1998Final results
1998 election for Hawaii's 1st District
U.S. House · Hawaii
Neil Abercrombie (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Gene Ward (R) by 25.2 points.
Neil AbercrombieDemocrat · winner
61.6%116,693
Gene WardRepublican
36.3%68,905
Nicholas BedworthNatural Law
2.1%3,973
189,571 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 1998
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 AbercrombieGene Ward
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$710.7K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$701.5K
$37.5K
Cash on hand
$9.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998