Peter Carlisle
Peter Carlisle was a candidate for the mayor of Honolulu in Hawaii. He was defeated in the primary election on August 13, 2016. Carlisle previously served as the mayor of Honolulu from 2010 to 2012.[1]
Biography
Carlisle received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1974 and a J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1977. was Honolulu's prosecuting attorney from 1997 to 2010. He won a special election in 2010 to succeed Mufi Hannemann as mayor of the city. In his bid for re-election in 2012, he took third in the primary behind Ben Cayetano and Kirk Caldwell. After leaving office in 2012, he became a partner at the law firm O’Connor Playdon & Guben.[1][2]
Campaign themes
2016
Carlisle's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Rail
- Excerpt: "Mayor Carlisle has consistently supported an elevated rail project from Kapolei to Ala Moana and beyond as a key to Honolulu’s transportation future."
Ethics
- Excerpt: "Carlisle feels it is disgraceful and shameful that the city ethics director was booted out of Honolulu Hale during the current administration."
Elections
2016
The city of Honolulu, Hawaii, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 13, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was June 7, 2016. Five of the nine city council seats were up for election. The following candidates ran in the Mayor of Honolulu primary election.[4]
| Mayor of Honolulu, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kirk Caldwell Incumbent |
44.61% | 74,062 |
| Charles Djou |
43.69% | 72,532 |
| Peter Carlisle | 9.36% | 15,539 |
| Lillian Lai Lam Wang Hong | 0.69% | 1,140 |
| Ernest Caravalho | 0.47% | 781 |
| Ronald Hochuli | 0.38% | 635 |
| Kurt Baker | 0.22% | 360 |
| Lawrence Friedman | 0.21% | 346 |
| Mike Powers | 0.19% | 317 |
| Tim Garry | 0.13% | 210 |
| Zachary Burd | 0.06% | 97 |
| Total Votes | 166,019 | |
| Source: Hawaii.gov, "Primary Election Official Results," accessed November 28, 2016 | ||
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See also
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Municipal elections in Honolulu, Hawaii (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
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