1986 Hawaii gubernatorial election

1986 Hawaii gubernatorial election
	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

References[]

^ "Candidate – D.G. "Andy" Anderson". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
^ ^a ^b "HI Governor Race – Nov 04, 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
^ "HI Governor - D Primary Race - Sep 20, 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
^ "HI Governor - R Primary Race - Sep 20, 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-03-16.

[1] "Candidate – D.G. "Andy" Anderson". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-02-28.

[ourcampaigns1-2] "HI Governor Race – Nov 04, 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-03-16.

[3] "HI Governor - D Primary Race - Sep 20, 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-03-16.

[4] "HI Governor - R Primary Race - Sep 20, 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-03-16.

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