2020 Honolulu mayoral election

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2020 Honolulu mayoral election
← 2016 August 8, 2020 (2020-08-08) (primary)
November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) (runoff)		 2024 →
Turnout69.65% Increase[1]
 
Candidate Rick Blangiardi Keith Amemiya Colleen Hanabusa
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round 69,510
25.57%		 55,002
20.24% 		50,120
18.44%
Runoff 224,474
58.2%		 149,375
38.8%		 Eliminated
 
Candidate Kymberly Pine Mufi Hannemann Bud Stonebreaker
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round 40,008
14.72%		 26,975
9.92%		 17,710
6.51%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
Blangiardi:      10–20%      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      >90%
Amemiya:      20–30%      30–40%      50–60%      60–70%
Hanabusa:      10–20%      20–30%
Pine:      10–20%      20–30%      30–40%
Hannemann:      20–30%      40–50%
James:      20–30%
Tie:      20–30%      50%      No votes
Mayor before election

Kirk Caldwell
Democratic

 Elected mayor

Rick Blangiardi
Nonpartisan

The 2020 Honolulu mayoral election determined the mayor of the City and County of Honolulu for the term commencing in January 2021. Incumbent mayor Kirk Caldwell was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits.

The position of mayor of Honolulu is non-partisan. A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on Saturday, August 8, 2020. With no candidate receiving an outright majority of the vote in the primary, the top two finishers, Rick Blangiardi and Keith Amemiya, advanced to a November general election runoff on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

Rick Blangiardi won the general election, defeating Amemiya with 58.2% of all votes. The city and county also had a record turnout, with 385,442 total votes in the election being cast.[citation needed] Blangiardi was inaugurated as mayor on January 2, 2021.

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated during primary

  • John Carroll, former state senator, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2000 and 2016, and candidate for governor of Hawaii in 2018[7][8]
  • Colleen Hanabusa, former U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district (2011–2015; 2016–2019)[9] (endorsed Blangiardi)
  • Mufi Hannemann, former mayor of Honolulu, 2005–2010[10]
  • Choon James, real estate broker, candidate for Honolulu City Council, district 2 in 2018[11]
  • Audrey Keesing, Hawaii State President of the National Organization for Women, 1994–1999,[12] participant U.N. 4th World Conference on Women. 1995[12] candidate for State House of Representatives, 1996,[13][14] participant in the Native Hawaiian Federal Recognition: Joint Hearing[15]
  • Kymberly Pine, Honolulu City councilmember, district 1[16]
  • William "Bud" Stonebraker, pastor of South Shore Christian Fellowship, kalo farmer, former Hawaiʻi state representative (2000–2006)[17][18]
  • Ho Yin (Jason) Wong, former Chief Governance & Information Officer of an IaaS cloud computing technology company[citation needed]

Withdrew

  • Ikaika Anderson, Honolulu City councilmember, district 3; council chair and presiding officer[8]
  • Marissa Kerns, 2018 Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Hawaii[19][20]
  • Ron Menor, Honolulu City councilmember, district 9[21]

Declined

  • Charles Djou, former U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district (2010–2011); candidate for mayor of Honolulu in 2016[22]

Endorsements

Keith Amemiya

Individuals

Unions

  • Hawaii Government Employees Association (HGEA)[27]
  • Plumber and Fitters Local 675[27]
  • United Public Workers (UPW AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO)[27]
Rick Blangiardi

Unions

Individuals

Colleen Hanabusa (eliminated)

Hawaii politicians

Unions

  • Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA)[33]
  • International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 142[27]
  • Laborers' International Union of North America Local 368[27]
  • Operating Engineers Local 3[27]
Mufi Hannemann (eliminated)

Unions

  • Hawaii Fire Fighters Association (HFFA) Local 1643[34]
  • Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers Local 996[27]
  • International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers Union Local 625[27]
  • International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1[27]
  • Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association Local 630[27]

Primary

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Keith
Amemiya		 Rick
Blangiardi		 Colleen
Hanabusa		 Mufi
Hannemann		 Kym
Pine		 Choon
James		 Another
candidate		 None of these/unsure
Honolulu Civil Beat/Hawaii News Now[35] May 18–20, 2020 1038 ± 3.0% 10% 21% 15% N/A 9% 3% N/A 42%
Honolulu Star-Advertiser[36] July 20–22, 2020 400 ± 5.0% 13% 21% 20% 10% 9% N/A 7% 20%
Honolulu Civil Beat/Hawaii News Now[37] July 27–30, 2020 660 ± 3.8% 15% 27% 15% 8% 12% N/A N/A 21%

Results

Honolulu mayoral primary election, August 8, 2020
Candidate Votes %
Rick Blangiardi 69,510 25.57%
Keith Amemiya 55,002 20.24%
Colleen Hanabusa 50,120 18.44%
Kymberly Pine 40,008 14.72%
Mufi Hannemann 26,975 9.92%
William "Bud" Stonebraker 17,710 6.51%
Choon James 5,520 2.03%
John Carroll 2,005 0.74%
Ho-Yin "Jason" Wong 1,434 0.53%
Ernest Caravalho 1,136 0.42%
Audrey Keesing 822 0.30%
Micah La'akea Mussell 538 0.20%
David "Duke" Bourgoin 367 0.14%
Karl O. Dicks 358 0.13%
Tim Garry 311 0.11%
Total votes 205,801 100%

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Rick
Blangiardi		 Keith
Amemiya		 Other or undecided
Civil Beat/Hawaii News Now[38] October 2–7, 2020 699 (RV) ± 3.7% 48% 28% 24%
Solutions Pacific/Keith Amemiya[39][b] September 28 – October 9, 2020 1,212 (RV) – 37% 36% –
Mason-Dixon/Honolulu Star-Advertiser[40] October 12–14, 2020 625 (LV) ± 4% 49% 36% 15%[c]

Results

Honolulu mayoral general election, November 3, 2020[1]
Candidate Votes %
Rick Blangiardi 224,474 58.2
Keith Amemiya 149,735 38.8
Blank votes 11,097 2.9
Over votes 136 0.0
Total votes 385,442 100

See also

Notes

References

External links

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