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John Carroll (Hawaii)

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John Carroll
Elections and appointments
Last election
August 8, 2020
Education
Bachelor's
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Law
St. Mary's University College of Law
Contact

John Carroll ran for election forMayor of Honolulu in Hawaii. He lost in the primary onAugust 8, 2020.

Carroll ran for Governor of Hawaii in 2018. He was defeated in the Republican primary on August 11, 2018. Carroll was a 2016Republican candidate who sought election to theU.S. Senate fromHawaii.[1] Carroll was a 2012Republican candidate who sought election to theU.S. Senate fromHawaii.

Biography

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Education:[2]

  • St. Mary’s University College of Law, Law
  • Attended University of Hawaii at Hilo
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa, Education

Career

Carroll has been the principal attorney at the Law offices of John S. Carroll in Honolulu,Hawaii since 1998.[2] He also served as a commercial pilot who flew for Hawaiian Airlines from 1958 until 1989.[3]

Military:[3]

  • U.S. Army, served in Korean War
  • U.S. Air Force

Elections

2020

See also: Mayoral election in Honolulu, Hawaii (2020)

General election

General election for Mayor of Honolulu

Rick Blangiardi defeatedKeith Amemiya in the general election for Mayor of Honolulu on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rick Blangiardi
Rick Blangiardi (Nonpartisan)
 
60.0
 
224,474
Image of Keith Amemiya
Keith Amemiya (Nonpartisan)
 
40.0
 
149,735

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 374,209
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Honolulu

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Honolulu on August 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rick Blangiardi
Rick Blangiardi (Nonpartisan)
 
25.6
 
69,661
✔
Image of Keith Amemiya
Keith Amemiya (Nonpartisan)
 
20.2
 
55,116
Image of Colleen Hanabusa
Colleen Hanabusa (Nonpartisan)
 
18.4
 
50,234
Image of Kymberly Marcos Pine
Kymberly Marcos Pine (Nonpartisan)
 
14.7
 
40,104
Image of Mufi Hannemann
Mufi Hannemann (Nonpartisan)
 
9.9
 
27,027
William Stonebraker (Nonpartisan)
 
6.5
 
17,757
Image of Choon James
Choon James (Nonpartisan)
 
2.0
 
5,538
Image of John Carroll
John Carroll (Nonpartisan)
 
0.7
 
2,011
Ho Yin Wong (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
1,437
Ernest Caravalho (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
1,140
Audrey Keesing (Nonpartisan)
 
0.3
 
823
Micah Mussell (Nonpartisan)
 
0.2
 
541
David Bourgoin (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
368
Image of Karl Dicks
Karl Dicks (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
361
Tim Garry (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
313

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Total votes: 272,431
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2018

See also: Hawaii gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 11 Republican primary)

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 11 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for Governor of Hawaii

IncumbentDavid Ige defeatedAndria Tupola,Jim Brewer, andTerrence Teruya in the general election for Governor of Hawaii on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Ige
David Ige (D)
 
62.7
 
244,934
Image of Andria Tupola
Andria Tupola (R)
 
33.7
 
131,719
Jim Brewer (G)
 
2.6
 
10,123
Image of Terrence Teruya
Terrence Teruya (Nonpartisan)
 
1.0
 
4,067

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Total votes: 390,843
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Hawaii

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Ige
David Ige
 
51.4
 
124,572
Image of Colleen Hanabusa
Colleen Hanabusa
 
44.4
 
107,631
Ernest Caravalho
 
2.3
 
5,662
Image of Wendell Ka'ehu'ae'a
Wendell Ka'ehu'ae'a
 
0.9
 
2,298
Image of Richard Kim
Richard Kim
 
0.6
 
1,576
Van Tanabe
 
0.3
 
775

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Total votes: 242,514
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Hawaii

Andria Tupola defeatedJohn Carroll andRay L'Heureux in the Republican primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Andria Tupola
Andria Tupola
 
55.5
 
17,297
Image of John Carroll
John Carroll
 
35.2
 
10,974
Image of Ray L'Heureux
Ray L'Heureux
 
9.3
 
2,885

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Total votes: 31,156
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Hawaii

Terrence Teruya defeatedSelina Blackwell andLink El in the primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Terrence Teruya
Terrence Teruya
 
47.7
 
543
Selina Blackwell
 
43.7
 
497
Link El
 
8.6
 
98

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,138
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Green primary election

Green primary for Governor of Hawaii

Jim Brewer advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Jim Brewer
 
100.0
 
454

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 454
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2016

See also:United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2016

Heading into the election, BallotpediaratedHawaii's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. IncumbentBrian Schatz (D) defeatedJohn Carroll (R),Michael Kokoski (L),Joy Allison (Constitution Party), andJohn Giuffre (American Shopping Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Schatz defeatedMakani Christensen,Tutz Honeychurch,Arturo Reyes, andMiles Shiratori in the Democratic primary, while Carroll defeatedKarla Gottschalk,Eddie Pirkowski, andJohn Roco to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 13, 2016.[1][4]

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngBrian SchatzIncumbent73.6%306,604
    Republican John Carroll22.2%92,653
    Constitution Joy Allison2.2%9,103
    Libertarian Michael Kokoski1.6%6,809
    American Shopping John Giuffre0.3%1,393
Total Votes416,562
Source:Hawaii Secretary of State


U.S. Senate, Hawaii Democratic Primary, 2016
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian SchatzIncumbent86.2%162,905
Makani Christensen6.3%11,899
Miles Shiratori4.6%8,620
Arturo Reyes2%3,820
Tutz Honeychurch1%1,815
Total Votes189,059
Source:Hawaii Secretary of State
U.S. Senate, Hawaii Republican Primary, 2016
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Carroll74.6%26,749
John Roco11%3,956
Karla Gottschalk8.5%3,045
Eddie Pirkowski5.9%2,115
Total Votes35,865
Source:Hawaii Secretary of State

2012

See also:United States Senate elections in Hawaii, 2012

Carroll ran in the2012 election for theU.S. Senate, representingHawaii. Carroll was defeated byLinda Lingle in the Republican primary on August 11, 2012.[5]

Campaign themes

2020

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2016

The following issues were listed on Carroll's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes,click here.

“
  • Hawaii's Cost of Living: Hawaii suffers disproportionately from archaic laws like the Jones Act that increase the cost of all imports to our Island, which forces up the cost of everyday necessities. These constraints on free trade and shipping also makes the export of goods, especially agricultural products prohibitively expensive. Changing Federal law will bring our cost of living back in line.
  • Economy: I believe that government cannot create jobs and that overtaxing our small businesses is counterproductive. We need a vital and growing economy created by free enterprise and renewed investment in America’s (and Hawaii’s) entrepreneurial spirit; not more dependency on government handouts and bureaucratic over-regulation.
  • Taxation: Taxes should be fair and the processess for calculation and enforcement reasonable and transparent. The current Federal tax code is out of control, with contradictory and uninterpretable laws that victimize the average taxpayer. We need to revamp tax policy in America and look at new and fairer ways to assess and collect tax money.
  • Constitutional Law: Personal freedoms are constitutionally protected rights of every American and should never be compromised by judicial interpretation, or frivolous legislative tampering. Government that governs least, based on the Constitution, governs best. Federal authority over State’s Rights should be resisted, and local government’s authority over its individual citizens should be simplified and unobtrusive.
  • Agriculture and Aquaculture: Hawaii was once able to produce all the food needed locally; we are now almost totally dependent on importing food. And, importing it at an artificially high premium due to monopolistic shipping rules. Hawaii must restore incentives for the local production of food for local consumption, and support farmers and ranchers as entrepreneurial businesses. We must also renew our vigilance from invasive species that can destroy agricultural crops as well as indigenous endangered species.

[6]

”
—John Carroll's campaign website,https://carroll4senate.wordpress.com/consistent-on-the-issues/

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑1.01.1Hawaii Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates," accessed June 8, 2016
  2. ↑2.02.1John Carroll for Senate Facebook Page, "Info" accessed July 23, 2012
  3. ↑3.03.1Cite error: Invalid<ref> tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio
  4. ↑Politico, "Hawaii Senate Races Results," August 13, 2016
  5. ↑AP Results, "Hawaii Senate Primary Election Results" accessed August 12, 2012
  6. ↑Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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