County, Garfield County, Grant County, Lincoln County, and Okanogan County. CountyBooth GardnerDemocraticBob WilliamsRepublicanMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%Adams2,22849.83%2,24350.17%-15-0.34%4,471Asotin4,34565.74%2,26434.26%2,08131.49%6,609Benton15,40734.44%29,33365.56%-13,926-31.13%44,740Chelan11,03758.10%7,96141.90%3,07616.19%18,998Clallam13,77659.43%9,40640.57%4,37018.85%23,182Clark45,07257.67%33,08642.33%11,98615.34%78,158Columbia91846.55%1,05453.45%-136-6.90%1,972Cowlitz14,15449.25%14,58450.75%-430-1.50%28,738Douglas5,20854.80%4,29645.20%9129.60%9,504Ferry1,16157.16%87042.84%29114.33%2,031Franklin4,43840.25%6,58759.75%-2,149-19.49%11,025Garfield78358.26%56141.74%22216.52%1,344Grant9,38351.52%8,83048.48%5533.04%18,213Grays Harbor16,95169.79%7,33630.21%9,61539.59%24,287Island12,36957.14%9,27742.86%3,09214.28%21,646Jefferson6,37865.90%3,30034.10%3,07831.80%9,678King453,57269.89%195,37830.11%258,19439.79%648,950Kitsap42,61660.62%27,68339.38%14,93321.24%70,299Kittitas6,72363.37%3,88636.63%2,83726.74%10,609Klickitat3,48257.09%2,61742.91%86514.18%6,099Lewis10,25643.39%13,38056.61%-3,124-13.22%23,636Lincoln2,42351.12%2,31748.88%1062.24%4,740Mason9,69960.94%6,21739.06%3,48221.88%15,916Okanogan6,82457.33%5,07842.67%1,74614.67%11,902Pacific5,51367.39%2,66832.61%2,84534.78%8,181Pend Oreille2,31760.43%1,51739.57%80020.87%3,834Pierce119,45963.28%69,30736.72%50,15226.57%188,766San Juan3,81465.87%1,97634.13%1,83831.74%5,790Skagit19,90260.33%13,08939.67%6,81320.65%32,991Skamania1,65352.36%1,50447.64%1494.72%3,157Snohomish105,35762.53%63,12337.47%42,23425.07%168,480Spokane80,67856.72%61,57143.28%19,10713.43%142,249Stevens5,88048.48%6,24951.52%-369-3.04%12,129Thurston42,58362.74%25,29237.26%17,29125.47%67,875Wahkiakum82052.06%75547.94%654.13%1,575Walla Walla8,91650.36%8,78949.64%1270.72%17,705Whatcom31,32162.32%18,93437.68%12,38724.65%50,255Whitman9,33760.78%6,02639.22%3,31121.55%15,363Yakima29,69549.63%30,13750.37%-442-0.74%59,832Totals1,166,44862.21%708,48137.79%457,96724.43%1,874,929 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Chelan Douglas Garfield Grant Island Lincoln Okanogan San Juan Spokane Walla Walla Whitman Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Cowlitz Lewis Stevens right 275px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 275px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip Notes References Washington (state) Politics Society 1988 Category:1988 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial