1988 Washington gubernatorial election

1988 Washington gubernatorial election
	County results; Gardner: 50–60% 60–70% ; Williams: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Booth Gardner; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Booth Gardner; Democratic

The 1988 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic Governor Booth Gardner won a second term, defeating Republican State Representative Bob Williams in a landslide. This election was the first time since 1960 that an incumbent Democratic Governor of Washington was re-elected.

Gardner won the highest share of the vote since Clarence Martin in 1936. Gardner's 62.21% of the vote is third-highest of any gubernatorial candidate in Washington's history.^[a]
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