The2020 Honolulu mayoral election determined themayor of the City and County of Honolulu for the term commencing in January 2021. Incumbent mayorKirk Caldwell was ineligible to run for a third term due toterm limits .
The position of mayor of Honolulu is non-partisan. Anonpartisan blanket primary was held on Saturday, August 8, 2020. With no candidate receiving an outright majority of the vote in the primary, the top two finishers,Rick Blangiardi andKeith Amemiya , advanced to a November general electionrunoff on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Rick Blangiardi won the general election, defeating Amemiya with 58.2% of all votes. The city and county also had a record turnout, with 385,442 total votes in the election being cast.[citation needed ] Blangiardi was inaugurated as mayor on January 2, 2021.
Eliminated during primary [ edit ] John Carroll , former state senator, nominee for U.S. Senate in2000 and2016 , and candidate forgovernor of Hawaii in2018 [ 7] [ 8] Colleen Hanabusa , former U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district (2011–2015; 2016–2019)[ 9] (endorsed Blangiardi) Mufi Hannemann , former mayor of Honolulu, 2005–2010[ 10] Choon James, real estate broker, candidate for Honolulu City Council, district 2 in 2018[ 11] Audrey Keesing, Hawaii State President of the National Organization for Women, 1994–1999,[ 12] participant U.N. 4th World Conference on Women. 1995[ 12] candidate for State House of Representatives, 1996,[ 13] [ 14] participant in the Native Hawaiian Federal Recognition: Joint Hearing[ 15] Kymberly Pine , Honolulu City councilmember, district 1[ 16] William "Bud" Stonebraker, pastor of South Shore Christian Fellowship,kalo farmer, former Hawaiʻi state representative (2000–2006)[ 17] [ 18] Ho Yin (Jason) Wong, former Chief Governance & Information Officer of an IaaS cloud computing technology company[citation needed ] Ikaika Anderson , Honolulu City councilmember, district 3; council chair and presiding officer[ 8] Marissa Kerns, 2018 Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Hawaii[ 19] [ 20] Ron Menor, Honolulu City councilmember, district 9[ 21] Charles Djou , former U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district (2010–2011); candidate for mayor of Honolulu in2016 [ 22] Keith Amemiya
Individuals
Unions
Hawaii Government Employees Association (HGEA)[ 27] Plumber and Fitters Local 675[ 27] United Public Workers (UPW AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO)[ 27] Colleen Hanabusa (eliminated)
Hawaii politicians
Unions
Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA)[ 33] International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 142[ 27] Laborers' International Union of North America Local 368[ 27] Operating Engineers Local 3[ 27] Mufi Hannemann (eliminated)
Unions
Hawaii Fire Fighters Association (HFFA) Local 1643[ 34] Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers Local 996[ 27] International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers Union Local 625[ 27] International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1[ 27] Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association Local 630[ 27] Honolulu mayoral primary election, August 8, 2020 Candidate Votes % Rick Blangiardi 69,510 25.57% Keith Amemiya 55,002 20.24% Colleen Hanabusa 50,120 18.44% Kymberly Pine 40,008 14.72% Mufi Hannemann 26,975 9.92% William "Bud" Stonebraker 17,710 6.51% Choon James 5,520 2.03% John Carroll 2,005 0.74% Ho-Yin "Jason" Wong 1,434 0.53% Ernest Caravalho 1,136 0.42% Audrey Keesing 822 0.30% Micah La'akea Mussell 538 0.20% David "Duke" Bourgoin 367 0.14% Karl O. Dicks 358 0.13% Tim Garry 311 0.11% Total votes 205,801 100%
Honolulu mayoral general election, November 3, 2020[ 1] Candidate Votes % Rick Blangiardi 224,474 58.2 Keith Amemiya 149,735 38.8 Blank votes 11,097 2.9 Over votes 136 0.0 Total votes 385,442 100
^ Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear ^ Poll sponsored by Amemiya's campaign ^ Undecided with 15% ^a b "GENERAL ELECTION 2020 – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 3, 2020 **FINAL SUMMARY REPORT**" (PDF) . Hawaii Office of Elections. November 19, 2020. RetrievedNovember 22, 2020 .^ Bernardo, Rosemarie (August 27, 2019)."Keith Amemiya announces run for Honolulu mayor" . Honolulu Star-Advertiser. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2019 . ^ Bernardo, Rosemarie (August 28, 2019)."Amemiya announces run for Honolulu mayor" . Honolulu Star-Advertiser. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2019 . ^ HNN Staff (August 27, 2019)."Business executive throws his name in the race for Honolulu mayor" . Hawaii News Now. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2019 . ^ Pang, Gordon Y.K. (January 3, 2020)."TV executive Blangiardi plans mayoral run" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser . RetrievedJanuary 4, 2020 . ^ Pang, Gordon (February 13, 2020)."Former Hawaii TV executive Rick Blangiardi announces run for Honolulu mayor" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser . RetrievedFebruary 13, 2020 . ^ Miyashima, Mike (June 15, 2019)."John Carroll jumps into 2020 race for Honolulu mayor" . KITV. Archived fromthe original on June 15, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2019 . ^a b Lee, Diane S. W.; Pang, Gordon Y. K. (June 15, 2019)."Former state Sen. John Carroll announces run for Honolulu mayor, while Council Chairman Ikaika Anderson drops out" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser . RetrievedOctober 30, 2019 . ^ "Yep, Hanabusa Is Running For Mayor Of Honolulu" .Honolulu Civil Beat . RetrievedNovember 19, 2019 .^ "Former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann is filing to get his old job back" . Honolulu Star-Advertiser. May 31, 2020. RetrievedMay 31, 2020 .^ Ordonio, Cassie (January 15, 2020)."Real estate broker Choon James joins race for Honolulu mayor" . RetrievedJanuary 15, 2020 . ^a b "Archived copy" . Archived fromthe original on January 19, 2014. RetrievedJune 7, 2020 .{{cite web }}
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ "Kymberly Pine announces run for Honolulu mayor" . Honolulu Star-Advertiser. October 28, 2019. RetrievedOctober 28, 2019 .^ "Bud Stonebreaker for Mayor 2020" .budstonebraker.com . Archived fromthe original on September 13, 2020. RetrievedAugust 21, 2020 .^ "House of Representatives, Amended Notice of Joint Hearing" .capitol.hawaii.gov . Hawaii State Legislature. 2004. RetrievedAugust 21, 2020 .^ Jedra, Christina (February 1, 2020)."Amemiya Raises Most Campaign Cash In Honolulu Mayor's Race" .Honolulu Civil Beat . RetrievedFebruary 9, 2020 . ^ "ELECTMARISSA.COM" .electmarissa.com . Archived fromthe original on August 6, 2020. RetrievedMarch 24, 2020 .^ Pang, Gordan Y.K. (February 2020)."Councilman Ron Menor opts out of mayoral race" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser . RetrievedJanuary 31, 2020 . ^ Djou, Charles (March 9, 2020)."Charles Djou: Why I'm Not Running For Honolulu Mayor" .Honolulu Civil Beat . Honolulu Civil Beat. RetrievedMarch 23, 2020 . ^ Jedra, Christina (September 1, 2020)."Kym Pine Endorses Keith Amemiya For Mayor" .Honolulu Civil Beat . RetrievedSeptember 14, 2020 . ^ HNN Staff (August 12, 2020)."Amemiya picks up mayoral endorsement from U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz" .Hawaii News Now . RetrievedAugust 14, 2020 . ^ "Amemiya For Mayor – Dave Shoji" .Amemiya For Mayor . February 6, 2020. RetrievedMarch 23, 2020 .^ "Why Should Filipinos Vote for Keith Amemiya For Mayor of Honolulu?" .Hawaii Filipino Chronicle . October 16, 2020. Archived fromthe original on October 1, 2021. RetrievedOctober 1, 2021 .^a b c d e f g h i j Pang, Gordon Y.K. (June 20, 2020)."United Public Workers endorses Keith Amemiya for Honolulu mayor; operating engineers back Colleen Hanabusa" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser . RetrievedJuly 8, 2020 . ^ "Police Union Backs Blangiardi For Mayor Of Honolulu" .Honolulu Civil Beat . May 12, 2020. RetrievedMay 12, 2020 .^ "Colleen Hanabusa Endorses Rick Blangiardi For Honolulu Mayor" . August 17, 2020. RetrievedAugust 21, 2020 .^ Pang, Gordon Y.K. (July 26, 2020)."Rick Blangiardi, Colleen Hanabusa lead Honolulu mayoral field, poll finds" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser . RetrievedJuly 27, 2020 .Blangiardi, who's receiving a rare endorsement from former GOP Gov. Linda Lingle... ^ "Former Hawaii TV executive Rick Blangiardi announces run for Honolulu mayor" .Honolulu Star Advertiser . February 13, 2020. RetrievedApril 26, 2020 .^ "Ann Kobayashi endorses Colleen Hanabusa" .KHON2 News . August 16, 2019. RetrievedNovember 21, 2019 .^ HNN Staff (June 8, 2020)."HSTA announces endorsement in Honolulu mayoral race" .Hawaii News Now . RetrievedJuly 9, 2020 . ^ Pang, Gordon Y.K. (July 7, 2020)."Hawaii Fire Fighters Association endorses Mufi Hannemann for Honolulu mayor" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser . RetrievedJuly 8, 2020 . ^ Blair, Chad."Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Honolulu Mayor's Race Is Up For Grabs" .Honolulu Civil Beat . RetrievedJune 21, 2020 . ^ Pang, Gordon Y.K. (July 26, 2020)."Rick Blangiardi, Colleen Hanabusa lead Honolulu mayoral field, poll finds" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser . RetrievedJuly 27, 2020 . ^ Blair, Chad (August 4, 2020)."Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Blangiardi Holds Double-Digit Lead In Honolulu Mayor's Race" .Honolulu Civil Beat . RetrievedAugust 4, 2020 . ^ Civil Beat/Hawaii News Now ^ Solutions Pacific/Keith Amemiya ^ Mason-Dixon/Honolulu Star-Advertiser Official campaign websites for mayoral candidates
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