1959 Hawaii gubernatorial election

none related races 1959 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1959 Hawaii gubernatorial election Hawaii presidential no 1962 1962 July 28, 1959 William F. Quinn, 1958 (closer crop).jpg 150x150px William F. Quinn James Kealoha Republican Party (United States) 86,213 51.1% John A. Burns, 1957.jpg John A. Burns Mitsuyuki Kido Democratic Party (United States) 82,074 48.7% 310px County Results 310px State House District Results 310px Quinn: #e27f7f 50–60%Burns: #7996e2 50–60% Governor William F. Quinn Republican Party (United States) The 1959 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's first gubernatorial election. The election was held on July 28, 1959, one month after Hawaiians had voted for statehood in accordance with the Hawaii Admission Acthttp://www.hawaii-nation.org/admission.html Hawaii Statehood Admissions Act, 1959 Hawaii-nation.org 2013-02-15http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/48C3.txt USC 48 Ch 3, S. 3 HAWAII United States House of Representatives 2013-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20121215152944/http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/48C3.txt 2012-12-15 dead and one month before admission as the 50th state on August 21, 1959.When Did Hawaii Become A State? http://www.mauihawaii.org/maui-questions/hawaii-state.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20130520093400/https://www.mauihawaii.org/maui-questions/hawaii-state.htm May 20, 2013 August 12, 2021 Mauihawaii.org In the election, the Republican candidate, Territorial Governor William F. Quinn, defeated the Democratic candidate, Territorial Delegate John A. Burns. Quinn won only the island of Oahu while Burns carried all other islands.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28831 HI Governor Race – Jul 28, 1959 Our Campaigns 2013-02-15 This was the last time until 2002 that a Republican was elected governor of Hawaii. General election Results Hawaii gubernatorial election, 1959 Republican Party (United States) William F. Quinn 86,213 51.12 Democratic Party (United States) John A. Burns 82,074 48.66 Commonwealth David Kihei 375 0.22 4,139 2.45 168,662 Republican Party (United States) See also 1959 United States Senate elections in Hawaii 1959 United States House of Representatives election in Hawaii 1959 Hawaii Senate election References collapsed 1959 Gubernatorial Category:1959 United States gubernatorial elections Category:July 1959 in the United States Category:July 1959 in Oceania