1987Final results
1987 election for Kentucky Governor
Governor · Kentucky
Wallace G. Wilkinson (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating John Harper (R) by 29.8 points.
Wallace G. WilkinsonDemocrat · winner
64.9%504,674
John HarperRepublican
35.1%273,141
777,815 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1987
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET