The 2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent

Linda Lingle Linda Lingle (''née'' Cutter; June 4, 1953) is an American politician, who was the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 until 2010. She was the first Republican governor of Hawaii since 1962. Lingle was also the state's first female and first J ...

was the first Republican to be elected governor of Hawaii since

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. 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. , this remains the last time that a Republican has been elected Governor of Hawaii or won any statewide office, as well as the only time in history that a Republican governor has been re-elected in the state. This, along with the

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, constitute the only time a Republican won the state with more than 60% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

, incumbent governor * George L. Berish, fellow of the Society of Actuaries * Paul Manner, freelance news correspondent * George G. Peabody, editor of the

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Results

Democratic primary

Candidate

* Randy Iwase, former state senator and former Honolulu city councilor * William Aila, Wai'anae harbormaster * Van Tanabe, former telecommunications executive

Results

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

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Kauai (largest community: Kapa'a)

References

External links

External

;Official Campaign Websites (Archived)
Linda LingleRandy Iwase
;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 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 2006, in 36 states and two territories. The elections coincided with the midterm elections of the 2006 United States Senate elections, United States Senate and the 2006 United States H ...

* State of Hawaii * Governors of Hawaii *

Democratic Party of Hawaii The Democratic Party of Hawaii ( haw, ʻAoʻao Demokalaka o Hawaiʻi) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Hawaii. The party is a centralized organization established to promote the party platform as drafted in convention ...

Hawaii Republican Party The Hawaii Republican Party ( haw, ʻAoʻao Lepupalika o Hawaiʻi) is the affiliate of the Republican Party (GOP) in Hawaii, headquartered in Honolulu. The party was initially strong during Hawaii's territorial days, but following statehood the ...

Green Party of Hawaii The Green Party of Hawai'i (GPH) ( haw, ʻAoʻao ʻōmaʻomaʻo o Hawaiʻi) is the green party organization in the state of Hawaii, and an affiliate organization of the Green Party of the United States. The party's focus includes environmental ...

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2006

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