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.

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.

Candidates

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

Candidates

 * Wallace Wilkinson, Democratic
 * John Harper, Republican