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2018 Hawaii governor election

David Ige (Democrat) beat Andria Tupola (Republican) in Hawaii in 2018, 62.7% to 33.7%, a margin of 29.0 points and 113,215 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2014, when David Ige also won.

Democrats led in 4 of the 4 counties. The largest, Honolulu, cast 258,080 votes and went to the Democrat by 26.2 points. The closest was Kauai, where 7,733 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
David Ige won Democratic 244,934 62.7%
Andria Tupola Republican 131,719 33.7%
All other candidates 14,190 3.6%
Total390,843

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Honolulu 158,623 61.5% 90,929 35.2% 8,528 258,080 D+26.2
Hawaii 38,301 65.3% 17,953 30.6% 2,363 58,617 D+34.7
Maui 32,142 65.2% 14,702 29.8% 2,469 49,313 D+35.4
Kauai 15,868 63.9% 8,135 32.8% 830 24,833 D+31.1

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