1988 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 September 2023 1988 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election North Carolina 1885 Presidential no 1984 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election 1984 1992 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election 1992 November 8, 1988 Jim Gardner and Ronald Reagan (cropped).png Jim Gardner Republican Party (United States) 1,072,002 50.64% Tony Rand.jpg Tony Rand Democratic Party (United States) 1,044,917 49.36% File:1988 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 325px County results Gardner: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Rand: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Lieutenant Governor Robert B. Jordan Democratic Party (United States) Jim Gardner Republican Party (United States) The 1988 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1988. Republican nominee Jim Gardner defeated Democratic nominee Tony Rand with 50.64% of the vote, becoming the first Republican elected lieutenant governor of North Carolina in the twentieth century. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 3, 1988.https://books.google.com/books?id=ixfdeSex8gYC North Carolina Manual North Carolina Secretary of State 1988 June 5, 2021 Democratic primary Candidates Tony Rand, State Senator Harold W. Hardison, State Senator H. Parks Helms, former State Representative Frank Jordan Robert L. Hannon Results Democratic primary results Tony Rand Democratic Party (United States) 219,511 42.75 Harold W. Hardison Democratic Party (United States) 132,878 25.88 H. Parks Helms Democratic Party (United States) 94,549 18.41 Frank Jordan Democratic Party (United States) 48,222 9.39 Robert L. Hannon Democratic Party (United States) 18,291 3.56 513,451 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Jim Gardner, U.S. Representative William T. "Bill" Boyd, State Representative Wendell H. Sawyer, former State Senator Results Republican primary results Jim Gardner Republican Party (United States) 107,171 79.46 William T. "Bill" Boyd Republican Party (United States) 19,802 14.68 Wendell H. Sawyer Republican Party (United States) 7,905 5.86 134,878 100.00 General election Candidates Jim Gardner, Republican Tony Rand, Democratic Results 1988 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Jim Gardner 1,072,002 50.64% Democratic Party (United States) Tony Rand 1,044,917 49.36% 27,085 Democratic Party (United States) References collapsed North Carolina 1988 Gubernatorial