2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election

The Hawaii gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010 to determine the next Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. The winning candidates will serve a four-year term from 2011 to 2015. Incumbent Republican Governor Linda Lingle was term-limited in 2010 and not eligible to run for re-election. Former congressman Neil Abercrombie was declared the winner, defeating lieutenant governor James "Duke" Aiona. Abercrombie's win brings Hawaii back to having a Democrat in the Governor's office for the first time since 2003.

The winners of the 2010 lieutenant governor primary election became the running mates of the 2010 gubernatorial nominees.^[1] Abercrombie's running mate Brian Schatz will serve as Hawaii's next lieutenant governor.

Primary candidates

List of candidates per State of Hawaii Office of Elections candidate report.^[2]

Democratic Party

Neil Abercrombie, former U.S. Representative^[3]
Mufi Hannemann, former Mayor of Honolulu^[4]
Arturo P. (Art) Reyes
Miles Shiratori
Van K. Tanabe

Free Energy Party

Daniel H. Cunningham

Republican Party

James Aiona, Lieutenant Governor^[5]
John S. Carroll

Non-partisan

Tony Clapes
Paul Manner
Thomas (Tom) Pollard

Primary results

Democratic

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Abercrombie	142,234	59.3
	Democratic	Mufi Hannemann	90,535	37.7
	Democratic	Arturo P. Reyes	1,350	0.6
	Democratic	Van K. Tanabe	1,329	0.6
	Democratic	Miles Shiratori	1,031	0.4
Total votes

Republican

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Aiona	42,479	93.0
	Republican	John S. Carroll	2,075	4.5
Total votes

Non-partisan

Non-partisan primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Tom Pollard	265	20.3
	Independent	Paul Manner	188	14.4
	Independent	Tony Clapes	95	7.3
Total votes

Lieutenant governor primary

Eleven candidates ran for their political parties' nominations in the lieutenant governor primary election on September 18: seven Democrats, two Republicans, one independent, and one Free Energy Party candidate.^[1]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Lyla Berg, 59, Hawaiian State Representative first elected in 2004 to represent the Kāhala area; former teacher and principal^[1]
Robert Bunda, 63, state legislator since 1983: State Representative from 1983 until 1994 and Senator from 1994 until 2010;^[1] President of the Hawaiian Senate for five years. Resigned from office to run for Lieutenant Governor.^[1]
Steve Hirakami, 64, principal of charter school in Pahoa, on the Big Island of Hawai'i^[1]
Gary Hooser, 56, former state Senator from Kauai. Campaign based largely on support of civil unions.^[1]
Jon Riki Karamatsu, 35, state legislaor first elected in 2002 to represent the Waipahu area; chairman of the state House Judiciary Committee^[1]
Norman Sakamoto, 63, sitting state Senator first elected in 1996 to represent the Kalihi, Salt Lake, and Pearl Ridge neighborhoods of Honolulu; chairman of the state Senate Education and Housing Committee; opponent of civil unions^[1]
Brian Schatz , 37, former state legislator and former chairman of the Hawaiian Democratic Party. Resident of Honolulu.^[1]

Free Energy Party

Deborah Spence, no age provided, campaigns for the revival of hemp, which she calls the "most utilitarian plant," for use as a cellulose and biofuel. Resident of Hilo.^[1]

Independent

Leonard Kama, 67, retired security guard and deckhand campaigning on education and a reduction of homeslessness. Resident of Kapolei.^[1]

Republican Party

Lynn Finnegan, 39, state legislator since 2002; Republican leader in the State House since 2005. Resident of Aiea, Hawaii.^[1]
Adrienne King, 62, lawyer for more than thirty years. Resident of Honolulu.^[1]

Results

Democratic

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Schatz	83,431	34.8
	Democratic	Robert Bunda	45,973	19.2
	Democratic	Norman Sakamoto	44,462	18.5
	Democratic	Gary Hooser	22,878	9.5
	Democratic	Lyla Berg	20,161	8.4
	Democratic	Jon Riki Karamatsu	6,746	2.8
	Democratic	Steve Hirakami	2,695	1.1
Total votes

Republican

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Finnegan	27,052	59.2
	Republican	Adrienne King	12,300	26.9
Total votes

General election

Candidates

Neil Abercrombie (D)
- Abercrombie's running mate is former state Democratic Party chairman Brian Schatz
Duke Aiona (R)
- Aiona's running mate is State Rep. Lynn Finnegan
Daniel Cunningham (FE)
- Cunningham's running mate is Deborah Spence
Tom Pollard (I)
- Pollard's running mate is Leonard Kama

Polling

Democratic primary

Poll source	Dates administered	Neil Abercrombie	Mufi Hannemann	Undecided
Honolulu Star-Advertiser	August 10–17, 2010	49%	44%	8%
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)
Public Policy Polling	October 2–3, 2010	49%	47%
Honolulu Star-Advertiser	August 10–17, 2010	53%	41%
Rasmussen Reports	June 24, 2010	58%	32%
Rasmussen Reports	March 24, 2010	54%	31%
Mason Dixon	January 8–12, 2010	43%	34%
Research 2000	June 15–17, 2009	45%	36%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Sample, Herbert A. (2010-09-15). "11 vying for Hawaii's second highest post". Associated Press. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
^ State of Hawaii Office of Elections (July 20, 2010). "Candidate Report" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
^ Derrick DePledge (March 9, 2009). "Abercrombie kicks off run for governor". The Honolulu Advertiser.
^ "Hannemann officially in race for governor's mansion". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. July 20, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-20. ^{[dead link]}
^ Aiona leads money race for 2010 governor's seat

External links

Hawaii Office of Elections
Hawaii Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
Campaign contributions for 2010 Hawaii Governor from Follow the Money
Hawaii Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
2010 Hawaii Gubernatorial General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: Hawaii Governor from Rasmussen Reports
2010 Hawaii Governor Race from Real Clear Politics
2010 Hawaii Governor's Race from CQ Politics
Race Profile in The New York Times

Official campaign websites

[hsa-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Sample, Herbert A. (2010-09-15). "11 vying for Hawaii's second highest post". Associated Press. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2010-09-17.

[2] State of Hawaii Office of Elections (July 20, 2010). "Candidate Report" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 2010-07-20.

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

[4] "Hannemann officially in race for governor's mansion". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. July 20, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-20. ^{[dead link]}

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

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Primary results

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Candidates

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Results

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Candidates

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See also

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