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Elections / 1998 · Governor · HI

Ben Cayetano won Hawaii's 1998 governor's race.

Ben Cayetano (Democrat) led by 1.3 points statewide.

Statewide result
Hawaii 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ben CayetanoDDemocratic204,20650.1%
Linda LingleRRepublican198,95248.8%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1996D+25.3Governor 1998D+1.3vs. baselineR+24.0

Hawaii's 1998 governor race ran 24.0 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.

Same ballot, 1998HI