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1990Final results

1990 election for Hawaii's 2nd District

U.S. House · Hawaii

Patsy Mink (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Andy Poepoe (R) by 35.6 points.

Patsy MinkDemocrat · winner
66.3%118,155
Andy PoepoeRepublican
30.6%54,625
3.1%5,508
178,288 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+67.61984D+54.31986D+35.61990D+50.51992D+46.01994D+29.51996

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.

Patsy MinkAndy Poepoe
$641.3K
Raised by the campaign
$205.7K
$641K
Spent by the campaign
$218.3K
$288
Cash on hand
$1.7K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990

The candidates

Patsy Mink (D)Andy Poepoe (R)

Also on the ballot: Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (Libertarian), 3.1%