Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2006
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The Hawaii governatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Linda Lingle is the first Republican elected Governor of Hawaii since 1962, and in August 2006 she had an approval rating of 66% [1].
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[edit] Candidates
[edit] Republican Party
- Linda Lingle - Incumbent Governor - Campaign Website
- Lingle's running mate, incumbent Lt. Governor Duke Aiona.
[edit] Lost Primary
- George L. Berish - Fellow of the Society of Actuaries
- Paul Manner - Freelance news correspondent
- George Peabody - Editor, Molokai Advertiser-News
[edit] Democratic Party
- Randy Iwase - former State Senator and former Honolulu city councilor - Campaign Website
- Iwase's running mate, former State Senator Malama Solomon.
[edit] Lost Primary
- William Aila - Wai'anae harbormaster - [2]
- Van Tanabe - formerly in telecommunications - [3]
[edit] Green Party
- James Brewer Jr.- Full-time political-economic educator and advocate for Hawaii's employee families
- Brewer's running mate is Renee Ing.
[edit] Libertarian Party
- Ozell Daniel - comedian
- Daniel's running mate is Li Zhao.
[edit] Election results
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| 2006 gubernatorial election, Hawaii | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Linda Lingle (incumbent) | 215,313 | 62.5 | +10.9 | |
| Democratic | Randy Iwase | 121,717 | 35.4 | -11.6 | |
| Green | James Brewer Jr. | 5,435 | 1.6 | n/a | |
| Libertarian | Ozell Daniel | 1,850 | 0.5 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 93,596 | 27.2 | +22.6 | ||
| Turnout | 344,315 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Source: CNN.com Election 2006 Coverage
Lingle won a majority of the votes in every county in the state.
[edit] External links
[edit] External
- Office of the Governor
- Hawaii Democrats
- Hawaii Republicans
- Green Party of Hawaii
- Libertarian Party of Hawaii
[edit] 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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