1988 Washington gubernatorial election

The State of Washington holds its gubernatorial election every fourth year, concurrent with the United States presidential election. This election took place on November 8, 1988, and resulted in the re-election of Governor Booth Gardner. He defeated State Representative Bob Williams by a large margin.

1988 Washington gubernatorial election

November 8, 1988

Nominee Booth Gardner Bob Williams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,166,448 708,481 Percentage 62.2% 37.8%

County results Gardner:      50–60%      60–70% Williams:      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election Booth Gardner Democratic Elected Governor Booth Gardner Democratic

General election results

Governor of Washington election, 1988[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Booth Gardner (incumbent)	1,166,448	62.21
	Republican	Bob Williams	708,481	37.79
Total votes			1,874,929	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved 13 July 2018.