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West Virginia — 1988 governor election
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Akashic1988 · GovernorWest Virginia · GovernorGaston CapertonD+17.7
Candidates
West Virginia 1988 governor — certified statewide results.
- Gaston Caperton✓Democratic382,42158.9%
- Arch A. Moore Jr.Republican267,17241.1%
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 1988D+4.7Governor 1988D+17.7vs. baselineD+13.0
West Virginia's 1988 governor race ran 13.0 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1988WV
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.