Hawaii 2011 Off-Year Election

The Green Papers: Hawaii 2011 Off-Year Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2011. Find 2012 elections here.

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Hawaii
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2000 Census:	1,216,642	(0.43% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:	4	(0.74% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	2	(0.46% of 435)
2010 Census:	1,366,862	(0.44% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	4	(0.74% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	2	(0.46% of 435)
Capital:	Honolulu

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Hawaii State and Local Government

Hawaii 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

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.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^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 • Open Seat - 2 March 2011: Announced retirement.

		Democratic		former Congressman Edward Espenett "Ed" Case • FEC S6HI00180; 30 Sep 11; Tot $369,635; Dsb $118,882
		Democratic		Congressman Mazie K. Hirono • FEC S2HI00106; 30 Sep 11; Tot $692,153; Dsb $186,171
		Democratic		state Senator Donna Mercado Kim

		Republican		former state Senator John S. Carroll • FEC S0HI00126; 30 Sep 11; Tot $5,500; Dsb $5,000
		Republican		former Governor Linda Lingle • FEC S2HI00114

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Daniel K. Inouye • First elected: 1962; re-elected: 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010. [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 8 November 2016

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Neil Abercrombie • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR; nominated separately from Governor

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Schatz • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (1 Undetermined, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Colleen Wakako Hanabusa • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Colleen Wakako Hanabusa* • FEC H2HI02110; 30 Sep 11; Tot $459,769; Dsb $193,753

		Republican		former Congressman Charles Kong Djou

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Mazie K. Hirono • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 19 May 2011: Announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate Class 1 Seat in 2012.
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Honolulu City Councilwoman Tulsi Gabbard • FEC H2HI02508; 30 Sep 11; Tot $148,182; Dsb $15,200
		Democratic		former Hololulu Mayor Muliufi F. "Mufi" Hannemann • FEC H6HI01113; 30 Sep 11; Tot $306,745; Dsb $10,009
		~~Democratic~~		~~former state Senator Gary L. Hooser - apparently not a candidate~~ • 4 November 2011: "... it has become clear to me ... that my campaign for the 2nd Congressional seat should not move forward." • FEC H6HI02269; 30 Jun 11; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		Democratic		Esther Puakela Kia'aina • FEC H2HI00015; 30 Sep 11; Tot $22,786; Dsb $4,568
		Democratic		Robert "Bob" Marx • FEC H2HI02516; 30 Sep 11; Tot $24,077; Dsb $15,971

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): 6 incumbents, 8 candidates
	• Republican: 3 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.