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OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1988 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 08, 1988 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 08, 1988 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 07, 1989 - 12:00pm
Term End January 09, 1993 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler May 04, 2020 08:40am
Data SourcesNorth Carolina Manual 1989. Jordan's vote in Alamance County is incorrectly given there as 54,331 rather than 14,331.
Descriptiontotal votes cast: 2,180,025
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/06/1984
NameJames G. "Jim" Martin Votes1,208,167 (54.26%)
Term01/05/1985 - 01/07/1989 Margin196,958 (+8.85%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 03, 1988 NC Governor - D Primary Robert B. Jordan, III
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Gov. James G. "Jim" Martin Lt. Gov. Robert B. Jordan, III
PartyRepublican Democratic
Votes1,222,338 (56.07%) 957,687 (43.93%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -264,651 (-12.14%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$3,911,590.00 $5,175,416.00
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