Voters defeated the measure by 54 percent to 46 percent.

He defeated the Democratic candidate, Jon Lyons, by 52 to 36 percent of the total vote.

Jefferson defeated Moreno by 57 percent to 43 percent in a runoff which went largely along racial lines.

Gomes, running for a sixth term, defeated Peake by 55 percent to 42 percent.

In the end, Carter defeated Ford by about 2 percent of the popular vote and by 297 electoral votes to 240.

She defeated Lamontagne by 57 to 40 percent.

On election day, November 7, 1950, Nixon defeated Douglas by 59 percent to 41.

Oshiro defeated Okino by 56 percent to 44%.

In May 1989, voters defeated a property tax increase by 53 percent to 47 percent.

Mr. Bush defeated Al Gore here by less than 2 percent of the vote in 2000.