2016 Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election
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U.S. Representative Mark Takai, who represented Hawaii's 1st congressional district, died July 20, 2016.[1] A special election was held November 8, 2016.[2] In special elections in Hawaii, all candidates run on one ballot with the highest vote recipient winning regardless of percentage. This is what allowed Charles Djou, a Republican, to win the 2010 special election for this district with 39.4% of the vote when two Democrats took 58.4% of the vote combined. However this special election is held concurrently with the 2016 general election.
Candidates[edit]
Candidate filing took place from August 15 to August 25.[2]
Declared[edit]
Democratic Party[edit]
- Colleen Hanabusa, former U.S. Representative[2]
Republican Party[edit]
- Shirlene Dela Cruz Ostrov, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel[3]
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Colleen Hanabusa | 129,083 | 65.1 | |
| Republican | Shirlene D. Ostrov | 44,090 | 22.2 | |
| Democratic | Angela Aulani Kaaihue | 5,885 | 3.0 | |
| Libertarian | Alan J.K. Yim | 5,559 | 2.8 | |
| Democratic | Howard Kim | 4,259 | 2.1 | |
| Democratic | Peter Cross | 3,420 | 1.7 | |
| Nonpartisan | Calvin Griffin | 2,824 | 1.4 | |
| Democratic | Javier Ocasio | 1,893 | 1.0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Yvonne Perry | 1,050 | 0.5 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter H. Plotzeneder | 328 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 198,391 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Blair, Chad (July 20, 2016). "Tributes Pour In After Death of Congressman Mark Takai". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c Dayton, Kevin (August 3, 2016). "Special-election winner will finish Takai's term". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ "Candidates begin to file for District 1 special election". KHON-TV. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
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