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The1st Congressional District of Hawaii held a special election for theU.S. House of Representatives in 2016. The election coincided with the general election on November 8, 2016.^[1]

Hawaii's 1st Congressional District held a special election to replaceMark Takai, who died on July 20, 2016, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The election was held at the same time as the regular election on November 8, 2016.Colleen Hanabusa (D) won the election and served out the final two months of Takai's term. She defeatedPeter Cross (D),Angela Aulani Kaaihue (D),Howard Kim (D),Javier Ocasio (D),Shirlene Ostrov (R),Alan Yim (L),Calvin Griffin (I),Yvonne Perry (I), andPeter Plotzeneder (I) in the election.^[1][2]

See also:Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Hawaii's 1st Congressional District was located in southern Oahu and included portions of Honolulu County.^[3]

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 Special Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Colleen Hanabusa	65.1%	129,083
	Republican	Shirlene Ostrov	22.2%	44,090
	Democratic	Angela Aulani Kaaihue	3%	5,885
	Libertarian	Alan Yim	2.8%	5,559
	Democratic	Howard Kim	2.1%	4,259
	Democratic	Peter Cross	1.7%	3,420
	Independent	Calvin Griffin	1.4%	2,824
	Democratic	Javier Ocasio	1%	1,893
	Independent	Yvonne Perry	0.5%	1,050
	Independent	Peter Plotzeneder	0.2%	328
Total Votes				198,391
Source:Hawaii Secretary of State

Candidates

District history

2014

The 1st Congressional District of Hawaii held an election for theU.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.Mark Takai (D) defeatedCharles Djou (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Takai	51.2%	93,390
	Republican	Charles Djou	47.4%	86,454
Total Votes				179,844
Source:Hawaii Office of Elections

2012

The 1st Congressional District of Hawaii held an election for theU.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2012.Colleen Hanabusa (D) defeatedCharles Djou (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Colleen HanabusaIncumbent	53.5%	116,505
	Republican	Charles Djou	44.5%	96,824
	n/a	Blank Votes	2.1%	4,467
Total Votes				217,796
Source:Hawaii Office of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

See also

• Special elections to the 114th United States Congress (2015-2016)
• Hawaii's 1st Congressional District
• Mark Takai

Footnotes