| Election Name: | 1987 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1983 |
| Next Election: | 1991 Kentucky gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1987 |
| Turnout: | 39.9% 15.8 pp |
| Nominee1: | Wallace Wilkinson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 504,674 |
| Percentage1: | 64.50% |
| Nominee2: | John Harper |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 273,141 |
| Percentage2: | 34.91% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Martha Layne Collins |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Wallace Wilkinson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Image1: | Wallace Wilkinson crop.jpg |
| Image1 Size: | x150px |
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 were held on May 26, 1987.[1]