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Hawaii state executive official elections, 2014

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Two state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Hawaii. The general election took place on November 4, 2014, following a primary on August 9.

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.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

The following offices were elected in 2014 in Hawaii:

In addition to candidate lists and election results, this page includes information about important dates, how the state's executive branch is organized, as well as links to articles about recent news in races across the state.

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held two of the two state executive seats up for election in 2014 in Hawaii.

Hawaii State Executives -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 4, 2014 After the 2014 Election
     Democratic Party 2 2
     Republican Party 0 0
Total 2 2







Candidates by office

Office Incumbent Assumed Office Incumbent running? General Election Candidates 2015 Winner Partisan Switch?
Governor Neil Abercrombie
Neil Abercrombie.jpg		 2010 Yes Republican Party Duke Aiona
Democratic Party David Ige
Libertarian Party Jeff Davis
Grey.png Mufi Hannemann		 Democratic Party David Ige No
Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui
Shan Tsutsui.jpg		 2010 Yes[3] Democratic Party Shan Tsutsui
Republican Party Elwin Ahu
Grey.png Les Chang
Libertarian Party Cindy Marlin		 Democratic Party Shan Tsutsui No


Primary results

Governor

Democratic primary - August 9, 2014

Governor of Hawaii, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Ige 67.4% 157,050
Neil Abercrombie Incumbent 31.5% 73,507
Van Tanabe 1.1% 2,622
Total Votes 233,179
Election results via Hawaii Division of Elections.

Republican primary - August 9, 2014

Governor of Hawaii, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDuke Aiona 97.2% 41,832
Stuart Gregory 1.5% 640
Charles Collins 1.3% 580
Total Votes 43,052
Election results via Hawaii Division of Elections.

Lieutenant Governor

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.

Republican primary - August 9, 2014

Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngElwin Ahu 70.6% 27,678
Kimo Sutton 29.4% 11,511
Total Votes 39,189
Election results via Hawaii Division of Elections.

General election results

The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Ige/Shan Tsutsui 49.5% 181,065
     Republican Duke Aiona/Elwin Ahu 37.1% 135,742
     Independent Mufi Hannemann/Les Chang 11.7% 42,925
     Libertarian Jeff Davis/Cindy Marlin 1.7% 6,393
Total Votes 366,125
Election results via Hawaii Office of Elections

Voter turnout

Political scientist Michael McDonald's United States Elections Project studied voter turnout in the 2014 election by looking at the percentage of eligible voters who headed to the polls. McDonald used voting-eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4. He also incorporated ballots cast for the highest office in each state into his calculation. He estimated that 81,687,059 ballots were cast in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 35.9 percent of the VEP.[4] By comparison, 61.6 percent of VEP voted in the 2008 presidential election and 58.2 percent of VEP voted in the 2012 presidential election.[5]

Quick facts

  • According to PBS Newshour, voter turnout in the 2014 midterms was the lowest since the 1942 midterms, which took place during the nation's involvement in World War II.[6]
  • Forty-three states and the District of Columbia did not surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.
  • The three states with the lowest turnout according to McDonald's analysis were Texas (28.3 percent), Tennessee (28.6 percent), and Indiana (28.8 percent).
  • Maine (58.5 percent), Wisconsin (56.5 percent), and Colorado (54.5 percent) were the three states with the highest turnout.
  • Twelve states increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.[7]

Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.

Key deadlines

Deadline Event
June 3, 2014 Filing deadline
August 9, 2014 Primary election
November 4, 2014 General election
December 1, 2014 Inauguration day for state executive officials in general election

State executive organization

Executive officials in Hawaii are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of Hawaii's state government:

Hawaii exec org chart.png

Ballotpedia reports

To learn more about developments in these races, check out the following news articles from Ballotpedia:

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Hawaii + State + Executive +-Obama + Elections"

Hawaii state executive elections, 2014 News Feed

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 19, 2024
  2. ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Hawaii Revised Statutes §12-31," accessed July 19, 2024
  3. ↑ Star Advertiser "Tsutsui announces run to keep lieutenant governor's seat" accessed June 14, 2013
  4. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," November 7, 2014
  5. ↑ TIME, "Voter Turnout in Midterm Elections Hits 72-Year Low," November 10, 2014
  6. ↑ PBS, "2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years," November 10, 2014
  7. ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Midterm Turnout Down in 2014," November 5, 2014


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