Mayoral elections in Honolulu

Mayoral elections in Honolulu are held every four years to elect the mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, the largest county in Hawaii by population.

Since a 1992 referendum, all local elections in Honolulu are required to be non-partisan.[1] Mayors of Honolulu are limited to two consecutive terms. The incumbent mayor is independent Rick Blangiardi, serving since 2021.

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2020

2016

2012

2010 special

2008

2004

First round

2004 Honolulu mayoral election, first round
September 18, 2004[2]
Candidate Votes %
Duke Bainum 84,197 46.12%
Mufi Hannemann 78,279 42.88%
Frank Fasi 17,719 9.71%
Lillian L. L. W. Hong 1,095 0.60%
Terrence Koichi Teruya 545 0.30%
Daniel H. Cunningham 213 0.12%
Mike Powers 177 0.10%
Theodore W. Gibson 148 0.08%
Glenn Pinho 116 0.06%
Paul Manner 73 0.04%
Total votes 182,562 100.00%

Runoff

2004 Honolulu mayoral election, runoff
November 2, 2004[3]
Candidate Votes %
Mufi Hannemann 147,949 50.23%
Duke Bainum 146,595 49.77%
Total votes 294,544 100.005

2000

Incumbent mayor Jeremy Harris was re-elected on the first round.

2000 Honolulu mayoral election
September 23, 2000[4]
Candidate Votes %
Jeremy Harris (inc.) 84,197 54.10%
Mufi Hannemann 65,652 42.18%
Frank Fasi 3,293 2.12%
Lillian L. L. W. Hong 1,363 0.88%
Dicky J. 346 0.22%
Mike Powers 317 0.20%
Bruce L. Bellows 279 0.18%
Larry Hitchcock 191 0.12%
Total votes 155,638 100.00%

1996

First round

1996 Honolulu mayoral election, first round
September 21, 1996[5]
Candidate Votes %
Jeremy Harris 94,846 49.27%
Arnold Morgado 56,241 29.21%
Frank Fasi 38,744 20.13%
Lillian L. L. W. Hong 1,502 0.78%
Bruce L. Bellows 674 0.35%
Charles Hirayasu 513 0.27%
Total votes 192,520 100.00%

Runoff

1996 Honolulu mayoral election, runoff
November 5, 1996[6]
Candidate Votes %
Jeremy Harris 146,034 57.32%
Arnold Morgado 108,746 42.68%
Total votes 254,780 100.00%

1994 special

A special election was triggered after the resignation of incumbent Republican mayor Frank Fasi. This was the first mayoral election after a 1992 referendum made local elections in Honolulu nonpartisan.

1994 Honolulu mayoral special election
September 17, 1994[7]
Candidate Votes %
Jeremy Harris 67,670 31.67%
Arnold Morgado 58,018 27.16%
Ann Kobayashi 43,367 20.30%
Gary Gill 34,522 16.16%
Mito Alban 4,136 1.94%
Whitney T. Anderson 1,234 0.58%
Warner K. R. Sutton 1,193 0.59%
Dennis O'Connor 995 0.47%
Solomon D. K. Naluai 613 0.29%
Lillian L. L. W. Hong 580 0.27%
Danny Deocampo 522 0.24%
Riley K. Medeiros 275 0.13%
Felix Guess Jr. 261 0.12%
Patricia M. Camara 230 0.11%
Total votes 213,616 100.00%

1992

Democratic primary

1992 Honolulu mayoral Democratic primary election
September 19, 1992[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis O'Connor 58,279 51.10%
Democratic Mike Wilson 45,204 39.63%
Democratic Kekoa David Kaapu 7,183 6.30%
Democratic Jerry Souza 1,872 1.64%
Democratic Molina Ojerio 1,519 1.33%
Total votes 114,057 100.00%

Republican primary

1992 Honolulu mayoral Republican primary election
September 19, 1992[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Fasi (inc.) 22,123 56.01%
Republican Whitney T. Anderson 10,481 26.54%
Republican Diana Hansen-Young 6,236 15.79%
Republican Charles Y. Hirayasu 656 1.66%
Total votes 39,496 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Jack Schweigert won the Libertarian primary unopposed with 728 votes.[8]

Nonpartisan primary

1992 Honolulu mayoral nonpartisan primary election
September 19, 1992[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jim Brewer 477 51.62%
Nonpartisan Pat Camar 272 29.44%
Nonpartisan Hilarie I. Miracle 175 18.94%
Total votes 924 100.00%

General election

1992 Honolulu mayoral election
November 3, 1992[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Fasi (inc.) 127,939 48.59%
Democratic Dennis O'Connor 124,719 47.36%
Libertarian Jack Schweigert 10,670 4.05%
Total votes 263,328 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ Blair, Chad (28 July 2024). "When Hawaii's Local Elections Went Nonpartisan". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Open Primary 2004 - STATE OF HAWAII - C&C OF HONOLULU" (PDF). Hawaii Elections. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "General Election 2004 - State of Hawaii - City and County of Honolulu" (PDF). Hawaii Elections. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Open Primary 2000 - STATE OF HAWAII - CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU" (PDF). Hawaii Elections. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "SPECIAL ELECTION - STATE OF HAWAII - C & C OF HONOLULU" (PDF). Hawaii Elections. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION - STATE OF HAWAII - C & C OF HONOLULU" (PDF). Hawaii Elections. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "September 17, 1994 Certified Reports" (PDF). Hawaii Elections. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "September 19, 1992 Certified Reports" (PDF). Hawaii Elections. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "November 3, 1992 Certified Reports" (PDF). Hawaii Elections. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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