Governor elections in Hawaii
● In officeJosh GreenDemocratic
Elections won
R 3 · D 1417 gubernatorial elections since 1959
Last decided by
26.3 pts2022, Josh Green over Duke Aiona
Closest ever
1.29 pts1998, Ben Cayetano over Linda Lingle
Longest streak
10 in a rowDemocratic, 1962–1998
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Hawaii's governor is Democrat Josh Green; Green won the most recent race by 26.3 points in 2022. Green has held the office since 2022. The 2022 race put Green ahead of Duke Aiona, 26.3 points clear. Across 17 elections since 1959, Republicans have won 3 and Democrats 14. Of those, the closest was 1998, decided by 1.3 points; the widest 2018, by 29.0 points.
Josh Green D 261,025 · Duke Aiona R 152,237
David Ige D 244,934 · Andria Tupola R 131,719
Neil Abercrombie D 222,724 · Duke Aiona R 157,311
Linda Lingle R 215,313 · Randy Iwase D 121,717
Linda Lingle R 197,009 · Mazie K. Hirono D 179,647
Ben Cayetano D 204,206 · Linda Lingle R 198,952
John D. Waiheʻe III D 203,491 · Fred Hemmings R 131,310
John D. Waiheʻe III D 173,655 · D. G. Anderson R 160,460
George Ariyoshi D 153,394 · John Leopold R 124,610
George Ariyoshi D 136,262 · Randolph Crossley R 113,388
John A. Burns D 137,812 · Samuel King R 101,249
John A. Burns D 108,840 · Randolph Crossley R 104,324
John A. Burns D 114,308 · William Quinn R 81,707
William Quinn R 86,213 · John A. Burns D 82,074