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Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2014
County Results Ige: 40-50% 50–60%
The 2014 Hawaii gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Hawaii , concurrently with a special election to Hawaii's Class III Senate Seat , as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Primary elections were held on August 9, 2014. In Hawaii, candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor run in separate primaries and are then elected on the same ticket. Incumbent Democratic Governor Neil Abercrombie ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by State Senator David Ige in the Democratic primary, making Abercrombie the first incumbent Governor to lose renomination in Hawaii history. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui was renominated.
The Republicans nominated former Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona and pastor and former circuit court judge Elwin Ahu. Also running as an Independent was former Mayor of Honolulu Mufi Hannemann and former Honolulu parks and recreation director Les Chang. Ige and Tsutsui won the election.
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
Declared
Declined
Endorsements
Neil Abercrombie
Individuals
Organizations
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Neil Abercrombie
David Ige
Other
Undecided
Ward Research
July 21–29, 2014
458
± 4.6%
36%
54%
—
11%
Civil Beat
July 24–28, 2014
895
± 3.3%
41%
51%
—
8%
Public Policy Polling
July 23–24, 2014
410
± ?
39%
49%
—
12%
Civil Beat
June 7–9, 2014
729
± 3.6%
37%
48%
—
15%
SMS Research*
March 24–April 25, 2014
1,402
± 2.6%
42%
28%
—
30%
Civil Beat
February 12–15, 2014
643
± 3.9%
37%
37%
—
26%
Ward Research
January 29–February 3, 2014
528
± 4.3%
47%
38%
—
14%
* Internal poll for Neil Abercrombie campaign
Results
Lieutenant Governor
Brian Schatz won the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor in 2010 with 37% of the vote and was elected alongside Abercrombie. After the death of U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye in December 2012, Abercrombie appointed Schatz to succeed him in the Senate. Schatz resigned as Lieutenant Governor and was succeeded by Shan Tsutsui , the president of the Hawaii Senate .[10]
Candidates
Declared
Results
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
Declared
Declined
Endorsements
Results
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
Declared
Elwin Ahu, pastor and former circuit court judge[17]
Warner "Kimo" Sutton, businessman[18]
Declined
Results
Libertarian nomination
Governor
Candidates
Declared
Jeff Davis, solar contractor and radio show host[20]
Results
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
Declared
Results
Hawaii Independent primary
Governor
Candidates
Declared
Results
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
Declared
Running mate: Les Chang, former Honolulu parks and recreation director[18]
Results
No Party primary
Hawaii has strict criteria for independent candidates seeking to participate in the general election.[22] Three of the four candidates were disqualified for not having a running mate. The other candidate also had no running mate, but had already withdrawn from the race. They all still appeared on the ballot, alongside a notice about their status.[23]
Candidates
Disqualified
Withdrew
Results
General election
Debates
Predictions
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
David Ige (D)
Duke Aiona (R)
Mufi Hannemann (I)
Other
Undecided
CBS News/NYT/YouGov
October 16–23, 2014
1,002
± 6%
54%
22%
5%
0%
19%
Civil Beat
October 16–19, 2014
1,221
± 2.8%
40%
34%
11%
6%[28]
8%
27%
26%
—
—
47%
Tarrance Group/RGA
October 2014
800
± 3.5%
39%
36%
12%
3%[28]
11%
Ward Research
October 11–18, 2014
605
± 4%
47%
35%
12%
1%[28]
6%
Global Strategy Group
October 3–8, 2014
600
± 4%
45%
33%
10%
2%
10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov
September 20–October 1, 2014
1,319
± 4%
41%
35%
6%
0%
18%
Civil Beat
September 11–14, 2014
1,055
± 3%
43%
39%
8%
2%[28]
8%
48%
45%
—
—
7%
Rasmussen Reports
September 9–10, 2014
750
± 4%
40%
39%
14%
2%
6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov
August 18–September 2, 2014
655
± 6%
37%
35%
6%
2%
20%
Ward Research
July 21–29, 2014
612
± 4%
34%
41%
15%
—
10%
Civil Beat
June 7–9, 2014
1,078
± 3%
31%
31%
17%
—
21%
Ward Research
January 29–February 3, 2014
642
± 3.9%
34%
51%
—
—
15%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Neil Abercrombie (D)
Duke Aiona (R)
Mufi Hannemann (I)
Other
Undecided
Ward Research
July 21–29, 2014
612
± 4%
30%
45%
14%
—
11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov
July 5–24, 2014
1,083
± 3%
37%
40%
—
14%
7%
Civil Beat
June 7–9, 2014
1,078
± 3%
27%
33%
18%
—
22%
Ward Research
January 29–February 3, 2014
642
± 3.9%
40%
48%
—
—
12%
Results
References
^ "Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie says he will seek second term" . April 29, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013 .
^ "Hawaii Gov. Abercrombie gets a primary challenger" . The Washington Post . July 9, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013 .
^ "Candidate Q&A — Governor of Hawaii: Van Tanabe" . Civil Beat . July 9, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014 .
^ "Case To Join Outrigger, Says Political Career Likely Over" . Honolulu Civil Beat. July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013 .
^ "Rep. Colleen Hanabusa to challenge Sen. Brian Schatz in 2014 primary" . Hawaii News Now. April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013 .
^ "President endorses Abercrombie for re-election" . Honolulu Star-Advertiser . December 20, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2014 .
^ a b c "IBEW backs Governor Abercrombie for Re-Election" . Hawaii News Now . June 7, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013 .
^ a b Kerr, Keoki (November 18, 2013). "Cayetano drops support for Abercrombie, backs Ige" . Hawaii News Now . Retrieved December 11, 2013 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "Primary Election 2014 -State of Hawaii – Statewide" (PDF) . Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved October 24, 2014 .
^ Tran, Cam (December 27, 2012). "Tsutsui's promotion causes ripple effect: Senate to vote on new president on opening day" . KITV . Archived from the original on January 27, 2013.
^ "Hee Candidacy Shakes Up Gov and Lt. Gov Races, and Hawaii Senate" . Honolulu Civil Beat. May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014 .
^ "Lt. Governor Shan Tsutsui Will Run in 2014" . Hawaii Reporter. May 31, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2014 .
^ "Republican Duke Aiona officially enters Hawaii race for governor; race has echoes of 2010" . The Republic. May 19, 2014. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014 .
^ Ian Scheuring (March 21, 2014). "State GOP chair confirms Djou congressional run" . Hawaii News Now .
^ Derrick DePledge (January 17, 2014). "`In discussions ...' " . Governing. Retrieved January 27, 2014 .
^ "Boxer Manny Pacquiao endorses Duke Aiona for governor" . KITV4 . October 14, 2014. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014 .
^ "Pastor to seek Republican nomination for lieutenant gov" . Honolulu Star Advertiser. February 27, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014 .
^ a b DePledge, Derrick (June 3, 2014). "Hannemann picks ex-parks chief as gubernatorial running mate" . Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Retrieved June 30, 2014 .
^ "Pastor seeks GOP nomination for lieutenant governor" . Find Law. Retrieved May 13, 2014 .
^ "Jeff 'The Solar Guy' Davis Running for Hawaii Governor" . January 9, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014 .
^ "Mufi Hannemann announces candidacy for Hawaii governor's race" . Hawaii News Now . April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014 .
^ "No Independent Candidate Polls Enough Votes in Hawaii Primary to Advance to General Election Ballot" . Ballot Access News. August 10, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014 .
^ a b c d e "Nonpartisans in Hawaii governor race disqualified" . West Hawaii Today. June 25, 2014. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014 .
^ "2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014" . The Cook Political Report . Retrieved September 4, 2018 .
^ "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved September 4, 2018 .
^ "2014 Gubernatorial Ratings" . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 4, 2018 .
^ "2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races" . Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 4, 2018 .
^ a b c d Jeff Davis (L)
^ "Hawaii General Election 2014" (PDF) . Hawaii Office of Elections. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-12-18 .
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