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1988 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1988 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jim Gardner Tony Rand
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,072,002 1,044,917
Percentage 50.64% 49.36%

County results

Gardner:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Rand:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Robert B. Jordan
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Jim Gardner
Republican

The 1988 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1988. Republican nominee Jim Gardner defeated Democratic nominee Tony Rand with 50.64% of the vote, becoming the first Republican elected lieutenant governor of North Carolina in the twentieth century.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on May 3, 1988.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Rand 219,511 42.75
Democratic Harold W. Hardison 132,878 25.88
Democratic H. Parks Helms 94,549 18.41
Democratic Frank Jordan 48,222 9.39
Democratic Robert L. Hannon 18,291 3.56
Total votes 513,451 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Gardner 107,171 79.46
Republican William T. "Bill" Boyd 19,802 14.68
Republican Wendell H. Sawyer 7,905 5.86
Total votes 134,878 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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  • Jim Gardner, Republican
  • Tony Rand, Democratic

Results

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1988 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jim Gardner 1,072,002 50.64%
Democratic Tony Rand 1,044,917 49.36%
Majority 27,085
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "North Carolina Manual". North Carolina Secretary of State. 1988. Retrieved June 5, 2021.