2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election

The Hawaii gubernatorial election of 2010 will be held on November 2, 2010. Republican Governor Linda Lingle will be term-limited in 2010 and cannot run for re-election. The non-partisan Cook Political Report and the Rothenberg Political Report both rate the gubernatorial election as leaning Democrat.^[1]

Candidates

Republican

James Aiona, Lieutenant Governor^[2]

Democratic

Neil Abercrombie, Former U.S. Representative^[3]
Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann^[4]

Declined

Former U.S. Representative Ed Case^[5]^[6]

Polling

Democratic Primary

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Neil Abercrombie	Mufi Hannemann	Undecided
Mason Dixon	January 8-12, 2010	37%	34%	29%
Research 2000	June 15-17, 2009	42%	22%	36%

General election

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Neil Abercrombie (D)	Duke Aiona (R)
Rasmussen Reports	March 24, 2010	54%	31%
Mason Dixon	January 8-12, 2010	43%	34%
Research 2000	June 15-17, 2009	45%	36%

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Mufi Hannemann (D)	Duke Aiona (R)
Rasmussen Reports	March 24, 2010	50%	29%
Mason Dixon	January 8-12, 2010	41%	35%
Research 2000	June 15-17, 2009	44%	34%

References

^ http://www.cookpolitical.com/
^ Aiona leads money race for 2010 governor's seat
^ Derrick DePledge (March 9, 2009). "Abercrombie kicks off run for governor". The Honolulu Advertiser.
^ http://mufihannemann.com/pr-announcement.html
^ Rachel Kapochunas (March 29, 2009). "Hawaii's Case Decides to Run for Congress, Not Governor". CQ Politics. Congressional Quarterly.
^ Ed Case Asks: Which Hawaii Race Should I Enter in 2010?

External links

Hawaii Office of Elections
Campaign contributions for 2010 Hawaii Governor from Follow the Money
Hawaii Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
Election 2010: Hawaii Governor from Rasmussen Reports
2010 Hawaii Governor Race from Real Clear Politics
2010 Hawaii Governor's Race from CQ Politics

Official campaign websites

[1] ttp://www.cookpolitical.com/

[2] Aiona leads money race for 2010 governor's seat

[3] Derrick DePledge (March 9, 2009). "Abercrombie kicks off run for governor". The Honolulu Advertiser.

[4] ttp://mufihannemann.com/pr-announcement.html

[5] Rachel Kapochunas (March 29, 2009). "Hawaii's Case Decides to Run for Congress, Not Governor". CQ Politics. Congressional Quarterly.

[6] Ed Case Asks: Which Hawaii Race Should I Enter in 2010?

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