1974 Hawaii gubernatorial election

none related races 1974 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1974 Hawaii gubernatorial election Hawaii presidential no 1970 Hawaii gubernatorial election 1970 1978 Hawaii gubernatorial election 1978 November 5, 1974 File:George Ariyoshi, 1974 (cropped).jpg George Ariyoshi Nelson Doi Democratic Party (United States) 136,262 54.58% 3x4.svg Randolph Crossley Benjamin F. Dillingham II Republican Party (United States) 113,388 45.42% 1974 Hawaii gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsAriyoshi: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor John A. Burns George Ariyoshi Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's fifth gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 5, 1974, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, Lt. Gov. George Ariyoshi, over Republican candidate, former State Senator Randolph Crossley.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=13456 Candidate – Randolph Crossley Our Campaigns 2013-02-19 Ariyoshi received more votes than Crossley in every county in the state.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28682 HI Governor Race – Nov 05, 1974 Our Campaigns 2013-02-19 Although he was by law lieutenant governor of Hawaii at the time of this election, George Ariyoshi had had all the power and responsibility of the governorship since October 26, 1973, when Governor John A. Burns was incapacitated due to illness and Ariyoshi was made acting governor.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28839 HI Governor - Succession Race - Oct 14, 1973 Our Campaigns 2013-02-16http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&PageID=420 George Ryoichi Ariyoshi - Hawaii History - Governors Hawaii History 2013-02-16 2012-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120610221042/http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&PageID=420 dead This was Crossley's second failed attempt to win the governorship, having previously lost the 1966 election. Primaries Both the Democratic and Republican were held on October 5, 1974, with the Democratic primary strongly contested. Democratic primary Candidates and primary votes:http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28840 HI Governor - D Primary Race - Oct 05, 1974 Our Campaigns 2013-02-19 George Ariyoshi, lieutenant governor: 36.18% Frank Fasi, mayor of Honolulu: 31.47% Thomas Gill, former lieutenant governor: 30.08% David C. McClung, senate president: 1.79% Henry deFries: 0.49% Republican primary Candidates and primary votes:http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=734784 HI Governor - R Primary Race - Oct 05, 1974 Our Campaigns 2013-02-19 Randolph Crossley, former state senator: 82.47% Joseph K. Hao: 17.53% General election Results Hawaii gubernatorial election, 1974 Democratic Party (United States) George Ariyoshi 136,262 54.58 -3.07 Republican Party (United States) Randolph Crossley 113,388 45.42 +3.07 22,874 9.16 -6.13 249,650 32.43 +1.38 Democratic Party (United States) By county County George AriyoshiDemocratic Randolph CrossleyRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Hawaii 18,179 63.9% 10,261 36.1% 7,918 27.8% 28,440 Honolulu 99,108 52.3% 90,317 47.7% 8,791 4.6% 189,425 Kauaʻi 8,315 63.2% 4,843 36.8% 3,472 26.4% 13,158 Maui 10,660 57.2% 7,967 42.8% 2,693 14.4% 18,627Totals136,26254.6%113,38845.4%22,8749.2%249,650 References 30em 1974 Category:1974 United States gubernatorial elections Category:November 1974 elections in the United States Category:1974 elections in Hawaii Category:November 1974 in Oceania Category:1974 in Hawaii