2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election

2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election
	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 1962. 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 2022, this is the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Hawaii or won any other statewide elected office in Hawaii, and the first and only time a Republican or any candidate not a Democrat polled a 60% or greater margin and swept every island with ease.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Linda Lingle, incumbent governor
George L. Berish, fellow of the Society of Actuaries
Paul Manner, freelance news correspondent
George G. Peabody, editor of the Molokai Advertiser-News

Results[]

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Lingle (incumbent)	31,275	97.42
	Republican	George Peabody	322	1.00
	Republican	George L. Berish	295	0.92
	Republican	Paul Manner	211	0.66
Total votes			32,103	100

Democratic primary[]

Candidate[]

Randy Iwase, former state senator and former Honolulu city councilor
William Aila, Wai'anae harbormaster
Van Tanabe, former telecommunications executive

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Randy Iwase	119,058	66.43
	Democratic	William J. Aila, Jr.	43,845	24.46
	Democratic	Van K. Tanabe	16,317	9.10
Total votes			179,220	100

Green Party[]

James Brewer Jr. - full-time political-economic educator and advocate for Hawaii's employee families

Libertarian Party[]

Ozell Daniel, comedian

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[3]	Solid R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report^[5]	Safe R	November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[6]	Safe R	November 6, 2006

Results[]

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2006^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Linda Lingle (incumbent)	215,313	62.53%	+10.98%
	Democratic	Randy Iwase	121,717	35.35%	-11.66%
	Green	James Brewer, Jr.	5,435	1.58%
	Libertarian	Ozell Daniel	1,850	0.54%	+0.18%
Majority			93,596	27.18%	+22.64%
Turnout			344,315
	Republican hold		Swing

References[]

^ http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2006/primary/pdf/histatewide.pdf
^ http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2006/primary/pdf/histatewide.pdf
^ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2006/general/files/histatewide.pdf

External links[]

External[]

Official Campaign Websites (Archived)

Official government and party websites

Internal[]

U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006
State of Hawaii
Governors of Hawaii
Democratic Party of Hawaii
Hawaii Republican Party
Green Party of Hawaii

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[1] ttp://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2006/primary/pdf/histatewide.pdf

[2] ttp://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2006/primary/pdf/histatewide.pdf

[3] "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2006.

[4] "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[5] "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[6] "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[7] ttp://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2006/general/files/histatewide.pdf

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