United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 1988, in 12 states and two territories. Going into the elections, eight seats were held by

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, and four by Democrats. After the elections, the Democrats had a net gain of one seat. The elections coincided with the United States House elections, United States Senate elections and

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. As of , this is the last time that a Republican was elected

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governor and the last time a Democrat was elected

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Election results

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