1988 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1988 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

John Ashcroft won the 1988 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. John Ashcroft received 1,339,531 popular votes (64.2%). The main challenger was Betty Hearnes (34.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Ashcroft and Hearnes

Ashcroft +29.4 pts · won by 614,612 votes
1,339,531 votes
724,919 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.