2016 Honolulu mayoral election
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The 2016 Honolulu mayoral election determined the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu for the full term commencing in January 2017. As in the previous several elections, Skyline and its cost overruns was a major topic of the campaign.
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August 13, 2016 (primary)
November 8, 2016 (runoff) | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Mayor Kirk Caldwell ran for re-election to a second term. A non-partisan blanket primary was held on Saturday, August 13, 2016. As no candidate received an outright majority of the vote in the primary, the top-two finishers, Caldwell and former Republican U.S. Representative Charles Djou, advanced to the general election runoff on Tuesday, November 8, 2016;[1][2] Caldwell won with 52 percent of the vote, to Djou's 48 percent.[3]
Candidates
- Kirk Caldwell, incumbent Mayor of Honolulu (voter registration: Democratic)
- Charles Djou, former U.S. Representative and former Honolulu City Councilman[4] (voter registration: Republican)
Eliminated
- Kurt Baker
- Zachary Burd
- Ernest Caravalho
- Peter Carlisle, former Mayor of Honolulu[5] (voter registration: Independent)
- Lawrence Friedman
- Tim Garry
- Ronald Hochuli
- Lillian Hong
- Angela Kaaihue (ran instead for, and received the Republican nomination as, U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district[6])
- Mike Powers
- Joseph Wargo
Endorsements
Politicians
- George Ariyoshi, former Governor and Lt. Governor[7]
- David Ige, Hawaii Governor[7]
Unions
- Hawaii Construction Alliance[8]
- Hawaii Government Employees Association[9]
- International Longshore and Warehouse Union Hawaii Longshore Division[10]
- State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO)[11]
Politicians
- Duke Aiona, former Lt. Governor[12]
- Ben Cayetano, former Governor and Lt. Governor[10]
- Walter Meheula Heen, Judge and former Chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii[10]
- Ann Kobayashi, Honolulu City Council member and former Hawaii State Senator[10]
Unions
- International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers, Local 132[13]
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1186[13]
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1260[13]
- International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 126[13]
- Plumbers and Fitters Union, Local 675[13]
Primary
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kirk Caldwell |
Peter Carlisle |
Charles Djou |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii News Now – Star-Advertiser[14] | June–July, 2016 | 401 | ± 4.9% | 30% | 15% | 39% | 9% |
Primary results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Caldwell (incumbent) | 74,057 | 43.7% | |
| Charles Djou | 72,520 | 42.8% | |
| Peter Carlisle | 15,539 | 9.2% | |
| Blank Votes | 3,440 | 2.0% | |
| Lillian Lai Wam Wang Hong | 1,140 | 0.7% | |
| Ernest Caravalho | 781 | 0.5% | |
| Ronald E. Hochuli | 635 | 0.4% | |
| Kurt Baker | 360 | 0.2% | |
| Lawrence Friedman | 346 | 0.2% | |
| Mike Powers | 317 | 0.2% | |
| Tim Garry | 210 | 0.1% | |
| Zachary B. Burd | 97 | 0.1% | |
| Over votes | 72 | 0.0% | |
| Total votes | 169,514 | 100% | |