Kelly Puamailani Kitashima
Kelly Puamailani Kitashima (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Hawaii State Senate to represent District 16. She lost in the special general election on November 3, 2020.
Puamailani Kitashima ran for election to the Honolulu City Council to represent District 8 in Hawaii. Puamailani Kitashima lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2020
A special election for Hawaii State Senate District 16 was called for November 3, 2020. The candidate filing deadline was September 5, 2020.[1]
The special election was called after Breene Harimoto (D) died on June 18, 2020.[2] Bennette Misalucha (D) was appointed to the seat by Gov. David Ige (D) on July 9, 2020.[3]
General election
Special general election for Hawaii State Senate District 16
Incumbent Bennette Misalucha defeated Kelly Puamailani Kitashima in the special general election for Hawaii State Senate District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bennette Misalucha (D) | 52.7 | 11,508 |
 | Kelly Puamailani Kitashima (R) | 47.3 | 10,335 | |
| Total votes: 21,843 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lance Tashima (Nonpartisan)
2018
See also: Municipal elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2018)
General election
General election for Honolulu City Council District 8
Incumbent Brandon Elefante defeated Kelly Puamailani Kitashima in the general election for Honolulu City Council District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brandon Elefante (Nonpartisan) | 54.9 | 14,413 |
| Kelly Puamailani Kitashima (Nonpartisan) | 45.1 | 11,858 | |
| Total votes: 26,271 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kelly Puamailani Kitashima did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawaii.gov, "State Senate District 16 Proclamation," accessed September 29, 2020
- ↑ Honolulu Star-Advertiser, "State Sen. Breene Harimoto dies after bout with cancer," June 19, 2020
- ↑ State of Hawaii Governor's Office, "Governor's office - news release - Gov. Ige appoints Bennette Misalucha to state senate seat," July 9, 2020
