Hawaii 2010 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Hawaii 2010 Midterm Election

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Hawaii
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special Election House CD 1: Saturday 22 May 2010
Primary: Saturday 18 September 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Electoral Votes:	4	(0.74% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	2	(0.46% of 435)
2000 Census:	1,216,642	(0.43% of 281,998,273)
Capital:	Honolulu
Saturday 22 May 2010 polling hours 7:00a HIST (1700 UTC) to 6:00p HIST (0400 UTC).
Saturday 18 September 2010 polling hours 7:00a HIST (1700 UTC) to 6:00p HIST (0400 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 7:00a HIST (1700 UTC) to 6:00p HIST (0400 UTC).

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Hawaii State and Local Government

4 February 2010: The Hawaii House Judiciary Committee passed HB 2397 to move the primary from the 3rd Saturday in September to the 2nd Saturday in August.

11 February 2010: The Hawaii House unanimously passed HB 2397. The House version of the bill puts it into effect in 2011.

12 March 2010: Senate Judiciary and Government Operations Committee hearing on Hawaii HB 2397.

29 March 2010: Hawaii Senate passes an amended HB 2397. The amendment makes the bill take effect in 2011. 1 April 2010: Hawaii House rejects the Senate amendment to HB 2397 which makes the bill take effect in 2011.

28 April 2010: The Hawaii legislature passes HB 2397 and sends the bill to the Governor. If signed, the bill becomes effective 1 January 1 2011.

Individuals not affiliated with any qualified political party in Hawaii may run in the primary as nonpartisan candidates. To qualify for the General Election, nonpartisan candidates must meet one of the following qualifications:

Receive at least 10% of the total votes cast (include votes for all candidates from all parites running for that office-- under and overvotes are not counted) or,
Receive at least as many votes as any partisan candidate who won their Primary for that office. If more than one candidate meets this requirement, only the candidate with the most votes advances to the general election.

Office of Elections - 2010 Primary Candidates

18 September 2010 primary:
Returns from an official source.
Results from a media source.
Results from a media source.

2 November 2010
General Election returns from an offiical source.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka • Appointed by Governor John Waihee (Democrat) 16 May 1990, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator Spark M. Matsunaga (Democrat): 15 April 1990; elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1990; elected to full term: 1994; re-elected 2000, 2006 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Daniel K. Inouye • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 1962; re-elected: 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1959 (Hawaii having just been admitted as a State to the Union), 1960] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 18 September 2010 Primary

		Democratic	277,228	71.92%	Senator Daniel K. Inouye • FEC S4HI00011; 31 Dec 10; Tot $3,616,132; Dsb $4,148,212

		Republican	79,939	20.74%	Campbell "Cam" Cavasso • FEC S4HI00102; 31 Dec 10; Tot $274,023; Dsb $274,174

		Scattering	14,689	3.81%	Blank Votes

		Green	7,762	2.01%	James R. "Jim" Brewer, Jr. • FEC H0HI01231

		Libertarian	2,957	0.77%	Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan • FEC S8HI00152

		Nonpartisan	2,697	0.70%	Jeffrey Steven "Jeff" Jarrett • 18 September 2010 Primary: Received a sufficient number of votes to appear on the November ballot. • FEC S0HI00175

		Scattering	192	0.05%	Over Votes
Total			385,464	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Open		Republican	Governor Linda Lingle • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit
			Open Chair (no incumbent)

		Democratic	222,724	57.79%	former Congressman Neil Abercrombie • for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Brian E. Schatz. Congressman CD 1

		Republican	157,311	40.82%	Lieutenant Governor James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr. • for Lieutenant Governor: Lynn Berbano "Lynn" Finnegan

		Scattering	2,587	0.67%	Blank Votes

		Free Energy	1,265	0.33%	Daniel H. Cunningham • for Lieutenant Governor: Deborah "Jo B" Spence

		Nonpartisan	1,263	0.33%	Thomas W. "Tom" Pollard • for Lieutenant Governor: Leonard Leo Kama, I.

		Scattering	235	0.06%	Over Votes
Total			385,385	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR; nominated separately from Governor

Open		Republican	Lieutenant Governor James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr. • First elected: 2002, re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2010

111^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Renominated); 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}		Republican	Congressman Charles Kong Djou • First elected in a special election 22 May 2010 to fill the vacant seat of Neil Abercrombie. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 18 September 2010 Primary

		Democratic	94,140	49.56%	state Senator Colleen Wakako Hanabusa • FEC H2HI02110; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,447,124; Dsb $2,387,314

		Republican	82,723	43.55%	Congressman Charles Kong Djou • Was a Honolulu Councilman prior to his 22 May 2010 election to the U.S. House. • FEC H0HI01157; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,698,776; Dsb $2,576,318

		Scattering	13,046	6.87%	Blank Votes
		Scattering	39	0.02%	Over Votes
Total			189,948	100.00%
	Congressman Neil Abercrombie was first elected to U.S. House in Special Election on 20 September 1986 re: resignation of Congressman Cecil Heftel, 11 July 1986. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1986. Returned to the U.S. House in 1990. Most recently elected to the U.S. House CD 1 in 2008. 9 March 2009: Congressman Neil Abercrombie announced he would be a candidate for Governor in 2010. 11 December 2009: Congressman Abercrombie announced he would resign from the U.S. House before the end of his term. Due to budget constraints, the election to fill the remainder of the term may be held concurrently with the regular September 2010 primary. Other reports indicate there may be a May 2010 special election. The primary will cost over $1M and their is no money budged for it. Hawaii law does not set a timetable for calling a special election after a vacancy. In the special election, all candidates run on a single ballot, there is no party primary. The candidate receiving the most votes is elected. 5 January 2010: Congressman Abercrombie announced that he will resign from Congress on 28 February 2010. 25 February 2010: The state Office of Elections called a Special Election for Saturday 22 May 2010 to fill this vacant seat. There is no primary. The candidate receiving the most votes in the Special Election will fill the remainder of Congressman Abercrombie's term which ends in January 2011. 28 February 2010: Congressman Abercrombie resigned. 22 May 2010: Honolulu Councilman Charles Kong Djou (Republican) elected in a special election.

CD 1 {map} Special Election		Democratic	• Seat up for election: Saturday 22 May 2010 • Special Election - On 24 February 2010, the state Office of Elections called a Special Election on Saturday 22 May 2010 to fill this vacant seat. The special election will be conducted by mail-- no polling places will be open [HRS §11-91.5]. All ballots must be received by 6:00 pm local time on election day. There is no primary. The candidate receiving the most votes in the Special Election will fill the remainder of Congressman Abercrombie's term which ends in January 2011.

		Republican	67,610	39.44%	Honolulu Councilman Charles Kong Djou • FEC H0HI01157; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,698,776; Dsb $2,576,318

		Democratic	52,802	30.80%	state Senator Colleen Wakako Hanabusa • FEC H2HI02110; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,447,124; Dsb $2,387,314
		Democratic	47,391	27.65%	former Congressman Edward Espenett "Ed" Case • FEC H2HI02128; 31 Dec 10; Tot $850,793; Dsb $850,888

		Scattering	889	0.52%	Over Votes

		Democratic	664	0.39%	Rafael Goodwin "Del" del Castillo • FEC H0HI01165; 31 Dec 10; Tot $26,685; Dsb $40,293

		Nonpartisan	491	0.29%	Kalaeloa Strode • FEC H0HI01256
		Nonpartisan	273	0.16%	Jim Brewer • FEC H0HI01231

		Democratic	254	0.15%	Philmund W. M. "Phil" Lee • FEC H0HI01199

		Republican	194	0.11%	Charles "Googie" Collins • FEC H0HI01207
		Republican	170	0.10%	C. Kaui Jochanan Amsterdam • FEC H8HI01176

		Democratic	150	0.09%	Vinny Browne • FEC H0HI01181

		Scattering	135	0.08%	Blank Votes

		Nonpartisan	125	0.07%	Steve Tataii • FEC H2HI02094

		Republican	107	0.06%	Douglas Crum • FEC H0HI01215
		Republican	82	0.05%	John M. "Raghu" Giuffre • FEC H0HI01223

		Nonpartisan	80	0.05%	Karl F. Moseley • FEC H0HI01249
Total			171,417	100.00%

CD 2 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Mazie K. Hirono • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 18 September 2010 Primary

		Democratic	132,290	67.66%	Congressman Mazie K. Hirono • FEC H6HI02251; 31 Dec 10; Tot $992,522; Dsb $1,102,370

		Republican	46,404	23.73%	John William Willoughby • 18 September 2010 primary: 47% • FEC H0HI02106; 02 Dec 10; Tot $30,738; Dsb $31,068

		Scattering	12,113	6.20%	Blank Votes

		Libertarian	3,254	1.66%	Patric "Pat" Brock • FEC H0HI02148

		Nonpartisan	1,310	0.67%	Andrew Vsevolod Von Sonn • 18 September 2010 Primary: Received a sufficient number of votes to appear on the November ballot. • FEC H0HI02130

		Scattering	145	0.07%	Over Votes
Total			195,516	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents, 9 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Free Energy: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Nonpartisan: 7 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 10 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.