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Hawaii governor election history

Every Hawaii governor election from 1998 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Democratic 5
  • Republican 2
D+30R+30D+15R+151998: D+1.319982002: R+4.520022006: R+27.220062010: D+17.120102014: D+12.420142018: D+29.020182022: D+26.32022
Hawaii governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2022 Josh Green Democratic Duke Aiona 25.9 419,363
2018 David Y. Ige Democratic Andria P. L. Tupola 28.4 398,657
2014 David Y. Ige Democratic Duke Aiona 12.3 369,642
2010 flip Neil Abercrombie Democratic Duke Aiona 17.0 385,385
2006 Linda Lingle Republican Randy Iwase 26.8 348,751
2002 flip Linda Lingle Republican Mazie K. Hirono 4.5 385,457
1998 Benjamin Cayetano Democratic Linda Lingle 1.3 412,520

Hawaii Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Hawaii governor election?

Josh Green won in 2022 by 25.9 points.

When did a Democrat last win a Hawaii governor race?

In 2022, when Josh Green won.

When did a Republican last win a Hawaii governor race?

In 2006, when Linda Lingle won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.