Electoral History
Aiona and Governor Linda Lingle became Hawaii's first Republican administration to win a second term, and they won with the largest margin of victory in any gubernatorial race in the history of the state.
| Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Linda Lingle/James Aiona | 194,338 | 51.6 | ||
| Democratic | Mazie Hirono/Matt Matsunaga | 177,186 | 47.0 | ||
| Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Linda Lingle/James Aiona (incumbent) | 215,313 | 62.5 | +10.9 | |
| Democratic | Randy Iwase/Malama Solomon | 121,717 | 35.4 | ||
| Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Neil Abercrombie / Brian Schatz | 222,724 | 57.8% | ||
| Republican | James Aiona / Lynn Finnegan | 157,311 | 40.8% | ||
| Turnout | 380,035 | 55.7% | |||
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