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2002 Hawaii Gubernatorial Election

Hawaii · 2 candidates · See every 2002 Governor race

Who won the 2002 Hawaii Gubernatorial Election?

Linda Lingle won the 2002 Hawaii Gubernatorial Election. Linda Lingle received 197,009 popular votes (51.56%). The main challenger was Mazie K. Hirono (47.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Lingle and Hirono

Lingle +4.6 pts · won by 17,362 votes
Linda LingleRepublicanWINNER51.56%
197,009 votes
Mazie K. HironoDemocratic47.01%
179,647 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.4% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified August 15, 2026.