2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election

none related races 2006 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election Hawaii presidential no 2002 Hawaii gubernatorial election 2002 2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election 2010 November 7, 2006 Image:Linda Lingle navy 1-cropped.jpg Linda Lingle Duke Aiona Republican Party (United States) 215,313 62.53% File:Randy Iwase.jpg 150x150px Randy Iwase Malama Solomon Democratic Party (United States) 121,717 35.35% 2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsLingle: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Linda Lingle Linda Lingle Republican Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) 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 , this is the last time a Republican 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 Republican primary results2006 Primary election results https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2006/primary/histatewide.pdf Linda Lingle (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 31,275 97.42 George Peabody Republican Party (United States) 322 1.00 George L. Berish Republican Party (United States) 295 0.92 Paul Manner Republican Party (United States) 211 0.66 32,103 100.00 Democratic primary Candidates Randy Iwase, former state senator and former Honolulu city councilor William Aila, Wai'anae harbormaster Van Tanabe, former telecommunications executive Results Democratic primary results Randy Iwase Democratic Party (United States) 119,058 66.43 William J. Aila, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 43,845 24.46 Van K. Tanabe Democratic Party (United States) 16,317 9.10 179,220 100.00 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 Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf The Cook Political Report October 1, 2006 June 5, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080605094803/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf dead Solid R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallElection Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ Sabato's Crystal Ball June 25, 2021 Safe R November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report2006 Gubernatorial Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2006-gubernatorial-ratings Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report June 25, 2021 Safe R November 2, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Safe R November 6, 2006 Results Hawaii gubernatorial election, 20062006 General election results https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2006/general/histatewide.pdf Republican Party (US) Linda Lingle (incumbent) 215,313 62.53% +10.98% Democratic Party (US) Randy Iwase 121,717 35.35% -11.66% Green Party (United States) James Brewer, Jr. 5,435 1.58% Libertarian Party (United States) Ozell Daniel 1,850 0.54% +0.18% 93,596 27.18% +22.64% 344,315 Republican Party (US) By county By county yes #B0CEFF;line-height:135%; none CountyLinda LingleRepublicanRandy IwaseDemocraticAll Others#%#%#%Hawaii27,43857.03%19,38840.3%1,2872.67%Honolulu155,28865.59%76,89432.48%4,5741.93%Kauaʻi10,81451.7%9,50545.44%5972.86%Maui21,77356.51%15,93041.35%8261.15% Totals215,31362.53%121,71735.35%7,2852.12% Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Kalawao (largest community: Kalaupapa) Kauai (largest community: Kapa'a) References External links External Official Campaign Websites (Archived) Linda Lingle Randy Iwase William Aila Jr. Official government and party websites Office of the Governor Hawaii Democrats Hawaii Republicans Green Party of Hawaii Libertarian Party of Hawaii Internal U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006 State of Hawaii Governors of Hawaii Democratic Party of Hawaii Hawaii Republican Party Green Party of Hawaii Governor 2006 Hawaii Category:November 2006 in Oceania Category:November 2006 in the United States Category:2006 in Hawaii