1988 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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.