# 1994 Hawaii gubernatorial election

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The 1994 Hawaii gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1994. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Hawaii John D. Waihee III was prevented from seeking a third term as Governor due to term limits, creating an open seat. Lieutenant Governor Ben Cayetano emerged from a crowded primary to become the Democratic nominee, facing off against former Administrator of the Small Business Administration Pat Saiki, the Republican nominee and Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi, who ran as the Best Party of Hawaii's nominee. In a very close election, Cayetano beat Fasi, who placed second, by six percentage points and Saiki, who placed third, winning only a plurality of the vote. Fasi's performance was notable in that it was the best performance by a third party gubernatorial candidate in Hawaii's history.

## Democratic primary
### Candidates

* Ben Cayetano, Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
* John C. Lewin, Hawaii Director of Health
* Bu La'ia
* George Nitta, Jr., radio personality
* Anthony N. Hodges, perennial candidate
* Al Canopin, Jr.
* Elbert Marshall

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ben Cayetano | 110,782 | 55.04 |
| | Democratic | John C. Lewin | 76,666 | 38.09 |
| | Democratic | Bu La'ia | 5,761 | 2.86 |
| | Democratic | George Nitta, Jr. | 3,505 | 1.74 |
| | Democratic | Anthony N. Hodges | 2,854 | 1.42 |
| | Democratic | Al Canopin, Jr. | 1,111 | 0.55 |
| | Democratic | Elbert Marshall | 607 | 0.30 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 201,286 | 100.00 |

## Republican primary
### Candidates

* Pat Saiki, former Administrator of the Small Business Administration, former Congresswoman, 1990 Republican nominee for the United States Senate
* Stuart Todd Gregory
* Charles Y. Hirayasu
* Robert Measel, Jr.

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Pat Saiki | 49,953 | 92.38 |
| | Republican | Stuart Todd Gregory | 2,278 | 4.21 |
| | Republican | Charles Y. Hirayasu | 1,079 | 2.00 |
| | Republican | Robert Measel, Jr. | 765 | 1.41 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,075 | 100.00 |

## General election
### Results

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Ben Cayetano | 134,978 | 36.58% | −23.25% |
| | Best Party of Hawaii | Frank Fasi | 113,158 | 30.67% | |
| | Republican | Pat Saiki | 107,908 | 29.24% | −9.36% |
| | Green | Kioni Dudley | 12,969 | 3.51% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,820 | 5.91% | −15.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 369,013 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |