1990 Hawaii gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1990 United States gubernatorial elections.

1990 Hawaii gubernatorial election

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Nominee John D. Waiheʻe III Fred Hemmings Party Democratic Republican Running mate Ben Cayetano Billie Beamer Popular vote 203,491 131,310 Percentage 59.8% 38.6%

County results Waiheʻe:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

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

The 1990 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's ninth gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 6, 1990, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, incumbent Governor John D. Waiheʻe III over the Republican candidate, State Representative Fred Hemmings. Waihee received more votes than Hemmings in every county in the state. ^[1]

Primaries

Primary elections were held on September 22, 1990.

Democratic primary

Candidates and primary votes: ^[2]

• John D. Waihee III , governor: 88.48%
• Benjamin Hopkins: 4.80%
• Robert H. Garner: 4.49%
• Elbert Marshall: 2.23%

Republican primary

Candidates and primary votes: ^[3]

• Fred Hemmings , state representative: 90.08%
• Leonard Mednick: 3.12%
• Charles Hirayasu: 2.43%
• Ichiro Izuka: 1.96%
• Herman P. U'o: 1.38%
• Robert Measel, Jr.: 1.04%

General election

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 1990 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John D. Waihe'e III (incumbent)	203,491	59.83	+7.85
	Republican	Fred Hemmings	131,310	38.61	−9.41
	Libertarian	Don Smith	2,885	0.85	+0.85
	Nonpartisan	Peggy Ha'o Ross	2,446	0.72	+0.72
Majority			72,181	21.22	+17.27
Turnout			340,132	30.69	−3.94
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "HI Governor Race – Nov 06, 1990". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
2. "HI Governor - D Primary Race - Sep 22, 1990". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
3. "HI Governor - R Primary Race - Sep 22, 1990". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2013.