1988Final results
1988 election for Missouri Governor
Governor · Missouri
John Ashcroft (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Betty C. Hearnes (D) by 29.8 points.
John AshcroftRepublican · winner
64.9%1,339,531
Betty C. HearnesDemocrat
35.1%724,919
2,064,450 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET