2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election

2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election
	County results; Abercrombie: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Linda Lingle; Republican	Elected Governor ; Neil Abercrombie; Democratic

The 2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010 to elect the next Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. The winning candidates served 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[]

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[]

Duke Aiona, Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii^[5]
John Carroll, former state senator and representative

Non-partisan[]

Tony Clapes
Paul Manner
Thomas (Tom) W. Pollard, critical care Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine^[6]

Primary results[]

Democratic[]

Results by county:

Map legend

Abercrombie—60–70%
Abercrombie—50–60%
Hannemann—30–40%

Democratic primary results^[7]
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			236,479	100

Republican[]

Results by county:

Map legend

Aiona—>90%

Republican primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duke Aiona	42,479	93.0
	Republican	John S. Carroll	2,075	4.5
Total votes			44,554	100

Non-partisan[]

Non-partisan primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Tom Pollard	265	20.3
	Independent	Paul Manner	188	14.4
	Independent	Tony Clapes	95	7.3
Total votes			548	100

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 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 Hawaii 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[]

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 homelessness. 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] daughter-in-law to judge Samuel Pailthorpe King.^[8]

Results[]

Democratic[]

Results by county:

Map legend

Schatz—30–40%
Hooser—40–50%

Democratic primary results^[7]
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			226,346	100

Republican[]

Republican primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Finnegan	27,052	59.2
	Republican	Adrienne King	12,300	26.9
Total votes			39,352	100

General election[]

Neil Abercrombie and his running mate Brian Schatz on the day of the election

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report^[9]	Lean D (flip)	October 14, 2010
Rothenberg^[10]	Tilt D (flip)	October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics^[11]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[12]	Lean D (flip)	October 28, 2010
CQ Politics^[13]	Likely D (flip)	October 28, 2010

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[]

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2010^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil Abercrombie	222,724	57.8%
	Republican	Duke Aiona	157,311	40.8%
	Free Energy Party	Daniel Cunningham	1,265	.3%
	Non-partisan	Tom Pollard	1,263	.3%
Turnout			380,035	55.7%
	Democratic gain from Republican

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". 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. Archived from the original on March 13, 2009.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "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. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ "THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ "General Election—State of Hawaii—Statewide Final Summary Report" (PDF). Hawaii office of Elections. November 16, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.

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 (Archived)

[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". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-09-17.

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

[3] DePledge, Derrick (March 9, 2009). "Abercrombie kicks off run for governor". The Honolulu Advertiser. Archived from the original on March 13, 2009.

[4] 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.

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

[6] "Physician Profile on Dr. Thomas Pollard". HealthGrades web site. Retrieved December 3, 2010.

[PRIMARY_ELECTION_2010-7] "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.

[8] "About Adrienne". Adrienne King Lieutenant Governor web site. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[9] "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[10] "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[11] "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[12] "THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[13] "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

[14] "General Election—State of Hawaii—Statewide Final Summary Report" (PDF). Hawaii office of Elections. November 16, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.

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2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election

Contents

Primary candidates[]

Democratic Party[]

Free Energy Party[]

Republican Party[]

Non-partisan[]

Primary results[]

Democratic[]

Republican[]

Non-partisan[]

Lieutenant governor primary[]

Candidates[]

Democratic Party[]

Free Energy Party[]

Independent[]

Republican Party[]

Results[]

Democratic[]

Republican[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Polling[]

Democratic primary[]

General election[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]