2014 United States Senate special election in Hawaii

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2014 United States Senate special election in Hawaii
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Nominee Brian Schatz Campbell Cavasso
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote246,82798,006
Percentage69.78%27.70%
2014 United States Senate special election in Hawaii results map by county.svg
County results
Schatz:     60–70%     70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Brian Schatz [lower-alpha 1]
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Brian Schatz
Democratic

The 2014 United States Senate special election in Hawaii took place on November 4, 2014, the general Election Day in the United States, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Senator Brian Schatz was appointed to the office in December 2012, following the death of longtime senator Daniel Inouye. [1] The special election determined who would serve the remainder of Inouye's term, which ended on January 3, 2017.

The Hawaii primary elections took place on August 9, 2014, [2] but the Democratic primary remained unresolved until August 15 due to areas affected by damage from Tropical Storm Iselle. Schatz narrowly fended off a primary challenge from U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa and then went on to defeat the Republican nominee, former state representative Campbell Cavasso, in a landslide.

Background

Daniel Inouye announced that he planned to run for a record tenth term in 2016, when he would have been 92 years old. [3] [4] He also said, "I have told my staff and I have told my family that when the time comes, when you question my sanity or question my ability to do things physically or mentally, I don't want you to hesitate, do everything to get me out of here, because I want to make certain the people of Hawaii get the best representation possible." [5] Inouye died on December 17, 2012. [6] He left a letter encouraging Governor Neil Abercrombie to appoint Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa to succeed Inouye, should he become incapacitated. [7]

Hawaii law allows the governor to appoint an interim senator "who serves until the next regularly-scheduled general election, chosen from a list of three prospective appointees that the prior incumbent's political party submits". Abercrombie appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Brian Schatz as U.S. Senator, citing Hanabusa's seniority on the United States House Committee on Armed Services as a chief reason not to appoint her to the position. [8]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Brian Schatz
Politicians
Organizations
Newspapers
Colleen Hanabusa
Politicians
Celebrities
Organizations

Debates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Brian
Schatz		Colleen
Hanabusa		OtherUndecided
QMark Research^ February 2013500± 4.38%32%54%—13%
Clarity Campaigns^ June 10–11, 2013771± 3.53%35%46%—19%
Civil Beat June 18–20 & 24, 2013869± 3.3%36%33%9%23%
Mellman Group* June 26–30, 2013600± ?%38%37%—25%
Civil Beat October 9–10, 2013549± 4.2%38%36%—26%
Mellman Group* January 7–13, 2014800± 3.5%41%37%—22%
Hawaii Poll January 29 – February 3, 2014528± 4.3%40%48%—11%
Civil Beat February 12–15, 2014643± 3.9%40%40%—20%
Public Policy Polling May 9–11, 2014606± 4%49%34%—17%
Civil Beat May 18–19, 2014520± 4.3%44%39%—16%
Public Policy Polling July 23–24, 2014410± ?49%39%—11%
Civil Beat July 24–28, 2014895± 3.3%49%41%—10%
Hawaii Poll July 21–29, 2014458± 4.6%42%50%—8%

Delay in election result

Primary elections in Hawaii were held on August 9, 2014. However, two precincts in Puna on Hawaiʻi Island did not open due to damage from Hurricane Iselle, and the approximately 8,255 voters in those precincts instead voted on August 15. [26] The two leading Democratic candidates, Colleen Hanabusa and Brian Schatz, were initially separated by only 1,635 votes, meaning that the outcome was officially uncertain until voting in Puna was finished. [27] [28] However, an analysis by Hawaii News Now showed that Hanabusa would need to win approximately 65% of the vote in the outstanding precincts to overtake Schatz, something she had not managed in any other precinct in the state. [29] Thus, Schatz was seen as the likely winner. [30] After voting in Puna was completed, Schatz was declared the winner by a slightly increased margin of 1,769 votes. [31] Hanabusa conceded on August 19. [32]

Results

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Results by county:
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  •   Schatz—40–50%
  •   Hanabusa—40–50%
  •   Hanabusa—50–60%
Democratic primary results [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Schatz (incumbent) 115,445 48.5%
Democratic Colleen Hanabusa 113,66347.7%
Democratic Brian Evans4,8422.0%
Democratic Blank vote 3,8421.6%
Democratic Over vote 1500.2%
Total votes237,942 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Campbell Cavasso, former state representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2004 and 2010 [34]
  • Harry Friel, businessman
  • Eddie Pirkowski, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006, 2010 and 2012 [35]
  • John Roco, founder of Saint Damien Advocates and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and 2012 [36]

Declined

Results

Vote totals listed do not include two precincts that will vote on August 15.

Republican primary results [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Campbell Cavasso 25,874 59.00%
Republican John P. Roco4,42510.00%
Republican Harry J. Friel, Jr.3,4778.00%
Republican Eddie Pirkowski2,0335.00%
Republican Blank vote 8,30618.00%
Republican Over vote 340.08%
Total votes44,149 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Results

Libertarian primary results [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Michael Kokoski 568 79.89%
Libertarian Blank vote 14320.11%
Total votes711 100.00%

Independent primary

Candidates

Results

Independent primary results [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Joy Allison38834.8%
Independent Arturo Pacheco Reyes18416.5%
Independent Blank vote 54048.4%
Independent Over vote 30.3%
Total votes1,115 100.0%

Neither of the candidates polled enough votes to meet Hawaii's strict criteria for independents to participate in the general election. [41]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [42] Solid DNovember 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [43] Safe DNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report [44] Safe DNovember 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics [45] Safe DNovember 3, 2014

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Brian
Schatz (D)		Campbell
Cavasso (R)		OtherUndecided
CBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5–24, 20141,087± 3%58%22%15%5%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov August 18 – September 2, 2014655± 6%62%27%0%10%
Rasmussen Reports September 9–10, 2014750± 4%60%28%6%7%
Civil Beat September 11–14, 20141,055± 3%62%25%—13%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov September 20 – October 1, 20141,319± 4%78%22%0%0%
Ward Research October 11–18, 2014605± 4%71%20%—10%
Civil Beat October 16–19, 20141,221± 2.8%55%29%—16%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov October 16–23, 20141,002± 6%70%18%1%11%

Results

United States Senate special election in Hawaii, 2014 [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Brian Schatz (incumbent) 246,827 69.78% -5.03%
Republican Campbell Cavasso 98,00627.70%+6.13%
Libertarian Michael Kokoski8,9412.52%+1.72%
Total votes353,774 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ↑ In December 2012, Schatz was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Daniel Inouye.

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