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.
Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 3, 1988.
Democratic primary
Candidates Tony Rand, State Senator Harold W. Hardison, State Senator H. Parks Helms, former State Representative Frank Jordan Robert L. Hannon
Results
Republican primary
Candidates Jim Gardner, U.S. Representative William T. "Bill" Boyd, State Representative Wendell H. Sawyer, former State Senator
Results
General election
Candidates Jim Gardner, Republican Tony Rand, Democratic
Results
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