1986Final results
1986 election for Hawaii Governor
Governor · Hawaii
John Waihee (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating D. G. Anderson (R) by 3.9 points.
John WaiheeDemocrat · winner
52.0%173,655
D. G. AndersonRepublican
48.0%160,460
334,115 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET