1987 Kentucky gubernatorial election

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Wallace Wilkinson, businessman
• John Y. Brown Jr., former Governor
• Steve Beshear, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
• W. Grady Stumbo, former Secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources
• Julian Carroll, former Governor
• Stanley Luttrell
• Dinwiddle Lampton Jr.

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• John Harper, State Representative
• Joseph E. Johnson III
• Leonard "Buck" Beasley
• Thurman Jerome Hamlin

Results

General election

Candidates

• Wallace Wilkinson, Democratic
• John Harper, Republican

Results

References

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