2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election
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{{for|related races|2006 United States gubernatorial elections}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election
| country = Hawaii
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2002 Hawaii gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 2002
| next_election = 2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2010
| election_date = November 7, 2006
| image1 = Image:Linda Lingle navy 1-cropped.jpg
| nominee1 = Linda Lingle
| running_mate1 = Duke Aiona
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 215,313
| percentage1 = 62.53%
| image2 = File:Randy Iwase.jpg
| image_size = x150px
| nominee2 = Randy Iwase
| running_mate2 = Malama Solomon
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 121,717
| percentage2 = 35.35%
| map_image = 2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 310px
| map_caption = County results
Lingle: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Linda Lingle
| after_election = Linda Lingle
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsHI}}
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 1959. 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 {{CURRENTYEAR}}, this is the last time Republicans won a statewide election in Hawaii, as well as the only time in Hawaii history that a Republican governor was re-elected. Additionally, this alongside 1972 United States presidential election were the only two times Republicans won the state with more than 60% of the vote.
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 ==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results{{cite web|title=2006 Primary election results| url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2006/primary/histatewide.pdf}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Linda Lingle (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 31,275
| percentage = 97.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = George Peabody
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 322
| percentage = 1.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = George L. Berish
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 295
| percentage = 0.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Paul Manner
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 211
| percentage = 0.66
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 32,103
| percentage= 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
Democratic primary
= Candidate =
- Randy Iwase, former state senator and former Honolulu city councilor
- William Aila, Wai'anae harbormaster
- Van Tanabe, former telecommunications executive
== Results ==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Randy Iwase
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 119,058
| percentage = 66.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = William J. Aila, Jr.
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 43,845
| percentage = 24.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Van K. Tanabe
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 16,317
| percentage = 9.10
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 179,220
| percentage= 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
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 =
=Results=
{{Election box begin | title=Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2006{{cite web|title=2006 General election results| url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2006/general/histatewide.pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Linda Lingle (incumbent)
|votes = 215,313
|percentage = 62.53%
|change = +10.98%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Randy Iwase
|votes = 121,717
|percentage = 35.35%
|change = -11.66%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party (United States)
|candidate = James Brewer, Jr.
|votes = 5,435
|percentage = 1.58%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Ozell Daniel
|votes = 1,850
|percentage = 0.54%
|change = +0.18%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 93,596
|percentage = 27.18%
|change = +22.64%
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 344,315
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Republican Party (US)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican==
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
=External=
Official Campaign Websites (Archived)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061018191754/http://lingleaiona2006.com/ Linda Lingle]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061018175955/http://www.randyiwase.com/ Randy Iwase]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061106054533/http://www.ailaforgov.org/about-william.html William Aila Jr.]
Official government and party websites
- [http://www.hawaii.gov/gov/ Office of the Governor]
- [http://www.hawaiidemocrats.org/ Hawaii Democrats]
- [http://www.gophawaii.com/ Hawaii Republicans]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110518201300/http://www.greenhawaii.org/ Green Party of Hawaii]
- [http://www.libertarianpartyofhawaii.org/ Libertarian Party of Hawaii]