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Hawaii — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorHawaii · GovernorBen CayetanoD+1.3
Candidates
Hawaii 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Ben Cayetano✓Democratic204,20650.7%
- Linda LingleRepublican198,95249.3%
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
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.