Honolulu mayoral election, 2010

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Honolulu mayoral election, 2010
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Nominee Peter Carlisle Kirk Caldwell Panos Prevedouros
Party Independent Democratic Republican
Popular vote80,55371,81538,439
Percentage38.8%34.6%18.5%
Mayor before election

Mufi Hannemann
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Peter Carlisle
Independent

The 2010 Honolulu special mayoral election was held on September 18, 2010. [1] The election coincided with Hawaii's primary election. The winner of the election, Peter Carlisle, filled the unexpired term of former Democratic Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, who resigned on July 20, 2010 to run in the 2010 election for Governor of Hawaii. [2]

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Peter Carlisle politician

Peter Benson Carlisle is an American politician and attorney who served as the 13th Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii from 2010 to 2013. Prior to serving as interim Mayor, following the resignation of former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hanneman had served as the Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu from 1996 to 2010.

Contents

Honolulu Managing Director Kirk Caldwell was acting Mayor of Honolulu on July 20, 2010, following Hannemann's resignation, until the special election was held. [2]

Kirk Caldwell American politician

Kirk William Caldwell is an American politician who is the 14th and current Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii, since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Caldwell held the position of Acting Mayor of Honolulu in 2010 following the resignation of Mayor Mufi Hannemann.

Mayor of Honolulu executive officer of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii

The Mayor of Honolulu is the chief executive officer of the City and County of Honolulu and considered the third most powerful official in the U.S. state of Hawaii, behind the Governor of Hawaii and the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. An office established in 1900 and modified in 1907, the mayor of Honolulu is elected by universal suffrage of residents of Honolulu to no more than two four-year terms. The mayor of Honolulu is one of only two officers elected countywide; the other is the prosecuting attorney. The Mayor of Honolulu is the successor of the Royal Governors of Oʻahu of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Special election background

Mayor Mufi Hannemann was re-elected to a second term in the 2008 mayoral election. In 2010, he announced his intention seek the Democratic nomination for Governor of Hawaii in the gubernatorial election. Under Hawaii's resign-to-run law, Hannemann had to resign as Mayor of Honolulu in order to pursue election to another office in the state. [3]

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The Governor of Hawaii is the chief executive of the state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 1 through 6. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state. The governor is responsible for enforcing laws passed by the Hawaii State Legislature and upholding rulings of the Hawaii State Judiciary. The role includes being commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Hawaii and having the power to use those forces to execute laws, suppress insurrection and violence and repel invasion. The Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii becomes acting governor upon the officeholder's absence from the state or if the person is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office. Historically, the Governor of Hawaii has been from either the Democratic Party of Hawaii or Hawaii Republican Party.

Mayor Hannemann resigned from office on July 20, 2010, and formally became a candidate for Governor of Hawaii. [2] [3] [4] Hanneman's resignation necessitated a special mayoral election to fill the remainder of the mayor's unexpired term. [3]

The Honolulu City Council set the date for the mayoral election for September 18, 2010.

Candidates

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Polls

An August 2010 poll conducted by Hawaii News Now and the Star-Advertiser showed Peter Carlisle at 49 percent, Kirk Caldwell with 25 percent, Panos Prevedouros with 11 percent, and Rod Tam being favored by 4 percent of potential voters. [1] Carlisle won the election. [6]

Results

Results, Honolulu mayoral special election, September 18, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Peter Carlisle80,55338.8
Nonpartisan Kirk Caldwell71,81534.6
Nonpartisan Panos Prevedouros38,43918.5
Nonpartisan Rod Tam3,0361.5
Nonpartisan Khistina De Jean7610.4
Nonpartisan Philmund Lee6420.3
Nonpartisan Calvin Griffin5820.3
Nonpartisan John Andrew McLeod3910.2
[[|N/A]]Blank votes/over votes11,2185.5
Total votes100

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References

  1. 1 2 Okita, Teri (2010-08-24). "Exclusive poll shows clear frontrunner in Honolulu mayor's race". Hawaii News Now . Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mufi Hannemann to resign as Honolulu Mayor". KHON-TV . 2010-07-20. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mufi Hannemann resigns, files papers for governor Mayor". Samoa News . 2010-07-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  4. ↑ David, Mari-Ela (2010-08-21). "Hannemann resigns, Hawaii governor's race officially starts". Hawaii News Now . Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  5. ↑ "Rail opponent Panos Prevedouros to run for mayor". Hawaii News Now . 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  6. ↑ B. J. Reyes (September 18, 2010). "Carlisle wins Honolulu mayor's race". Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Retrieved September 29, 2010.
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