Booth Gardner Democratic Booth Gardner Democratic The 1988 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1988.

Incumbent Democratic governor Booth Gardner won a second term, defeating Republican state representative Bob Williams in a landslide.

This election was the first time since 1960 that an incumbent Democratic governor of Washington was re-elected.

Gardner won the highest share of the vote since Clarence Martin in 1936.

Gardner's 62.21% of the vote is third-highest of any gubernatorial candidate in Washington's history.