1987 Kentucky gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1987 Kentucky gubernatorial election Kentucky Presidential no 1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1983 1991 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1991 November 3, 1987 42.1% ( 14.2%) Wallace Wilkinson Democratic Party (United States) 504,674 64.50% 3x4.svg John Harper Republican Party (United States) 273,141 34.91% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 1 300px Wilkinson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Harper: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Martha Layne Collins Democratic Party (United States) Wallace Wilkinson Democratic Party (United States) Wallace Wilkinson crop.jpg 150x150px The 1987 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1987. Democratic nominee Wallace Wilkinson defeated Republican nominee John Harper with 64.50% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 26, 1987.https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/1980-1989/1987/87pri_govltgov1.txt Primary Election Elect.ky.gov 2018-11-01 Democratic primary Candidates Wallace Wilkinson, businessman John Y. Brown Jr., former Governor Steve Beshear, incumbent Lieutenant Governor and future Governor W. Grady Stumbo, former Secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources Julian Carroll, former Governor Stanley Luttrell Dinwiddle Lampton Jr. Results thumb|300px|Results by county: #8da9e2 Wilkinson #eef3fd 20–30% #dee8fb 30–40% #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #3358a2 80–90% #d79346 Brown #fcf0e2 20–30% #f9e1c6 30–40% #e8ba85 40–50% #c88fe4 Beshear #f8effe 20–30% #f2dffc 30–40% #dcb7ef 40–50% #c88fe4 50–60% #73bc84 Stumbo #d6efdc 30–40% #a3d5af 40–50% #73bc84 50–60% #3fa457 60–70% #008c21 70–80% #006e1a 80–90% #ed8783 Carroll #fbdedd 30–40% #f1b4b2 40–50% Democratic primary results Wallace Wilkinson Democratic Party (United States) 221,138 34.90 John Y. Brown Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 163,204 25.75 Steve Beshear Democratic Party (United States) 114,439 18.06 W. Grady Stumbo Democratic Party (United States) 84,613 13.35 Julian Carroll Democratic Party (United States) 42,137 6.65 Stanley Luttrell Democratic Party (United States) 3,788 0.60 Dinwiddle Lampton Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 2,638 0.42 633,718 100.00 Republican primary Candidates John Harper, State Representative Joseph E. Johnson III Leonard "Buck" Beasley Thurman Jerome Hamlin Results Republican primary results John Harper Republican Party (United States) 37,432 41.42 Joseph E. Johnson III Republican Party (United States) 22,396 24.78 Leonard "Buck" Beasley Republican Party (United States) 21,067 23.31 Thurman Jerome Hamlin Republican Party (United States) 9,475 10.49 90,370 100.00 General election Candidates Wallace Wilkinson, Democratic John Harper, Republican Results 1987 Kentucky gubernatorial electionhttps://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/1980-1989/1987/87govltgov.txt General Election Elect.ky.gov 2018-11-01https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Statistics/turnout/1986-1990/87gen.pdf 1987 General - Voter Turnout Report Kentucky State Board of Elections Democratic Party (United States) Wallace G. Wilkinson 504,674 64.50 +10.00 Republican Party (United States) John Harper 273,141 34.91 -9.20 4,639 0.59 N/A 782,454 100.0 N/A 821,062 42.08 -14.15 1,951,243 Democratic Party (United States) References 1987 Kentucky Governor Category:November 1987 in the United States