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Election 1994 Results

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1994 Hawaii governor election

Ben Cayetano (Democrat) beat Frank Fasi (independent) in Hawaii in 1994, 36.6% to 30.7%, a margin of 5.9 points and 21,820 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1990, when John Waihee won.

Democrats led in 4 of the 4 counties. The largest, Honolulu, cast 264,145 votes and went to the Democrat by 4.2 points. The closest was Hawaii, where 372 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ben Cayetano won Democratic 134,978 36.6%
Frank Fasi Best Party 113,158 30.7%
Pat Saiki Republican 107,908 29.2%
All other candidates 12,969 3.5%
Total369,013

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Honolulu 92,535 35.0% 81,545 30.9% 90,065 264,145 D+4.2
Hawaii 17,436 36.5% 13,277 27.8% 17,064 47,777 D+8.7
Maui 15,333 43.3% 8,845 25.0% 11,266 35,444 D+18.3
Kauai 9,674 44.7% 4,241 19.6% 7,732 21,647 D+25.1

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Hawaii governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Josh Green (D) D+26.3
2018 David Ige (D) D+29.0
2014 David Ige (D) D+12.4
2010 Neil Abercrombie (D) D+17.1
2006 Linda Lingle (R) R+27.2
2002 Linda Lingle (R) R+4.5
1998 Benjamin J. Cayetano (D) D+1.3
1994 Ben Cayetano (D) D+7.3
1990 John Waihee (D) D+21.2
1986 John Waihee (D) D+3.9
1982 George Ariyoshi (D) D+19.1
1978 George R. Ariyoshi (D) D+10.2
1974 George R. Ariyoshi (D) D+9.2
1970 John A. Burns (D) D+15.3
1966 John A. Burns (D) D+2.1
1962 John A. Burns (D) D+16.6
1959 William F. Quinn (R) R+2.5