| Election Name: | 2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Hawaii |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Hawaii gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Image1: | Image:Linda Lingle navy 1-cropped.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Linda Lingle |
| Running Mate1: | Duke Aiona |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 215,313 |
| Percentage1: | 62.53% |
| Nominee2: | Randy Iwase |
| Running Mate2: | Malama Solomon |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 121,717 |
| Percentage2: | 35.35% |
| Map Size: | 310px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Linda Lingle |
| After Election: | Linda Lingle |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Linda Lingle was the first Republican to be elected governor of Hawaii since 1959. Although 2006 was a strong election year for Democrats, Lingle won re-election by a landslide owing to an economic rebound in the state that occurred during her tenure after a shaky decade for the state economy during the 1990s and early 2000s. As of, this is the last time Republicans won a statewide election in Hawaii, as well as the only time in Hawaii history that a Republican governor was re-elected. Additionally, this alongside 1972 United States presidential election were the only two times Republicans won the state with more than 60% of the vote.
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[1] | November 6, 2006 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | November 6, 2006 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg Political Report[3] | November 2, 2006 | ||
| align=left | Real Clear Politics[4] | November 6, 2006 |