1987 Kentucky gubernatorial election

1987 Kentucky gubernatorial election
	November 3, 1987
	November 3, 1987
	County results; Wilkinson 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Harper 50-60% 60-70%
Governor before election; Martha Layne Collins; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Wallace Wilkinson; Democratic

The 1987 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1987. Democratic nominee Wallace Wilkinson defeated Republican nominee John Harper with 64.50% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 26, 1987.[1]

Democratic primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wallace Wilkinson	221,138	34.90
	Democratic	John Y. Brown Jr.	163,204	25.75
	Democratic	Steve Beshear	114,439	18.06
	Democratic	W. Grady Stumbo	84,613	13.35
	Democratic	Julian Carroll	42,137	6.65
	Democratic	Stanley Luttrell	3,788	0.60
	Democratic	Dinwiddle Lampton Jr.	2,638	0.42
Total votes			633,718	100.00

Republican primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Harper	37,432	41.42
	Republican	Joseph E. Johnson III	22,396	24.78
	Republican	Leonard "Buck" Beasley	21,067	23.31
	Republican	Thurman Jerome Hamlin	9,475	10.49
Total votes			90,370	100.00

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