Hawaii 2016 General Election

The Green Papers: Hawaii 2016 General Election

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Hawaii
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Saturday 13 August 2016
✓ General Election and Special Election for US House CD 1: Tuesday 8 November 2016

✓ Saturday 13 August 2016 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-6:00p HAST (1700-0400 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2016 - General Election and Special Election for US House CD 1 . Polling hours 7:00a-6:00p HAST (1700-0400 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
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 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

Nonpartisan primary candidates must receive EITHER 10% of the votes cast for an office OR at least the number of votes that any winning partisan candidate received for that office in order to advance to the General Election.

Hawaii does not permit write-ins.

Primary Candidate Filing from the State of Hawaii Elections Office.

13 August 2016 Primary returns from
State of Hawaii Office of Elections
Results from
AP.

Presidential Elections from the State of Hawaii Elections Office.

General Election from the State of Hawaii Elections Office.

8 November 2016 returns from the State of Hawaii Elections Office.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 4 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (5, 2 write-ins)

		Democratic	266,891	60.98%	former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton • for Vice President: Virginia Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine (4 Electoral Votes) • FEC P00003392; 28 Nov 16; Tot $583,217,328; Dsb $582,378,679

		Republican	128,847	29.44%	Donald John Trump, Sr. • for Vice President: Indiana Governor Michael R. "Mike" Pence • FEC P80001571; 28 Nov 16; Tot $341,062,859; Dsb $333,457,857

		Libertarian	15,954	3.65%	former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson • for Vice President: former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William F. "Bill" Weld • FEC P20002671; 28 Nov 16; Tot $11,670,597; Dsb $11,505,633

		Green	12,737	2.91%	Jill E. Stein • for Vice President: Ajamu Baraka • FEC P20003984; 28 Nov 16; Tot $9,485,845; Dsb $5,315,546

		Scattering	8,289	1.89%	Blank Votes

		Constitution	4,508	1.03%	Darrell Lane Castle • for Vice President: Scott N. Bradley • FEC P60021102; 28 Nov 16; Tot $71,876; Dsb $67,084

		Scattering	438	0.10%	Over Votes
Total			437,664	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Mazie K. Hirono • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Mazie K. Hirono* • FEC S2HI00106

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Brian Emanuel Schatz • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Appointed: 26 December 2012 (re 17 December 2012 death of Senator Daniel K. Inouye [Democratic]). First elected in a special election: 2014. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 13 August 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (5, 2 write-ins)

		Democratic	306,604	70.05%	Senator Brian Emanuel Schatz • FEC S4HI00136; 28 Nov 16; Tot $3,813,588; Dsb $2,511,657

		Republican	92,653	21.17%	former state Senator John Stanley Carroll • FEC S0HI00126; 28 Nov 16; Tot $82,940; Dsb $54,417

		Scattering	20,763	4.74%	Blank Votes

		Constitution	9,103	2.08%	Joy Jennifer Allison • FEC S4HI00151

		Libertarian	6,809	1.56%	Michael Kokoski • FEC S4HI00169

		American Shopping	1,393	0.32%	John M. "Raghu" Giuffre • FEC S6HI00305

		Scattering	339	0.08%	Over Votes
Total			437,664	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor David Yutaka Ige • First elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Shan S. Tsutsui

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR; nominated separately from Governor

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Shan S. Tsutsui • Accedes 27 December 2012 (re: appointment of Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Schatz [Democratic] as the replacement Senator). First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (1 on General Election ballot, 1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Colleen Wakako Hanabusa • First elected to the United States House of Representatives 2010; re-elected 2012; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate 2014; elected in both a Special and General Election 8 November 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • on General Election ballot
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4, 2 write-ins) - 115th Congress

		Democratic	145,417	68.10%	former Congressman Colleen Wakako Hanabusa • First elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives 2010, re-elected 2012; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate 2014. • FEC H2HI02110; 28 Nov 16; Tot $972,777; Dsb $477,345

		Republican	45,958	21.52%	Shirlene D. "Shirl" "Kilena" Ostrov • FEC H6HI01287

		Scattering	11,013	5.16%	Blank Votes

		Libertarian	6,601	3.09%	Alan J. K. Yim • FEC H6HI01261

		Nonpartisan; (Green)	4,381	2.05%	Calvin G. Griffin • FEC H4HI01183

		Scattering	161	0.08%	Over Votes
Total			213,531	100.00%
	Congressman Kyle Mark "Mark" Takai (Democratic) who was first elected in 2014 passed away on 20 July 2016 from pancreatic cancer. He was 49. On 19 May 2016 he stated "... I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year ... I had truly hoped to aggressively fight this cancer ... but I recently learned that my cancer has spread ... I will not be running for re-election...". 8 November 2016: Former Congressman Colleen Wakako Hanabusa (Democratic) was elected in both a Special (to fill the unexpired term) and General Election (to the 2 year term).

Special Election - 114th Congress
CD 1 Special Election		Democratic	• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Special Election - to fill the vacant seat of Congressman Kyle Mark "Mark" Takai (Democratic) who died on 20 July 2016 from pancreatic cancer. There is no primary. The candidate who receives the most vote will serve from from 9 November 2016 to 3 January 2017. The filing period is 15 to 25 August 2015.
	Candidate list (10, 2 write-ins)

		Democratic	129,083	60.45%	former Congressman Colleen Wakako Hanabusa • First elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives 2010, re-elected 2012; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate 2014. • FEC H2HI02110; 28 Nov 16; Tot $972,777; Dsb $477,345

		Republican	44,090	20.65%	Shirlene D. "Shirl" "Kilena" Ostrov • FEC H6HI01279

		Scattering	14,864	6.96%	Blank Votes

		Democratic	5,885	2.76%	Angela Aulani Kaaihue • FEC H6HI02400

		Libertarian	5,559	2.60%	Alan J. K. Yim • FEC H6HI01261

		Democratic	4,259	1.99%	Howard Kim • FEC H6HI01238
		Democratic	3,420	1.60%	Peter Cross • FEC H6HI01295

		Nonpartisan; (Green)	2,824	1.32%	Calvin G. Griffin • FEC H4HI01183

		Democratic	1,893	0.89%	Javier Ocasio • FEC H6HI01196

		Nonpartisan	1,050	0.49%	Yvonne P. Perry • FEC H4HI01050
		Nonpartisan	328	0.15%	Peter H. Plotzeneder • FEC H6HI01303

		Scattering	276	0.13%	Over Votes
Total			213,531	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Tulsi Gabbard • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 13 August 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 115th Congress

		Democratic	170,848	76.23%	Congressman Tulsi Gabbard • FEC H2HI02508; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,205,591; Dsb $1,163,067

		Republican	39,668	17.70%	Angela Aulani Kaaihue • FEC H6HI02400

		Scattering	13,483	6.02%	Blank Votes
		Scattering	134	0.06%	Over Votes
Total			224,133	100.00%

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): 7 incumbents, 10 candidates
	• Republican: 5 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Green (affiliates): 3 candidates
	• Libertarian: 4 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• American Shopping: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Nonpartisan: 4 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 10 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.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.