2014 elections review: Incumbent advances in Hawaii Senate race
August 16, 2014
By Ballotpedia's Congressional team
After tropical storms in Hawaii forced two precincts to close polls during the August 9, 2014, primary election, a rescheduled primary election was held yesterday for voters in those precincts to cast their ballots in person for the Democratic nominee in the Senate election.[1][2][3]
U.S. Senate
Hawaii will hold a special election for the U.S. Senate in 2014. The special election will be held to fill the vacancy left by the death of Senator Daniel Inouye (D).[4]
Incumbent Brian Schatz won the Democratic primary by less than a one percent margin of victory over Rep. Colleen Hanabusa.[5] Heading into the rescheduled primary election, Schatz led Hanabusa by less than 1,700 votes.[6]
Following the initial primary election date on August 9, 2014, Hanabusa warned of voting “irregularities” in precincts crippled by a massive tropical storm and said she planned to speak with campaign lawyers about a potential ramifications.[7]
Although much of the focus of the Democratic primary was on two precincts in the Big Island’s Puna District where polls were closed because of the storm, Hanabusa’s comments hinted at the impact in surrounding communities, where polls were open but some voters were unable to leave their homes.[7]
After an August 15, 2014, special election date was announced for two precincts that closed due to the extensive storm damage, Colleen Hanabusa filed a lawsuit aimed at postponing the election until after clean-up efforts can be completed and including voters outside the two precincts who were unable to safely make it to the polls.[8] The request for a delay in the make-up date was denied.[9]
Incumbent Brian Schatz is a favorite for the general election in the heavily Democratic state.[10] Schatz will face businessman and former state Representative Cam Cavasso (R) in the general election.[11]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Schatz Incumbent |
49.3% | 115,445 | ||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 48.6% | 113,663 | ||
| Brian Evans | 2.1% | 4,842 | ||
| Total Votes | 233,950 | |||
| Source: Hawaii Office of Elections |
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See also
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents not running for re-election in 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2014
- United States Senate special election in Hawaii, 2014
- Hawaii elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawaii News Now, "Brian Schatz wins Senate primary after Puna, Maui vote," accessed August 16, 2014
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Schatz Wins Democratic U.S. Senate Primary in Hawaii," accessed August 16, 2014
- ↑ KHON2, "Schatz wins after final precincts vote in primary election," accessed August 16, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii.gov, "Elections" accessed July 17, 2013
- ↑ Hawaii.gov, "Primary Results," accessed August 16, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "August 9 Primary Results," accessed August 16, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Politico, "Colleen Hanabusa cites ‘irregularities’ in Hawaii vote," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Hanabusa files lawsuit to delay Friday election," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "Colleen Hanabusa makeup vote protest rejected," August 14, 2014
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