Elections / 1988 · Governor · WA
Washington — 1988 governor election
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Akashic1988 · GovernorWashington · GovernorBooth GardnerD+24.4
Candidates
Washington 1988 governor — certified statewide results.
- Booth Gardner✓Democratic1,166,44862.2%
- Bob WilliamsRepublican708,48137.8%
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 1988D+1.6Governor 1988D+24.4vs. baselineD+22.8
Washington's 1988 governor race ran 22.8 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1988WA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.