1988 Missouri gubernatorial election

none related races 1988 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1988 Missouri gubernatorial election Missouri presidential no 1984 Missouri gubernatorial election 1984 1992 Missouri gubernatorial election 1992 November 8, 1988 File:John Ashcroft official photo as Governor (cropped).jpg x150px John Ashcroft Republican Party (United States) 1,339,531 64.22% File:Betty Cooper Hearnes.jpg Betty Hearnes Democratic Party (United States) 724,919 34.75% 1988 Missouri gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 275px County results Ashcroft: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Hearnes: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor John Ashcroft Republican Party (United States) John Ashcroft Republican Party (United States) The 1988 Missouri gubernatorial 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 married to Warren E. Hearnes, who had served as governor from 1965 to 1973.Keller, Rudi. "Hearnes remembered as 'outstanding' governor". Southeast Missourian Aug. 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090901132036/http://www.semissourian.com/story/1562725.html 2009-09-01 This election was the first time that an incumbent Republican Governor of Missouri was re-elected to a second consecutive term, the most recent being 2020. As of 2024, this is the last time Boone, Jackson, and St. Louis Counties voted Republican in a gubernatorial election. Results 1988 gubernatorial election, Missourihttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40281 MO Governor Race - Nov 08, 1988 Our Campaigns 2013-02-10 Republican Party (United States) John Ashcroft (incumbent) 1,339,531 64.22 +7.58 Democratic Party (United States) Betty Cooper Hearnes 724,919 34.75 -8.59 Libertarian Party (United States) Mike Roberts 21,467 1.03 +1.03 614,612 29.46 +16.14 2,085,917 42.43 -0.45 Republican Party (US) References Gubernatorial 1988 Missouri Category:1988 in Missouri Category:November 1988 in the United States