1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election

1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 3, 1987
Turnout42.0%[1]
 
Nominee Brereton Jones Lawrence R. Webster
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 517,811 186,321
Percentage 73.51% 26.45%
County results
Jones:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Webster:      50–60%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Steve Beshear
Democratic

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Brereton C. Jones
Democratic

The 1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1987, to elect the lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Steve Beshear chose not to seek re-election to a second term, instead choosing to run for governor.

Woodford County millionaire horse breeder and farmer Brereton C. Jones managed to easily beat Republican nominee and Pikeville attorney Lawrence R. "Larry" Webster, 73% to 26%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of July 1, 1987[2]
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Brereton C. Jones (D) $2,231,882[a] $2,206,378 $25,504
Paul E. Patton (D) $1,597,803[b] $1,586,051 $11,752
David Boswell (D) $316,371 $308,089 $165
Alice McDonald (D) $342,216 $341,517 $699

Results

May 26, 1987 Democratic primary[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brereton C. Jones 189,058 33.15%
Democratic David L. Armstrong 147,718 25.91%
Democratic Paul E. Patton 130,713 22.93%
Democratic David Boswell 57,209 10.03%
Democratic Alice McDonald 41,520 7.29%
Democratic Wilton Benge Cupp 3,987 0.69%
Total votes 570,205 100.00%
Registered electors 1,319,078
Turnout 639,516 48.48%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Lawrence R. "Larry" Webster, Pikeville attorney.

Eliminated in primary

Results

May 26, Republican primary[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawrence R. Webster 39,372 56.89%
Republican Tommy Klein 29,830 43.11%
Total votes 69,202 100.00%
Registered electors 550,978
Turnout 118,546 21.51%

General election

Candidates

Results

1987 Kentucky lieutenant gubernatorial election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brereton C. Jones 517,811 73.51%
Republican Lawrence R. Webster 186,321 26.45%
Write-in 314 0.04%
Total votes 704,446 100.00%
Registered electors 1,951,243
Turnout 821,062 42.07%
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ↑ $1,631,000 of this total was self-funded by Jones.
  2. ↑ $766,556 of this total was self-funded by Patton.

References

  1. ↑ "1987 General - Voter Turnout Report" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections.
  2. ↑ "Democratic candidates set primary spending records in race". Kentucky New Era. July 1, 1987.
  3. ↑ "Primary Election - May 26, 1987". Kentucky State Board of Elections.
  4. ↑ "1987 Primary - Voter Turnout Report" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections.
  5. ↑ "Primary Election - May 26, 1987". Kentucky State Board of Elections.
  6. ↑ "1987 Primary - Voter Turnout Report" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections.
  7. ↑ "General Election - Nov 3, 1987". Kentucky State Board of Elections.
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