1986 Hawaii gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1986 United States gubernatorial elections.

1986 Hawaii gubernatorial election

←  1982 November 4, 1986 1990  →

Nominee John D. Waiheʻe III D. G. Anderson Party Democratic Republican Running mate Ben Cayetano John Henry Felix Popular vote 173,655 160,460 Percentage 52.0% 48.0%

County results Waiheʻe:     50–60%

Governor before election George Ariyoshi Democratic Elected Governor John D. Waiheʻe III Democratic

The 1986 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's eighth gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 4, 1986, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, Lt. Gov. John D. Waiheʻe III over the Republican candidate, State Senator D. G. Anderson. ^[1] Waihee received more votes than Anderson in every county in the state. ^[2]

This was Anderson's second loss for the position of governor, having previously lost the 1982 election.

Primaries

Primary elections were held on September 20, 1986.

Democratic primary

Candidates and primary votes: ^[3]

• John D. Waihee III , lieutenant governor: 45.60%
• Cecil Heftel , United States representative: 36.25%
• Patsy Mink , former United States representative: 16.41%
• Anthony N. Hodges: 0.75%
• Billy Kuaiwa: 0.40%
• Paul H. Snider: 0.32%
• John P. Fritz: 0.28%

Republican primary

Candidates and primary votes: ^[4]

• D. G. Anderson , state senator: 94.61%
• Wayne C. Thiessen: 3.12%
• Charles Hirayasu: 1.30%
• Jack J. Mahakian: 0.98%

General election

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 1986 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John D. Waihe'e III	173,655	51.98	+6.75
	Republican	D. G. Anderson	160,460	48.02	+21.88
Majority			13,195	3.95	−12.64
Turnout			334,115	34.63	+2.30
	Democratic hold		Swing

By county

County	John Waihee Democratic		Andy Anderson Republican		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Hawaii	21,153	54.1%	17,954	45.9%	3,199	8.2%	39,107
Honolulu	124,920	50.7%	121,327	49.3%	3,593	1.4%	39,107
Kauai	11,088	58.9%	7,723	41.1%	3,365	17.8%	18,811
Maui	16,494	55.1%	13,456	44.9%	3,038	10.2%	29,950
Totals	173,655	51.98%	160,460	48.02%	13,195	3.96%	334,115

References

1. "Candidate – D.G. "Andy" Anderson". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
2. "HI Governor Race – Nov 04, 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
3. "HI Governor - D Primary Race - Sep 20, 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
4. "HI Governor - R Primary Race - Sep 20, 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2013.