The 1990 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's ninth gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 6, 1990, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, incumbent Governor

John D. Waiheʻe III John David Waihee III (born May 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the fourth governor of Hawaii from 1986 to 1994. He was the first American of Native Hawaiian descent to be elected to the office from any state of the United Stat ...

over the Republican candidate,

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. Waihee received more votes than Hemmings in every county in the state.

Primaries

Primary elections were held on September 22, 1990.

Democratic Primary

Candidates and primary votes: *

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, governor: 88.48% *Benjamin Hopkins: 4.80% *Robert H. Garner: 4.49% *Elbert Marshall: 2.23%

Republican Primary

Candidates and primary votes: *

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: 90.08% *Leonard Mednick: 3.12% *Charles Hirayasu: 2.43% *Ichiro Izuka: 1.96% *Herman P. U'o: 1.38% *Robert Measel, Jr.: 1.04%

General election

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