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1990 election for Hawaii's 1st District

U.S. House · Hawaii

Neil Abercrombie (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Mike Liu (R) by 21.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Neil AbercrombieDemocrat · winner
60.0%97,622
Mike LiuRepublican
38.7%62,982
Roger Lee TaylorLibertarian
1.3%2,107
162,711 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+67.91984R+21.81986R+11.61988D+21.31990D+49.41992D+10.31994

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Neil AbercrombieMike Liu
$536.4K
Raised by the campaign
$271.3K
$620.1K
Spent by the campaign
$267.9K
$12.2K
Cash on hand
$3.4K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990

The candidates

Neil Abercrombie (D)Mike Liu (R)

Also on the ballot: Roger Lee Taylor (Libertarian), 1.3%