2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election

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2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election
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Nominee Linda Lingle Randy Iwase
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Duke Aiona Malama Solomon
Popular vote215,313121,717
Percentage62.53%35.35%
2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Lingle:      50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Linda Lingle
Republican

Elected Governor

Linda Lingle
Republican

The 2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Linda Lingle was the first Republican to be elected governor of Hawaii since 1959. Although 2006 was a strong election year for Democrats, Lingle won re-election by a landslide owing to an economic rebound in the state that occurred during her tenure after a shaky decade for the state economy during the 1990s and early 2000s. As of 2025, this is the last time Republicans won a statewide election in Hawaii, as well as the only time in Hawaii history that a Republican governor was re-elected. Additionally, this alongside 1972 United States presidential election were the only two times Republicans won the state with more than 60% of the vote.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Linda Lingle (incumbent) 31,275 97.42
Republican George Peabody 3221.00
Republican George L. Berish2950.92
Republican Paul Manner2110.66
Total votes32,103 100

Democratic primary

Candidate

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Randy Iwase 119,058 66.43
Democratic William J. Aila, Jr.43,84524.46
Democratic Van K. Tanabe16,3179.10
Total votes179,220 100

Green Party

Libertarian Party

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [2] Solid RNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [3] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report [4] Safe RNovember 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics [5] Safe RNovember 6, 2006

Results

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2006 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Linda Lingle (incumbent) 215,313 62.53% +10.98%
Democratic Randy Iwase 121,71735.35%−11.66%
Green James Brewer, Jr.5,4351.58%
Libertarian Ozell Daniel1,8500.54%+0.18%
Majority93,59627.18%+22.64%
Turnout 344,315
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

  1. 1 2 "2006 Primary election results" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2006 General election results" (PDF).

External

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Official government and party websites

Internal


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