2020 Honolulu mayoral election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2020 Honolulu mayoral election
Flag of Honolulu, Hawaii.svg
← 2016 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2024 →
Turnout69.65% Increase[1]
  Rick Blangiardi.jpg Keith Amemiya.jpg
Candidate Rick Blangiardi Keith Amemiya
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 224,474 149,375
Percentage 58.2% 38.8%
Mayor before election

Kirk Caldwell
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Rick Blangiardi
Nonpartisan

Elections in Hawaii
Flag of the United States.svg Federal government
U.S. President
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Presidential primaries
Democratic
2008
2016
2020
Republican
2008
2012
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Flag of Hawaii.svg State government
Gubernatorial elections
State Senate elections
State House of Representatives elections
Ballot measures
1998
  • Amendment 2
Flag of Honolulu, Hawaii.svg Honolulu
Mayoral elections
  • 2010 sp
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
  • v
  • t

The 2020 Honolulu mayoral election determined the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu for the term commencing in January 2021. Incumbent mayor Kirk Caldwell is ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits.

The position of Mayor of Honolulu is non-partisan. A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on Saturday, August 8, 2020. With no candidate receiving an outright majority of the vote in the primary, the top two finishers, Rick Blangiardi and Keith Amemiya, advanced to a November general election runoff on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

Rick Blangiardi dominated the general election, defeating Amemiya with 58.2% of all votes. The City and County also had a record-shattering turnout, with 385,442 total votes in the election being cast. This was the highest turnout in as many years. Blangiardi was inaugurated as mayor on January 2, 2021.

Candidates[]

Advanced to runoff[]

Eliminated during primary[]

  • John Carroll, former state senator, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2000 and 2016, and candidate for Governor of Hawaii in 2018[7][8]
  • Colleen Hanabusa, former U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district (2011–2015; 2016–2019)[9] (Endorsed Blangiardi)
  • Mufi Hannemann, former mayor of Honolulu, 2005–2010[10]
  • Choon James, real estate broker, candidate for Honolulu City Council, district 2 in 2018[11]
  • Audrey Keesing, convenor/Hawaii State President of the National Organization for Women, 1994–1999,[12] participant U.N. 4th World Conference on Women. 1995[12] candidate for State House of Representatives, 1996,[13][14] participant in The Native Hawaiian Federal Recognition: Joint Hearing[15]
  • Kymberly Pine, Honolulu City councilmember, district 1[16]
  • William "Bud" Stonebraker, pastor of South Shore Christian Fellowship, Kalo farmer, former Hawaiʻi state representative (2000–2006)[17][18]
  • Ho Yin (Jason) Wong, former Chief Governance & Information Officer of an IaaS cloud computing technology company.

Withdrew[]

  • Ikaika Anderson, Honolulu City councilmember, district 3; council chair and presiding officer[8]
  • Marissa Kerns, 2018 Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Hawaii[19][20]
  • Ron Menor, Honolulu City councilmember, district 9[21]

Declined[]

  • Charles Djou, former U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district (2010–2011); candidate for Mayor of Honolulu in 2016[22]

Endorsements[]

Keith Amemiya
Individuals
  • Kymberly Pine, Honolulu city councilwoman and former mayoral candidate[23]
  • Brian Schatz, U.S. senator from Hawaii[24]
  • Dave Shoji, former coach of Rainbow Wahine Volleyball[25]
  • Antonio Taguba, retired U.S. Army major general[26]
Unions
  • United Public Workers (UPW AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO)[27]
  • Hawaii Government Employees Association (HGEA)[27]
  • Plumber and Fitters Local 675[27]
Rick Blangiardi
Unions
Individuals
  • Colleen Hanabusa, former mayoral candidate; former U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district (2011–2015; 2016–2019)[29]
  • Linda Lingle, former Governor of Hawaii (2002–2010)[30]
  • Larry Price, former coach of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football[31]
Colleen Hanabusa (eliminated)
Hawaii politicians
Unions
  • Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA)[33]
  • Operating Engineers Local 3[27]
  • International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 142[27]
  • Laborers' International Union of North America Local 368[27]
Mufi Hannemann (eliminated)
Unions
  • Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers Local 996[27]
  • International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers Union Local 625[27]
  • Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association Local 630[27]
  • International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1[27]
  • Hawaii Fire Fighters Association (HFFA) Local 1643[34]

Primary[]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Keith
Amemiya 		Rick
Blangiardi 		Colleen
Hanabusa 		Mufi
Hannemann 		Kym
Pine 		Choon
James 		Another
candidate 		None of these/unsure
Honolulu Civil Beat/Hawaii News Now[35] May 18–20, 2020 1038 ± 3.0% 10% 21% 15% N/A 9% 3% N/A 42%
Honolulu Star-Advertiser[36] July 20–22, 2020 400 ± 5.0% 13% 21% 20% 10% 9% N/A 7% 20%
Honolulu Civil Beat/Hawaii News Now[37] July 27–30, 2020 660 ± 3.8% 15% 27% 15% 8% 12% N/A N/A 21%

Results[]

Honolulu mayoral primary election, August 8, 2020
Candidate Votes %
Rick Blangiardi 69,510 25.57%
Keith Amemiya 55,002 20.24%
Colleen Hanabusa 50,120 18.44%
Kymberly Pine 40,008 14.72%
Mufi Hannemann 26,975 9.92%
William "Bud" Stonebraker 17,710 6.51%
Choon James 5,520 2.03%
John Carroll 2,005 0.74%
Ho-Yin "Jason" Wong 1,434 0.53%
Ernest Caravalho 1,136 0.42%
Audrey Keesing 822 0.30%
Micah La'akea Mussell 538 0.20%
David "Duke" Bourgoin 367 0.14%
Karl O. Dicks 358 0.13%
Tim Garry 311 0.11%
Total votes 205,801 100%

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Rick
Blangiardi 		Keith
Amemiya 		Other or undecided
Civil Beat/Hawaii News Now October 2–7, 2020 699 (RV) ± 3.7% 48% 28% 24%
Solutions Pacific/Keith Amemiya[b] September 28 – October 9, 2020 1,212 (RV) – 37% 36% –
Mason-Dixon/Honolulu Star-Advertiser October 12–14, 2020 625 (LV) ± 4% 49% 36% 15%[c]

Results[]

Results, Honolulu mayoral general election, November 3, 2020[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Rick Blangiardi 224,474 58.2
Nonpartisan Keith Amemiya 149,735 38.8
Blank votes 11,097 2.9
Over votes 136 0.0
Total votes 385,442 100

See also[]

  • 2020 Hawaii elections

Notes[]

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by Amemiya's campaign
  3. ^ Undecided with 15%

References[]

  1. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION 2020 – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 3, 2020 **FINAL SUMMARY REPORT**" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Bernardo, Rosemarie (August 27, 2019). "Keith Amemiya announces run for Honolulu mayor". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Bernardo, Rosemarie (August 28, 2019). "Amemiya announces run for Honolulu mayor". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. ^ HNN Staff (August 27, 2019). "Business executive throws his name in the race for Honolulu mayor". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Pang, Gordon Y.K. (January 3, 2020). "TV executive Blangiardi plans mayoral run". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Pang, Gordon (February 13, 2020). "Former Hawaii TV executive Rick Blangiardi announces run for Honolulu mayor". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Miyashima, Mike (June 15, 2019). "John Carroll jumps into 2020 race for Honolulu mayor". KITV. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Lee, Diane S. W.; Pang, Gordon Y. K. (June 15, 2019). "Former state Sen. John Carroll announces run for Honolulu mayor, while Council Chairman Ikaika Anderson drops out". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  9. ^ "Yep, Hanabusa Is Running For Mayor Of Honolulu". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  10. ^ "Former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann is filing to get his old job back". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. May 31, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  11. ^ Ordonio, Cassie (January 15, 2020). "Real estate broker Choon James joins race for Honolulu mayor". Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 19, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ [1][dead link]
  14. ^ [2][dead link]
  15. ^ Affairs (1993– ), United States Congress Senate Committee on Indian (July 2, 2001). "Native Hawaiian Federal Recognition: Joint Hearing Before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, and the Committee on Resources, United States House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2899 ... and H.R. 4904 ..." U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  16. ^ "Kymberly Pine announces run for Honolulu mayor". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  17. ^ "Bud Stonebreaker for Mayor 2020". budstonebraker.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  18. ^ "House of Representatives, Amended Notice of Joint Hearing". capitol.hawaii.gov. Hawaii State Legislature. 2004. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  19. ^ Jedra, Christina (February 1, 2020). "Amemiya Raises Most Campaign Cash In Honolulu Mayor's Race". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "ELECTMARISSA.COM". electmarissa.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  21. ^ Pang, Gordan Y.K. (February 2020). "Councilman Ron Menor opts out of mayoral race". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  22. ^ Djou, Charles (March 9, 2020). "Charles Djou: Why I'm Not Running For Honolulu Mayor". Honolulu Civil Beat. Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  23. ^ Jedra, Christina (September 1, 2020). "Kym Pine Endorses Keith Amemiya For Mayor". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  24. ^ HNN Staff (August 12, 2020). "Amemiya picks up mayoral endorsement from U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  25. ^ "Amemiya For Mayor – Dave Shoji". Amemiya For Mayor. February 6, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  26. ^ "Why Should Filipinos Vote for Keith Amemiya For Mayor of Honolulu?". Hawaii Filipino Chronicle. October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Pang, Gordon Y.K. (June 20, 2020). "United Public Workers endorses Keith Amemiya for Honolulu mayor; operating engineers back Colleen Hanabusa". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  28. ^ "Police Union Backs Blangiardi For Mayor Of Honolulu". Honolulu Civil Beat. May 12, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  29. ^ "Colleen Hanabusa Endorses Rick Blangiardi For Honolulu Mayor". August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  30. ^ Pang, Gordon Y.K. (July 26, 2020). "Rick Blangiardi, Colleen Hanabusa lead Honolulu mayoral field, poll finds". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved July 27, 2020. Blangiardi, who's receiving a rare endorsement from former GOP Gov. Linda Lingle...
  31. ^ "Former Hawaii TV executive Rick Blangiardi announces run for Honolulu mayor". Honolulu Star Advertiser. February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  32. ^ "Ann Kobayashi endorses Colleen Hanabusa". KHON2 News. August 16, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  33. ^ HNN Staff (June 8, 2020). "HSTA announces endorsement in Honolulu mayoral race". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  34. ^ Pang, Gordon Y.K. (July 7, 2020). "Hawaii Fire Fighters Association endorses Mufi Hannemann for Honolulu mayor". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  35. ^ Blair, Chad. "Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Honolulu Mayor's Race Is Up For Grabs". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  36. ^ Pang, Gordon Y.K. (July 26, 2020). "Rick Blangiardi, Colleen Hanabusa lead Honolulu mayoral field, poll finds". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  37. ^ Blair, Chad (August 4, 2020). "Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Blangiardi Holds Double-Digit Lead In Honolulu Mayor's Race". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  38. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION 2020 – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 3, 2020 **FINAL SUMMARY REPORT**" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

External links[]

Official campaign websites for mayoral candidates
Retrieved from ""