1996Final results
1996 election for Hawaii's 1st District
U.S. House · Hawaii
Neil Abercrombie (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Orson Swindle (R) by 3.9 points.
Neil AbercrombieDemocrat · winner
50.4%86,732
Orson SwindleRepublican
46.5%80,053
Mark DueringNonpartisan
2.4%4,126
Nicholas BedworthNatural Law
0.8%1,295
172,206 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 1996
Races before and after
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 AbercrombieOrson Swindle
$682.9K
Raised by the campaign
$583.8K
$674.4K
Spent by the campaign
$574.3K
$22.7K
Cash on hand
$12.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996
The candidates
Neil Abercrombie (D)Orson Swindle (R)
Also on the ballot: Mark Duering (Nonpartisan), 2.4%; Nicholas Bedworth (Natural Law), 0.8%