The 1978 Hawaii gubernatorial election was

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's sixth gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 7, 1978, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate,

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George Ariyoshi George Ryoichi Ariyoshi ( ja, 有吉良一, born March 12, 1926) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the third governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986. A Democrat, he is Hawaii's longest-serving governor and the first American of ...

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candidate, State Senator John R. Leopold and three other candidates. Ariyoshi received more votes than any other candidate in every county in the state.

Primaries

Primary elections were held on October 7, 1978.

Democratic primary

Candidates and primary votes: *

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: 50.30% *

Frank Fasi Frank Francis Fasi (August 27, 1920 – February 3, 2010) was an American politician who was the longest-serving Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii, serving for 22 years. He also served as a territorial senator and member of the Honolulu City Council. ...

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: 48.91% *Billy Kuaiwa: 0.53% *Valentine Huihui: 0.26%

Republican primary

Candidates and primary votes: * John R. Leopold, state senator: 91.56% *Valentine K. Wessel: 4.88% *Gabriel Juarez: 3.56%

Nonpartisan Primary

Candidates and primary votes: *

Alema Leota Alema Leota (March 10, 1928 – May 11, 2008) was an alleged Hawaiian organized crime boss of Samoan descent during the 1960s and 1970s who led an unsuccessful nonpartisan campaign for the Governor of Hawaii during the 1978 election. He was defe ...

: 58.85% *Frank Pore: 41.15%

General election

References

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