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1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election
	County results; Caperton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Moore: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Arch A. Moore, Jr.; Republican	Elected Governor ; Gaston Caperton; Democratic

The 1988 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1988 to elect the governor of West Virginia. Incumbent Republican governor Arch A. Moore Jr. ran for re-election to a fourth term in office, but was defeated by Democratic nominee Gaston Caperton.

Results

West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1988^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gaston Caperton	132,435	37.96%
	Democratic	Clyde M. See, Jr.	94,364	27.05%
	Democratic	Mario Palumbo	51,722	14.83%
	Democratic	Gus Douglass	48,748	13.97%
	Democratic	Dan R. Tonkovich	14,916	4.28%
	Democratic	Larry Harless	5,217	1.50%
	Democratic	Paul Nuchims	1,484	0.43%
Total votes			348,886	100.00%

West Virginia Republican gubernatorial primary, 1988^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arch A. Moore Jr. (incumbent)	78,495	53.23%
	Republican	John Raese	68,973	46.77%
Total votes			147,468	100.00%

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1988^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gaston Caperton	382,421	58.87%
	Republican	Arch A. Moore Jr. (incumbent)	267,172	41.13%
Total votes			649,593	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

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