Linda Lingle

Linda Lingle is a former two-term Hawaii governor and most recently was the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate.

She lost the Nov. 6, 2012 general election to Democrat Mazie Hirono 37 percent to 62 percent.

In the August primary, she garnered 90 percent of the vote securing the nomination from the Hawaii Republican Party.

Linda Lingle came into the governorship in 2002 as Hawaii's first female governor, the first Hawaii mayor elected governor and the first Republican in 40 years.

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Abercrombie Inherits Pile of Lawsuits Lingle Rail Consultant: 'Bus Is Good. Rail Is Bad.' Portrait of a Governor Where's Lingle? Long Time No See: Governor Drops By Honolulu Hale Lingle to OIP: Judge Hopefuls Have Privacy Too Lingle: Abercrombie Too Old and Set in His Ways Fifth Floor Diplomacy From Duke, Mufi 'n' Neil Notes Between Lingle, Judge Selectors Stay Secret Hawaii Bar Association's Secrecy Under Fire State Senate Shoots Down Leonard Nomination Hawaii Links for Monday, July 12 National Pundits Pile On Civil Unions Debate Hawaii Reacts to Civil Unions Veto Lingle Dodges Civil Unions Issue Lingle Vetoes 32 Bills on Final Day Lingle Invites Justice Levinson to HB 444 Decision The Civil Unions Decision: What's At Stake Where's the Beef? No Reason to Oppose Civil Unions UPDATE: Gov. Lingle: Furlough Fridays Are Over UPDATE: How They Ended Furlough Fridays With No Compromise Frozen Investments Could Have Helped Solve State Budget Crisis UPDATE: Gov. 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