1990 Hawaii gubernatorial election

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]

Primary elections were held on September 22, 1990.

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%

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%

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

County	John Waihee Democratic		Fred Hemmings Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Hawaii	26,832	62.7%	15,024	35.1%	972	2.3%	11,808	27.6%	42,828
Honolulu	140,232	57.6%	100,111	41.1%	3,158	1.3%	40,121	16.5%	243,501
Kauai	15,088	73.7%	4,984	24.4%	394	1.9%	10,104	49.3%	20,466
Maui	21,339	64.0%	11,191	33.6%	807	2.4%	10,148	30.4%	33,337
Totals	203,491	59.8%	131,310	38.6%	5,331	1.6%	72,181	21.2%	340,132