2010 Honolulu mayoral special election

2010 Honolulu mayoral special election

September 18, 2010 (2010-09-18)

Nominee Peter Carlisle Kirk Caldwell Panos Prevedouros Popular vote 80,553 71,815 38,439 Percentage 38.8% 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]

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]

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]

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

• Kirk Caldwell, acting Mayor of Honolulu
• Peter Carlisle, Honolulu city prosecutor and lawyer
• Panos D. Prevedouros, University of Hawaii engineering professor^[5]
• Rod Tam, Honolulu city councilman

Withdrawn

• Donovan Dela Cruz, Honolulu city councilman

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

Honolulu mayoral special election, 2010

Candidate		Votes	%
Peter Carlisle		80,553	38.8
Kirk Caldwell		71,815	34.6
Panos Prevedouros		38,439	18.5
Rod Tam		3,036	1.5
Khistina De Jean		761	0.4
Philmund Lee		642	0.3
Calvin Griffin		582	0.3
John Andrew McLeod		391	0.2
Blank votes/over votes		11,218	5.5
Total votes			100

References

1. Okita, Teri (August 24, 2010). "Exclusive poll shows clear frontrunner in Honolulu mayor's race". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
2. "Mufi Hannemann to resign as Honolulu Mayor". KHON-TV. July 20, 2010. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
3. "Mufi Hannemann resigns, files papers for governor Mayor". Samoa News. July 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
4. David, Mari-Ela (August 21, 2010). "Hannemann resigns, Hawaii governor's race officially starts". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
5. "Rail opponent Panos Prevedouros to run for mayor". Hawaii News Now. January 25, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
6. B. J. Reyes (September 18, 2010). "Carlisle wins Honolulu mayor's race". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved September 29, 2010.