Robert Nagamine

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Robert Nagamine

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Republican Party

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Last election

August 8, 2020

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Robert Nagamine (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 8, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 8 Republican primary)

Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 8 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kaiali'i Kahele (D)	63.0	171,517
		Joseph Akana (R)	30.9	84,027
		Michelle Rose Tippens (L)	2.5	6,785
		Jonathan Hoomanawanui (Aloha Aina Party)	2.4	6,453
		Ron Burrus (Nonpartisan)	1.0	2,659
		John Giuffre (American Shopping Party)	0.2	661

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272,102
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Kaiali'i Kahele defeated Brian Evans, Brenda Lee, and Noelle Famera in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kaiali'i Kahele	76.5	100,841
		Brian Evans	9.4	12,337
	Submit photo	Brenda Lee	8.1	10,694
		Noelle Famera	6.1	7,992

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 131,864
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Cornejo (D)
• Ryan Meza (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Akana	44.1	15,107
		Elise Hatsuko Kaneshiro	15.4	5,294
	Submit photo	David Hamman	10.0	3,430
	Submit photo	Robert Nagamine	8.4	2,887
	Submit photo	Nicholas Love	7.6	2,616
		Steven Bond	6.5	2,218
	Submit photo	Felipe San Nicolas	4.3	1,465
		Karla Gottschalk	2.8	953
	Submit photo	Raymond Quel	0.9	305

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,275
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Ron Burrus defeated Byron McCorriston in the primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ron Burrus	59.2	1,308
	Submit photo	Byron McCorriston	40.8	901

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,209
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Aloha Aina Party primary election

Aloha Aina Party primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Jonathan Hoomanawanui advanced from the Aloha Aina Party primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jonathan Hoomanawanui	100.0	3,423

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,423
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American Shopping Party primary election

American Shopping Party primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

John Giuffre advanced from the American Shopping Party primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Giuffre	100.0	134

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 134
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Michelle Rose Tippens advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Rose Tippens	100.0	1,014

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,014
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2016

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Hawaii State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Laura Thielen defeated Robert Nagamine in the Hawaii State Senate District 25 general election.

Hawaii State Senate, District 25 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Laura Thielen Incumbent	67.36%	14,212
	Republican	Robert Nagamine	32.64%	6,886
Total Votes				21,098
Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections

Incumbent Laura Thielen ran unopposed in the Hawaii State Senate District 25 Democratic primary.

Hawaii State Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Laura Thielen Incumbent (unopposed)

Robert Nagamine defeated Heather Dozier in the Hawaii State Senate District 25 Republican primary.

Hawaii State Senate, District 25 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Robert Nagamine	65.02%	1,610
	Republican	Heather Dozier	34.98%	866
Total Votes				2,476

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Campaign themes

2020

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2016

Nagamine's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	The number one thing that has motivated me to run is the need to make tomorrow great for our children and grandchildren. We want to leave our children with the best Hawaii possible. If elected, I will work vigorously to find solutions to the challenges in our district. I see strengthening the Ohana, our families, as a priority, since families make up a huge percentage of our district. The extended family members are also important, as I have been taught: "People are our greatest asset." Though our Hawaii Nei, beloved Hawaii, is such a beautiful and world-class place to live, it is also very expensive to live here. We need to improve the quality of life by curbing homelessness, crime and reduce wasteful government spending. I am also interested in addressing additional issues that affect our people in the community, including education and the environment.	”
—Robert Nagamine,

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Footnotes

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Hawaii's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mazie Hirono (D)

Brian Schatz (D)

Representatives

District 1

Ed Case (D)

District 2

Jill Tokuda (D)

Democratic Party (4)