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Municipal elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2018)

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2018 Honolulu elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 5, 2018
Primary election: August 11, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 4
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2018
The city of Honolulu, Hawaii, held general elections for city council on November 6, 2018. The primary was on August 11, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was June 5, 2018.

Elections

City council

District 2

Primary election

Primary candidates

District 4

General election

Note: The results of this election were invalidated by the Hawaii Supreme Court. A special election to fill the seat was held on April 13, 2019.[1][2]

General election candidates

Primary election

Primary candidates


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District 6

Primary election

Primary candidates


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District 8

General election

General election candidates


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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Hawaii elections, 2018

Municipal partisanship

Once mayors elected in 2018 assumed office, Democrats held mayorships in 61 of the 100 largest cities in the country. Out of the twenty-five mayoral elections that were held in 2018 in the 100 largest cities, two party changes occurred. In the election in Lexington, Kentucky, Republican Linda Gorton won the seat, replacing former Democratic Mayor Jim Gray. In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Republican Bob Dyer won the seat, replacing former independent Mayor Louis Jones. Click here to learn more.

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 2010, its population was 337,256.

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
Honolulu Hawaii
Population 337,256 1,360,301
Land area (sq mi) 60 6,422
Race and ethnicity**
White 17.2% 25%
Black/African American 2% 1.8%
Asian 53.2% 37.8%
Native American 0.1% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 8% 10.1%
Other (single race) 0.9% 1.2%
Multiple 18.4% 23.9%
Hispanic/Latino 7.3% 10.5%
Education
High school graduation rate 89% 92%
College graduation rate 37.2% 33%
Income
Median household income $71,465 $81,275
Persons below poverty level 10.6% 9.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Hawaii. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Hawaii with 62.2 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 30 percent. In presidential elections between 1960 and 2016, Hawaii voted Democratic 86.67 percent of the time and Republican 13.33 percent of the time. The only presidential elections from 1960 to 2016 where Hawaii voted for the Republican candidate were the elections in 1972 and 1984. Richard Nixon (R) and Ronald Reagan (R), respectively, won nearly every state in those elections.[5] Hawaii voted Democratic in every presidential election from 2000 to 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Hawaii. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[6][7]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won all 51 state House districts in Hawaii with an average margin of victory of 42.9 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won all 51 state House districts in Hawaii with an average margin of victory of 31.7 points. Six of those districts were controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii Municipal government Other local coverage
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