Elections / 1987 · Governor · KY
Kentucky — 1987 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1987 · GovernorKentucky · GovernorWallace WilkinsonD+29.8
Candidates
Kentucky 1987 governor — certified statewide results.
- Wallace Wilkinson✓Democratic504,67464.9%
- John HarperRepublican273,14135.1%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+20.7Governor 1987D+29.8vs. baselineD+50.4
Kentucky's 1987 governor race ran 50.4 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1987 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.