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2008 Honolulu mayoral election

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2008 Honolulu mayoral election

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4 November 2008 (runoff)
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Candidate Mufi Hannemann Ann Kobayashi Panos Prevedouros
First round 80,260
49.39%
49,020
30.17%
28,782
17.71%
Runoff 172,798
57.90%
125,626
42.10%
Eliminated

Mayor before election

Mufi Hannemann
Democratic

Elected mayor

Mufi Hannemann
Democratic

The 2008 Honolulu mayoral election was held between 20 September and 4 November 2008 in order to elect the Mayor of Honolulu. Incumbent Mayor Mufi Hannemann was re-elected after a run-off against Ann Kobayashi.[1]

General Election

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Since no candidate had received 50% of the vote in the first round on 20 September 2008, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers on 4 November 2008.[2]

Results

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First round

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Results[3]
Candidate Votes %
Mufi Hannemann (incumbent) 80,260 49.39
Ann Kobayashi 49,020 30.17
Panos Prevedouros 28,782 17.71
Jacqueline R. Maly 1,541 0.95
George Nitta Jr. 1,398 0.86
Daniel H. Cunningham 737 0.45
Cameron M. Datanagan 341 0.21
Paul A. Manner 223 0.14
Donavon D. Kambel 197 0.12
Total votes 162,499 100.00

Runoff

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Results
Candidate Votes %
Mufi Hannemann (incumbent) 172,798 57.90
Ann Kobayashi 125,626 42.10
Total votes 298,424 100.00

References

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  1. ^ Candidate for Mayor for City and County of Honolulu
  2. ^ Boylan, Peter (September 16, 2008). "Hawaii rail project motivated Kobayashi's run for mayor". The Honolulu Advertiser. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Mayor of Honolulu - Initial Election". ourcampaigns.com. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2023.