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Sam Puletasi (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Hawaii gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

Sylvia Luke defeated Seaula Tupai in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Sylvia Luke (D)
 
63.2
 
261,025
Image of Seaula Tupai
Seaula Tupai (R) Candidate Connection
 
36.8
 
152,237

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 413,262
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Sylvia Luke
 
36.2
 
87,797
Image of Ikaika Anderson
Ikaika Anderson
 
27.8
 
67,462
Image of Keith Amemiya
Keith Amemiya
 
23.6
 
57,199
Image of Sherry Menor-McNamara
Sherry Menor-McNamara
 
10.5
 
25,349
Image of Sam Puletasi
Sam Puletasi
 
1.0
 
2,328
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Daniel Cunningham
 
0.9
 
2,215

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 242,350
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

Seaula Tupai defeated Rob Burns and Tae Kim in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Seaula Tupai Candidate Connection
 
53.6
 
35,798
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Rob Burns
 
34.6
 
23,121
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Tae Kim
 
11.8
 
7,911

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 66,830
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

No candidate advanced from the primary.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Charles Keoho
 
100.0
 
1,030

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,030
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Aloha Aina Party primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Ed Case defeated Cam Cavasso, Michelle Rose Tippens, Zachary Burd, and Calvin Griffin in the general election for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Ed Case (D)
 
73.1
 
134,650
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Cam Cavasso (R)
 
23.1
 
42,498
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Michelle Rose Tippens (L)
 
1.9
 
3,498
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Zachary Burd (G)
 
1.2
 
2,214
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Calvin Griffin (Nonpartisan)
 
0.7
 
1,351

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 184,211
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Ed Case
 
40.0
 
47,482
Image of Doug Chin
Doug Chin Candidate Connection
 
25.5
 
30,283
Image of Donna Kim
Donna Kim
 
18.2
 
21,554
Image of Kaniela Ing
Kaniela Ing
 
6.3
 
7,531
Image of Beth Fukumoto
Beth Fukumoto
 
6.3
 
7,473
Image of Ernest Y. Martin
Ernest Y. Martin
 
3.2
 
3,827
Image of Sam Puletasi
Sam Puletasi
 
0.4
 
519

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 118,669
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Cam Cavasso defeated Raymond Vinole in the Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
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Cam Cavasso
 
81.8
 
10,552
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Raymond Vinole
 
18.2
 
2,340

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,892
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Calvin Griffin defeated John Cipolla in the primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Calvin Griffin
 
58.7
 
266
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John Cipolla
 
41.3
 
187

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 453
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Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Zachary Burd advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Zachary Burd
 
100.0
 
173

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 173
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Michelle Rose Tippens advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Michelle Rose Tippens
 
100.0
 
150

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 150
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2016

See also: Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 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][2][3]

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngColleen 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


U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngColleen 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

2014

See also: Hawaii lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Puletasi ran for election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. Puletasi sought the Democratic nomination in the primary on August 9.[4] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Democratic primary - August 9, 2014

Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngShan Tsutsui Incumbent 53.7% 120,779
Clayton Hee 36.1% 81,255
Mary Zanakis 8.1% 18,174
Miles Shiratori 1.2% 2,593
Sam Puletasi 0.9% 2,126
Total Votes 224,927
Election results via Hawaii Division of Elections.

Polls

Hawaii Lieutenant Governor, Democratic Primary
Poll Shan Tsutsui* Clayton HeeMary ZanakisMiles ShiratoriUndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Hawaii News Now Poll
July 2014		 36%34%7%2%21%+/-4.6458
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

2012

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2012

Puletasi ran in the 2012 election for Hawaii House of Representatives District 40. Puletasi was defeated by Chris Kalani Manabat in the Democratic primary on August 11, 2012.[5][6]

Hawaii House of Representatives, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Kalani Manabat 28.9% 783
Rose Martinez 21.5% 582
Romy Mindo 20.4% 553
Kurt Fevella 18.6% 503
Sam Puletasi 5.3% 144
Joe Rattner 5.2% 141
Total Votes 2,706

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Sam Puletasi campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Lieutenant Governor of HawaiiLost primary$75 $75
2018U.S. House Hawaii District 1Lost primary$0 N/A**
2014Lieutenant Governor of HawaiiLost $801 N/A**
2012Hawaii House of Representatives District 40Lost $0 N/A**
2010Hawaii Senate District 20Lost $550 N/A**
Grand total$1,426 $75
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates," accessed June 8, 2016
    2. ↑ The Hill, "Rep. Mark Takai dies at 49," July 20, 2016
    3. ↑ Politico, "Hawaii House Races Results," August 13, 2016
    4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named candlist
    5. ↑ civilbeat.com, " Unofficial 2012 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 24, 2014
    6. ↑ Hawaii Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
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