1990Final results
1990 election for Hawaii Governor
Governor · Hawaii
John Waihee (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Fred Hemmings (R) by 21.6 points.
John WaiheeDemocrat · winner
60.8%203,491
Fred HemmingsRepublican
39.2%131,310
334,801 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET