1998 Hawaii gubernatorial election
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The 1998 Hawaii gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Hawaii Ben Cayetano ran for re-election to a second and final term, and he was contested by Maui Mayor Linda Lingle. The race between Cayetano and Lingle was close, with Lingle holding a sizable polling advantage.[1] Ultimately, Cayetano narrowly won re-election to a second term in the closest gubernatorial election in Hawaii's history. This alongside the 1966 election were the only two times a Democrat was elected governor without sweeping every county in the state. Lingle later won Hawaii's governorship in 2002 when Cayetano was term-limited; she was re-elected in 2006.
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County results Cayetano: 50–60% Lingle: 40–50% 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Ben Cayetano, incumbent Governor of Hawaii
- Jim Brewer, perennial candidate
- Richard C. S. Ho, former Hawaii State Representative
- Fred K. Tamura
- Raymond N. Onaga
- Miles F. Shiratori, perennial candidate
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Cayetano (incumbent) | 95,797 | 86.40 | |
Democratic | Jim Brewer | 6,169 | 5.56 | |
Democratic | Richard C. S. Ho | 3,024 | 2.73 | |
Democratic | Fred K. Tamura | 2,740 | 2.47 | |
Democratic | Raymond N. Onaga | 1,651 | 1.49 | |
Democratic | Miles F. Shiratori | 1,499 | 1.35 | |
Total votes | 110,880 | 100.00 |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Linda Lingle, Mayor of Maui
- Frank Fasi, former Mayor of Honolulu and narrowly unsuccessful Independent candidate for governor in 1994
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Linda Lingle | 109,061 | 69.22 | |
Republican | Frank F. Fasi | 48,488 | 30.78 | |
Total votes | 157,549 | 100.00 |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ben Cayetano (incumbent) | 204,206 | 50.11% | +13.53% | |
Republican | Linda Lingle | 198,952 | 48.82% | +18.15% | |
Libertarian | George Peabody | 4,398 | 1.08% | ||
Majority | 5,254 | 1.29% | -4.62% | ||
Turnout | 407,556 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ Silver, Nate (November 6, 2014). "Why Polls Missed A Shocker In Virginia's Senate Race". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "Office of Elections".
- ^ "Office of Elections".