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Lei Sharsh-Davis
Lei Sharsh-Davis ran for election for an at-large seat of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Sharsh-Davis lost in the primary on August 11, 2018.
Sharsh-Davis was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Hawaii.[1] Sharsh-Davis was defeated by Colleen Hanabusa in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2016.[2] Sharsh-Davis was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 31 of the Hawaii House of Representatives. She ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Waihee IV (Nonpartisan) | 22.1 | 147,025 | |
| ✔ |  | Lei Ahu Isa (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 116,354 |
| ✔ |  | Brendon Kalei'aina Lee (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 106,131 |
 | William Aila (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 103,611 | |
| Rowena Akana (Nonpartisan) | 15.2 | 101,196 | ||
 | Faye Hanohano (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 91,508 | |
| Total votes: 665,825 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Office of Hawaiian Affairs At-large Trustee on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Waihee IV (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 74,203 | |
| ✔ | | Lei Ahu Isa (Nonpartisan) | 12.3 | 53,063 |
| ✔ | Rowena Akana (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 50,607 | |
| ✔ | | William Aila (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 44,168 |
| ✔ | | Faye Hanohano (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 35,488 |
| ✔ | | Brendon Kalei'aina Lee (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 33,964 |
| Makana Paris (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 25,439 | ||
 | Pohai Ryan (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 23,866 | |
| Keali'I Makekau (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 23,377 | ||
| Alvin Akina (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 19,561 | ||
| Landen Paikai (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 17,100 | ||
| Marc Kalai Pa'aluhi (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 9,821 | ||
 | Lei Sharsh-Davis (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 7,750 | |
| C. Kaui Jochanan Amsterdam (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 7,376 | ||
| Kali Puuohau (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 6,141 | ||
| Total votes: 431,924 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Mark Takai (D) did not seek re-election in 2016. The seat was vacant following Takai's death from pancreatic cancer on July 20, 2016. Colleen Hanabusa (D) defeated Shirlene Ostrov (R), Alan Yim (L), and Calvin Griffin (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hanabusa defeated six other Democratic candidates in the primary on August 13, 2016.[1][3][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Colleen Hanabusa |
71.9% | 145,417 | |
| Republican | Shirlene Ostrov | 22.7% | 45,958 | |
| Libertarian | Alan Yim | 3.3% | 6,601 | |
| Independent | Calvin Griffin | 2.2% | 4,381 | |
| Total Votes | 202,357 | |||
| Source: Hawaii Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Colleen Hanabusa |
80.4% | 74,022 | ||
| Lei Ahu Isa | 12.5% | 11,518 | ||
| Howard Kim | 3% | 2,750 | ||
| Javier Ocasio | 1.2% | 1,117 | ||
| Sam Puletas | 1.1% | 1,036 | ||
| Lei Sharsh-Davis | 1% | 915 | ||
| Steve Tataii | 0.8% | 737 | ||
| Total Votes | 92,095 | |||
| Source: Hawaii Secretary of State |
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2014
Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Lei Sharsh was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Aaron Ling Johanson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Johanson defeated Sharsh in the general election.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Aaron Ling Johanson Incumbent |
71.8% | 3,698 | |
| Democratic | Lei Sharsh | 28.2% | 1,450 | |
| Total Votes | 5,148 | |||
2012
Sharsh ran in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 31. Sharsh defeated Danny Villaruz and Lynne Gutierrez in the August 11 Democratic primary and was defeated by District 32 incumbent Aaron Johanson (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Aaron Johanson Incumbent |
65.2% | 4,017 | |
| Democratic | Lei Sharsh | 34.8% | 2,143 | |
| Total Votes | 6,160 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Lei Sharsh |
39.6% | 1,020 |
| Lynne Gutierrez | 37.5% | 967 |
| Danny Villaruz | 23% | 592 |
| Total Votes | 2,579 | |
2010
Lei Sharsh defeated Randy Swindell and Danny Villaruz in the September 18 primary, and lost to Aaron Johanson (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10]
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Sharsh-Davis' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Lei Sharsh-Davis' campaign website, http://www.leisharsh-davis.com/issues.html | ||
See also
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- Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees election, 2018
- United States House of Representatives
- Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
- Hawaii's 1st Congressional District
- Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees
- Campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hawaii Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Hawaii House Races Results," August 13, 2016
- ↑ The Hill, "Rep. Mark Takai dies at 49," July 20, 2016
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 12, 2014
- ↑ civilbeat.com, " Unofficial 2012 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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