United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2016
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November 8, 2016 |
August 13, 2016 |
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Cook Political Report: Solid D[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2] Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe D[3] |
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Voters in Hawaii elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Hawaii's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Brian Schatz (D) defeated John Carroll (R), Michael Kokoski (L), Joy Allison (Constitution Party), and John Giuffre (American Shopping Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Schatz defeated Makani Christensen, Tutz Honeychurch, Arturo Reyes, and Miles Shiratori in the Democratic primary, while Carroll defeated Karla Gottschalk, Eddie Pirkowski, and John Roco to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 13, 2016.[4][5]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.
Hawaii utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: The election filled the Class 3 Senate seat held by Brian Schatz (D). He was first elected in 2014.
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Brian Schatz Incumbent |
73.6% | 306,604 | |
| Republican | John Carroll | 22.2% | 92,653 | |
| Constitution | Joy Allison | 2.2% | 9,103 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Kokoski | 1.6% | 6,809 | |
| American Shopping | John Giuffre | 0.3% | 1,393 | |
| Total Votes | 416,562 | |||
| Source: Hawaii Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Brian Schatz Incumbent |
86.2% | 162,905 | ||
| Makani Christensen | 6.3% | 11,899 | ||
| Miles Shiratori | 4.6% | 8,620 | ||
| Arturo Reyes | 2% | 3,820 | ||
| Tutz Honeychurch | 1% | 1,815 | ||
| Total Votes | 189,059 | |||
| Source: Hawaii Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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John Carroll |
74.6% | 26,749 | ||
| John Roco | 11% | 3,956 | ||
| Karla Gottschalk | 8.5% | 3,045 | ||
| Eddie Pirkowski | 5.9% | 2,115 | ||
| Total Votes | 35,865 | |||
| Source: Hawaii Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Brian Schatz  John Carroll Michael Kokoski Joy Allison John Giuffre |
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Primary candidates:[8] |
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Democratic Makani Christensen[4] Tutz Honeychurch[4] Arturo Reyes[4] Miles Shiratori[4] |
Republican Karla Gottschalk[4] Eddie Pirkowski[4] John Roco[4] |
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Third Party/Other Joy Allison (Constitution Party)[4] John Giuffre (American Shopping Party)[4] |
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Withdrew: Charles Collins (R)[10] |
Election history
2014
On November 4, 2014, Brian Schatz (D) defeated Cam Cavasso (R) for the United States Senate seat in the general election. Before the election, Schatz was appointed to the seat following the death of Daniel Inouye (D).
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Brian Schatz Incumbent |
66.8% | 246,770 | |
| Republican | Cam Cavasso | 26.5% | 97,983 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Kokoski | 2.4% | 8,936 | |
| Total Votes | 353,689 | |||
| Source: State of Hawaii, Secretary of State | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Mazie Hirono |
61.7% | 269,489 | |
| Republican | Linda Lingle | 36.8% | 160,994 | |
| N/A | Blank Votes | 1.5% | 6,599 | |
| Total Votes | 437,082 | |||
| Source: Hawaii Office of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Hawaii elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Hawaii in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| February 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Candidate nomination papers are available for pick-up from state elections office or county elections officials | |
| February 25, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for petition to form new political party (party rules and a list of officers must also be submitted at this time) | |
| June 7, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for filing nomination papers | |
| July 14, 2016 | Campaign finance | First preliminary primary report due | |
| July 22, 2016 | Campaign finance | Candidate financial disclosure forms due (state candidates) | |
| August 3, 2016 | Campaign finance | Second preliminary primary report due | |
| August 10, 2016 | Campaign finance | Primary election late contributions report due | |
| August 13, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| September 2, 2016 | Campaign finance | Final primary report due | |
| September 2, 2016 | Campaign finance | Expense report on use of public funds in primary election due | |
| October 31, 2016 | Campaign finance | Preliminary general election report due | |
| November 7, 2016 | Campaign finance | General election late contributions report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance | Final election period report due | |
| December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance | Expense report on use of public funds in general election due | |
| December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance | Last day to file final primary and general application for public funds | |
| January 31, 2017 | Campaign finance | Final day to submit supplemental report on deficit/surplus funds | |
| Source: Hawaii Office of Elections, "2016 Election Calendar," accessed June 5, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2016
- United States Senate elections, 2016
- Mazie Hirono
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 Senate Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 Senate," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "Senate Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Hawaii Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Hawaii Senate Races Results," August 13, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Hawaii Revised Statutes §12-31," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Facebook, "Michael Kokoski for U.S. Senate," accessed June 5, 2016
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, January 25, 2015
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
