Elections / 1988 · Governor · MO
Missouri — 1988 governor election
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Akashic1988 · GovernorMissouri · GovernorJohn AshcroftR+29.8
Candidates
Missouri 1988 governor — certified statewide results.
- John Ashcroft✓Republican1,339,53164.9%
- Betty HearnesDemocratic724,91935.1%
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 1988R+4.0Governor 1988R+29.8vs. baselineR+25.8
Missouri's 1988 governor race ran 25.8 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1988MO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.