| Election Name: | 1987 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 1986 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Previous Year: | 1986 |
| Next Election: | 1988 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
| Seats For Election: | 4 governorships 3 states; 1 territory |
| Election Date: | October 24 and November 3, 1987 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 26 |
| Seats After1: | 26 |
| 1Data1: | 3 |
| 2Data1: | 3 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 24 |
| Seats After2: | 24 |
| 1Data2: | 0 |
| 2Data2: | 0 |
| Map Size: | 324px |
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1987, in three states and one territory. Democrats retained all three seats up for election; although three new people were elected governor.
This is also the last time Louisiana, Kentucky and Mississippi all elected governors of the same party.
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | Martha Layne Collins | 1983 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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| Louisiana | Edwin Edwards | 1972 1979 1983 | Incumbent lost re-election and withdrew from advanced runoff. New governor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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| Mississippi | William Allain | 1983 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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