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Democrat David Ige won Hawaiis gubernatorial election Tuesday night, insuring the top statewide office remained in his partys hands despite a contentious primary earlier this year that saw him beating the incumbent Democrat in a historic upset.

Early results showed Mr. Ige with 53.1% of the vote to Republican Duke Aionas 34.1% and Independent Mufi Hannemanns 11.3%, the Associated Press reported.

Mr. Ige, 57, an engineer, longtime legislator and chair of the state senates committee on ways and means, faced a competitive challenge from Mr. Aiona, 59, a moderate Republican, and the former lieutenant governor.

Mr. Ige and Mr. Aiona participated in 15 debates together before the end of the election. Campaign issues have included Hawaiis homeless population, the states troubled health exchange, the environment and economic growth.

The Democrat led the race despite a fundraising disadvantage. A poll conducted in October for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now by Ward Research showed the soft-spoken Mr. Ige scoring well among voters over 50, union members and Japanese Americans, important constituencies in the Aloha state, according to an article by the Star-Advertiser.

Mr. Iges victory against Mr. Aiona came after he defeated the incumbent governor, Neil Abercrombie, despite a notable fundraising disadvantage, little name recognition and a last-minute push by President Barack Obama on behalf of the governor, who recorded a radio advertisement for Mr. Abercrombie. It was the first time since Hawaiian statehood in 1959 that an incumbent governor had lost a primary challenge.

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Moulton held his primary victory party at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Salem.Our win tonight says two things, hesaid to the crowdat the time. First, that we are fed up with the gridlock in Washington, and second, that voters want to keep this seat blue.

Tisei,who is openly gay, has connections to the region's LGBT community, but had previously made it clear that he didnt want to be defined by that trait.

Tisei, 52, is a real estate agent who served in the state Legislature for 26 years, and narrowly lost to Tierney in 2012. At the time, he was the Republicans best bet in the Massachusetts House delegation, which has been all-Democratic for nearly two decades.This led to a lead in the polls in early October, which analysts attributed to Republican enthusiasm, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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