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Hawaii gubernatorial election, 1986

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 1986
Hawaii
← 1982 November 4, 1986 1990 →
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Nominee John D. Waihee III D. G. Anderson
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Ben Cayetano John Henry Felix
Popular vote 173,655 160,460
Percentage 52.0% 48.0%

Hawaii Election Results by County, all Democratic.svg

Governor before election

George Ariyoshi
Democratic

Elected Governor

John D. Waihee III
Democratic


George Ariyoshi
Democratic

John D. Waihee 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. Waihee III over the Republican candidate, State Senator D. G. Anderson. Waihee received more votes than Anderson in every county in the state.

This was Anderson's second loss for the position of governor, having previously lost the 1982 election.

Primary elections were held on September 20, 1986.

Candidates and primary votes:

Candidates and primary votes:


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