Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2010
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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 2010 to 2014. 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 Duke Aiona. Abercrombie was sworn in as the state's seventh (and its fifth Democratic) Governor on December 6, 2010.
The winners of the 2010 lieutenant governor primary election became the running mates of the 2010 gubernatorial nominees.[1]
Primary candidates
List of candidates per State of Hawaii Office of Elections candidate report.[2]
Democratic Party
Free Energy Party
Republican Party
Non-partisan
Primary results
Democratic
Republican
| Republican primary results[7] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Duke Aiona |
42,479 |
93.0 |
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Republican |
John S. Carroll |
2,075 |
4.5 |
| Total votes |
' |
' |
Non-partisan
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 a 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 legislator 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
Independent
- Leonard Kama, 67, retired security guard and deckhand campaigning on education and a reduction of homeslessness. Resident of Kapolei.[1]
Republican Party
Results
Democratic
Republican
| Republican primary results[7] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Lynn Finnegan |
27,052 |
59.2 |
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Republican |
Adrienne King |
12,300 |
26.9 |
| Total votes |
' |
' |
General election
Neil Abercrombie and his running mate Brian Schatz on the day of the election
Candidates
- Neil Abercrombie (D)
- Abercrombie's running mate was former state Democratic Party chairman Brian Schatz
- Duke Aiona (R)
- Aiona's running mate was State Rep. Lynn Finnegan
- Daniel Cunningham (FE)
- Cunningham's running mate was Deborah Spence
- Tom Pollard (I)
- Pollard's running mate was Leonard Kama
Results
Polling
Democratic primary
General election
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Sample, Herbert A. (2010-09-15). "11 vying for Hawaii's second highest post". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ↑ State of Hawaii Office of Elections (July 20, 2010). "Candidate Report" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ↑ DePledge, Derrick (March 9, 2009). "Abercrombie kicks off run for governor". The Honolulu Advertiser.
- ↑ DePledge, Derrick (July 21, 2010). "Off and running; Gubernatorial hopefuls punch, counterpunch as the state's election filing deadline passes". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ↑ Aiona leads money race for 2010 governor's seat
- ↑ "Physician Profile on Dr. Thomas Pollard". HealthGrades web site. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "PRIMARY ELECTION 2010 - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). Honolulu, HI, USA: Office of Elections, State of Hawaii. 2010-09-29. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ↑ "About Adrienne". Adrienne King Lieutenant Governor web site. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
- ↑ "General Election—State of Hawaii—Statewide Final Summary Report" (PDF). Hawaii office of Elections. November 16, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
External links
- Official campaign websites
