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Filing Deadline:
    July 25, 2006
Primary Date:
    Sept. 23, 2006
General Election:
    Nov. 7, 2006




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Latest Governor Race Rankings
Governor seats ranked by likelihood to switch party control. The top-ranked race is the seat most likely to flip.

Full Rankings & Analysis
Links below lead to individual tip sheets for each state.

  1. N.Y. (Open-R)
  2. Ohio (Open-R)
  3. Mass. (Open-R)
  4. Colo. (Open-R)
  5. Ark. (Open-R)
  6. Minn. (Pawlenty-R)
  7. Md. (Ehrlich-R)
  8. Ore. (Kulongoski-D)
  9. Nev. (Open-R)
  10. Idaho (Open-R)
11. Wis. (Doyle-D)
12. Fla. (Open-R)
13. Alaska (Murkowski-R)
14. Maine (Baldacci-D)
15. Iowa (Open-D)
16. Mich. (Granholm-D)
17. Ill. (Blagojevich-D)
18. Texas (Perry-R)
19. R.I. (Carcieri-R)
20. S.C. (Sanford-R)
21. Calif. (Schwarzenegger-R)
22. Okla. (Henry-D)
23. Ariz. (Napolitano-D)
24. Pa. (Rendell-D)
25. Ga. (Perdue-R)
26. Vt. (Douglas-R)
27. Conn. (Rell-R)
28. Ala. (Riley-R)
29. Tenn. (Bredesen-D)
30. Kansas (Sebelius-D)
31. S.D. (Rounds-R)
32. Wyo. (Freudenthal-D)
33. N.H. (Lynch-D)
34. N.M. (Richardson-D)
35. Neb. (Heineman-R)
36. Hawaii (Lingle-R)



2006 Tip Sheets
HAWAII GOVERNOR
Last updated: Nov. 14, 2006
 



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 Linda Lingle (R) defeated Randy Iwase (D), 63%-35%.



Linda Lingle (R)


First elected in 2002; Seeking second full term; Lingle was nominated with 97% in a four-way primary.
Linda Lingle Manager: Miriam Hellreich
Consultant: Not available
Contact: 808-542-2882
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography

 

Randy Iwase (D)


Iwase, a former state senator, was nominated with 66% in a three-way primary.
Randy Iwase Manager: Mario Ramil
Consultant: McNeil Wilson
Contact: 808-537-5632
• Campaign Web site




Chuck Todd
 • Email
 		Chuck Todd's Race Ranking:  36
“This race is in the snoozer category for now. It could become mildly competitive at some point, but so far, the incumbent party seems to be heavily favored.”




  
   The latest polls in the Hawaii governor race are:

There are no polls available for this race.

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   The latest TV and radio campaign ads in the Hawaii governor race are:

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Campaign Buzz: Recent News

"Gov. Linda Lingle won a historic victory to become the first time Republican and woman in Hawaii to win re-election for the governorship" (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11/7/06). ..... Republican National Committee chair Ken Mehlman, at a fundraiser for the Hawaii Republicans, said the party wants more candidates like Lingle to help them gain ground (AP/Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2/20/06). ..... Former state Sen. Randall Iwase (D) became the first Democrat to announce, dismissing Lingle's record as public relations over substance (Honolulu Advertiser, 1/28/06). ..... State Democratic Party Chairman Brickwood Galuteria said he hopes the party will have a candidate in place before the start of the legislative session on Jan. 18 (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1/7/06). ..... Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D) announced that he would not run, "dashing the hopes of" many Democrats who "saw in him the best chance to" beat Lingle (R) (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11/1/05).


Previous Election Results

 2006 general Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Linda Lingle (R) 215,279 63%
  Randy Iwase (D) 121,708 35%  
 
 2006 primary Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Linda Lingle (R) 31,275 96%
  George Peabody (R) 322 1%  
  George Berish (R) 295 1%  
  Paul Manner (R) 211 1%  
 
 2002 general Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Linda Lingle (R) 197,009 52%
  Mazie Hirono (D) 179,647 47%  
 
 2002 primary Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Linda Lingle (R) 70,808 90%
  John Carroll (R) 7,616 10%  
 
 1998 general Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Benjamin J. Cayetano (D) 204,206 50%
  Linda Lingle (R) 198,952 49%  
  Other 4,398 1%

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