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Honolulu mayoral election, 2016

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November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
  
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Honolulu mayoral election, 2016

The 2016 Honolulu mayoral election determined the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu for the full term commencing in January 2017.

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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; Caldwell won with 52 percent of the vote, to Djou's 48 percent.

Candidates

  • Kirk Caldwell, incumbent Mayor of Honolulu (Voter registration: Democratic)
  • Charles Djou, former U.S. Representative and former Honolulu City Councilman (Voter registration: Republican)

    • Eliminated

  • Kurt Baker
  • Zachary Burd
  • Ernest Caravalho
  • Peter Carlisle, former Mayor of Honolulu (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)
  • Mike Powers
  • Joseph Wargo

    • Results

    Caldwell won reelection on November 8, 2016, in the runoff with Djou, 52.2% to 47.8%. Though both candidates supported the municipal rail project, substantial cost overruns were an issue, as well as Caldwell's alleged interference with the Ethics Commission.

    References

    Honolulu mayoral election, 2016 Wikipedia
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