1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election

none July 2025 July 2025 1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election Kentucky Presidential no 1983 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election 1983 1991 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election 1991 November 3, 1987 42.0%https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Statistics/turnout/1986-1990/87gen.pdf 1987 General - Voter Turnout Report Kentucky State Board of Elections File:Nate Morris Gov Jones (cropped).jpg 150x150px Brereton Jones Kentucky Democratic Party 517,811 73.51% 3x4.svg Lawrence R. Webster Kentucky Republican Party 186,321 26.45% 1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsJones: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Webster: #e27f7f 50–60% Lieutenant Governor Steve Beshear Kentucky Democratic Party Brereton C. Jones Kentucky Democratic Party The 1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1987, to elect the lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Steve Beshear chose not to seek re-election to a second term, instead choosing to run for governor. Woodford County millionaire horse breeder and farmer Brereton C. Jones managed to easily beat Republican nominee and Pikeville attorney Lawrence R. "Larry" Webster, 73% to 26%. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Brereton C. Jones, Woodford county millionaire horse breeder and farmer. Eliminated in primary Paul E. Patton, Pike County Judge-Executive. David L. Armstrong, incumbent Attorney General. David Boswell, incumbent Agriculture Commissioner. Alice McDonald, incumbent State Superintendent. Wilton Benge Cupp, candidate for governor in 1963. Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of July 1, 1987https://books.google.com/books?id=kvkrAAAAIBAJ&dq=kentucky+lieutenant+governor+primary&pg=PA4&article_id=906,37628 Democratic candidates set primary spending records in race July 1, 1987 Kentucky New EraCandidateRaisedSpentCash on handBrereton C. Jones (D)$2,231,882$1,631,000 of this total was self-funded by Jones.$2,206,378$25,504Paul E. Patton (D)$1,597,803$766,556 of this total was self-funded by Patton.$1,586,051$11,752David Boswell (D)$316,371$308,089$165Alice McDonald (D)$342,216$341,517$699 Results May 26, 1987 Democratic primaryPrimary Election - May 26, 1987 https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/1980-1989/1987/87pri_govltgov1.txt Kentucky State Board of Electionshttps://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Statistics/turnout/1986-1990/87pri.pdf 1987 Primary - Voter Turnout Report Kentucky State Board of Elections Democratic Party (United States) Brereton C. Jones 189,058 33.15% Democratic Party (US) David L. Armstrong 147,718 25.91% Democratic Party (US) Paul E. Patton 130,713 22.93% Democratic Party (US) David Boswell 57,209 10.03% Democratic Party (US) Alice McDonald 41,520 7.29% Democratic Party (US) Wilton Benge Cupp 3,987 0.69% 570,205 100.00% 1,319,078 639,516 48.48% Republican primary Candidates Nominee Lawrence R. "Larry" Webster, Pikeville attorney. Eliminated in primary Tommy Klein, perennial candidate. Results May 26, Republican primaryPrimary Election - May 26, 1987 https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/1980-1989/1987/87pri_govltgov1.txt Kentucky State Board of Electionshttps://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Statistics/turnout/1986-1990/87pri.pdf 1987 Primary - Voter Turnout Report Kentucky State Board of Elections Republican Party (United States) Lawrence R. Webster 39,372 56.89% Republican Party (US) Tommy Klein 29,830 43.11% 69,202 100.00% 550,978 118,546 21.51% General election Candidates Democratic: Brereton C. Jones, Woodford County millionaire horse breeder and farmer. Republican: Lawrence R. "Larry" Webster, Pikeville attorney. Results 1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial electionGeneral Election - Nov 3, 1987 https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/1980-1989/1987/87govltgov.txt Kentucky State Board of Elections Democratic Party (United States) Brereton C. Jones 517,811 73.51% Republican Party (United States) Lawrence R. Webster 186,321 26.45% 314 0.04% 704,446 100.00% 1,951,243 821,062 42.07% Democratic Party (United States) Notes References Category:1987 Kentucky elections Category:1987 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1987 in the United States