Mayoral election in Honolulu, Hawaii (2024)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 4, 2024 |
| Primary election: August 10, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 (canceled) |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Honolulu, Hawaii, was expected to hold a general election for mayor on November 5, 2024. The election was canceled after Mayor Rick Blangiardi received more than 50% of the vote in the August 10 primary election. The filing deadline for this election was June 4, 2024.
As of 2024, Honolulu had term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors could serve two consecutive four-year terms and could run again after a four year break.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Honolulu
Incumbent Rick Blangiardi won election outright against Choon James, David Bourgoin, and Karl Dicks in the primary for Mayor of Honolulu on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rick Blangiardi (Nonpartisan) | 78.0 | 125,076 |
 | Choon James (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 23,087 | |
| David Bourgoin (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 6,231 | ||
 | Karl Dicks (Nonpartisan)  | 3.7 | 5,908 | |
| Total votes: 160,302 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kent Roller (Nonpartisan)
- Alexander Schoolov (Nonpartisan)
- Ku Lono Cuadra (Nonpartisan)
- David D.W. Asing (Nonpartisan)
- Zachary Burd (Nonpartisan)
- Carlos De Vito-Cromwell (Nonpartisan)
- Reginald Nakamoto (Nonpartisan)
- Kevin Pila (Nonpartisan)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Hawaii elections, 2024
August 10, 2024
- United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2024
- Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees election, 2024
- Hawaii State Senate elections, 2024
- Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2024
- City elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2024
- Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees election, 2024
- Hawaii State Senate elections, 2024
- Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Hawaii Judicial Appointments and Confirmations Amendment (2024)
- Hawaii Remove Legislature Authority to Limit Marriage to Opposite-Sex Couples Amendment (2024)
- City elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2024)
- Honolulu, Hawaii, Question 1, Climate Resiliency Fund Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Honolulu, Hawaii, Question 2, Department of Emergency Management Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Honolulu, Hawaii, Question 3, Ocean Safety Commission Charter Amendment (November 2024)
- Honolulu, Hawaii, Question 4, Rules for City Council Salary Changes Charter Amendment (November 2024)
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Mayoral partisanship
Thirty-four of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections in 2024. Once mayors elected in 2024, assumed office Democrats held 65 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans 25, Libertarians held one, independents held two, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Three mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.
The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2024:[1]
- Anchorage, Alaska: Nonpartisan Suzanne LaFrance defeated incumbent Republican David Bronson in the runoff election on May 14. LaFrance assumed office on July 1.
- Tulsa, Oklahoma: Democrat Monroe Nichols was elected to succeed Republican G. T. Bynum on November 5. Nichols assumed office on December 1.
- Las Vegas, Nevada: Democrat Shelley Berkley was elected to succeed nonpartisan Carolyn Goodman on November 5. Berkley assumed office on December 4.
- Scottsdale, Arizona: Republican Lisa Borowsky defeated incumbent Independent David Ortega on November 5. Borowsky assumed office on January 14, 2025.
- Stockton, California: Democrat Christina Fugazi was elected to succeed Republican Kevin Lincoln II on November 5. Fugazi assumed office on January 1, 2025.
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Republican Sid Edwards defeated incumbent Democrat Sharon Weston Broome on December 7. Edwards assumed office on January 1, 2025.
- San Antonio, Texas: On September 14, 2024, The San Antonio Express-News reported that mayor Ron Nirenberg, who had previously called himself an independent, had announced that he was a Democrat.[2]
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About the city
- See also: Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is a city in Hawaii. It is a consolidated city-county with Honolulu County. The city-county includes the city of Honolulu, the rest of the island of Oahu, and the northwestern Hawaiian Islands, with the exception of the Midway Islands which are controlled by the federal government.[3] As of 2020, its population was 350,964.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Honolulu uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[4]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Honolulu, Hawaii | ||
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| Honolulu | Hawaii | |
| Population | 350,964 | 1,455,271 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 60 | 6,422 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 16.9% | 24.1% |
| Black/African American | 2% | 1.9% |
| Asian | 53.1% | 37.6% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 8.3% | 10.4% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.4% |
| Multiple | 18.6% | 24.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.2% | 10.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.8% | 92.5% |
| College graduation rate | 37.8% | 33.6% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $72,454 | $83,173 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.7% | 9.3% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ As of January 7, 2025, the party affiliation of one mayor elected in 2024 was unknown. Ballotpedia contacted El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson's campaign in December to inquire about his party affiliation and had not yet received a reply. As incumbent Oscar Leeser was a Democrat, this decreased the net gain for Democrats from two to one.
- ↑ [San Antonio Express-News, "‘I’m a Democrat’: Mayor Ron Nirenberg campaigns for Kamala Harris, embraces party label," September 14, 2024]
- ↑ Hawaii.gov, "Hawaii," accessed August 6, 2019
- ↑ Honolulu City Charter, Sec. 1.103, 3.101, 5.103, accessed October 21, 2014
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