2008 Honolulu mayoral election

2008 Honolulu mayoral election

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Candidate Mufi Hannemann Ann Kobayashi Panos Prevedouros First round 80,260 49.39% 49,020 30.17% 28,782 17.71% Runoff 172,798 57.90% 125,626 42.10% Eliminated

Mayor before election Mufi Hannemann Democratic Elected mayor Mufi Hannemann Democratic

The 2008 Honolulu mayoral election was held between September 20 and November 4, 2008, in order to elect the Mayor of Honolulu. Incumbent Mayor Mufi Hannemann was re-elected after a run-off against Ann Kobayashi. ^[1]

General Election

Since no candidate had received 50% of the vote in the first round on September 20, 2008, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers on November 4, 2008. ^[2]

Results

First round

Results ^[3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Mufi Hannemann (incumbent)		80,260	49.39
Ann Kobayashi		49,020	30.17
Panos Prevedouros		28,782	17.71
Jacqueline R. Maly		1,541	0.95
George Nitta Jr.		1,398	0.86
Daniel H. Cunningham		737	0.45
Cameron M. Datanagan		341	0.21
Paul A. Manner		223	0.14
Donavon D. Kambel		197	0.12
Total votes		162,499	100.00

Runoff

Results

Candidate		Votes	%
Mufi Hannemann (incumbent)		172,798	57.90
Ann Kobayashi		125,626	42.10
Total votes		298,424	100.00

References

1. Candidate for Mayor for City and County of Honolulu
2. Boylan, Peter (September 16, 2008). "Hawaii rail project motivated Kobayashi's run for mayor". The Honolulu Advertiser . Archived from the original on 2015-02-24.
3. "Mayor of Honolulu - Initial Election". ourcampaigns.com. September 21, 2008. Retrieved 2023-11-16.