1978 Hawaii gubernatorial election

none related races 1978 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1978 Hawaii gubernatorial election Hawaii presidential no 1974 Hawaii gubernatorial election 1974 1982 Hawaii gubernatorial election 1982 November 7, 1978 File:George Ariyoshi, 1974 (cropped).jpg George Ariyoshi Jean King Democratic Party (United States) 153,394 54.48% John R. Leopold (6926918781) (cropped).jpg John Leopold Virginia Isbell Republican Party (United States) 124,610 44.25% 1978 Hawaii gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsAriyoshi: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor George Ariyoshi George Ariyoshi Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) The 1978 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's sixth gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 7, 1978, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, Governor George Ariyoshi, over Republican candidate, State Senator John R. Leopoldhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=9115 Candidate – John R. Leopold Our Campaigns 2013-02-23 and three other candidates. Ariyoshi received more votes than any other candidate in every county in the state.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28670 HI Governor Race – Nov 07, 1978 Our Campaigns 2013-02-23 Primaries Primary elections were held on October 7, 1978. Democratic primary Candidates and primary votes:http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28844 HI Governor - D Primary Race - Oct 07, 1978 Our Campaigns 2013-02-23 George Ariyoshi, governor: 50.30% Frank Fasi, mayor of Honolulu: 48.91% Billy Kuaiwa: 0.53% Valentine Huihui: 0.26% Republican primary Candidates and primary votes:http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=756839 HI Governor - R Primary Race - Oct 07, 1978 Our Campaigns 2013-02-23 John R. Leopold, state senator: 91.56% Valentine K. Wessel: 4.88% Gabriel Juarez: 3.56% Nonpartisan primary Candidates and primary votes:http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=735655 HI Governor - NP Primary Race - Oct 07, 1978 Our Campaigns 2013-02-23 Alema Leota: 58.85% Frank Pore: 41.15% General election Results Hawaii gubernatorial election, 1978 Democratic Party (United States) George Ariyoshi (incumbent) 153,394 54.48 -0.10 Republican Party (United States) John R. Leopold 124,610 44.25 -1.17 Nonpartisan Alema Leota 1,982 0.70 +0.70 Libertarian Party (US) Gregory Reeser 1,059 0.38 +0.38 Aloha Democratic John Moore 542 0.19 +0.19 28,784 10.22 +1.06 281,587 36.57 +4.14 Democratic Party (United States) By county County George AroyoshiDemocratic John LepoldRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Hawaii 19,068 61.2% 11,821 37.9% 272 0.9% 7,247 23.3% 31,161 Honolulu 110,766 52.1% 98,853 46.5% 2,878 1.4% 11,913 6.6% 212,497 Kauaʻi 10,515 69.7% 4,434 29.4% 146 1.0% 6,081 40.3% 15,095 Maui 13,045 57.1% 9,502 41.6% 287 1.3% 3,543 15.5% 22,834Totals153,39454.5%124,61044.3%3,5831.3%28,78410.2%281,587 References 30em 1978 Category:1978 United States gubernatorial elections Category:November 1978 in the United States Category:1978 elections in Hawaii Category:November 1978 in Oceania Category:1978 in Hawaii