2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election
Country:Hawaii
Type:presidential
Ongoing:Yes
Previous Election:2006 Hawaii gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2006
Next Election:2014 Hawaii gubernatorial election
Next Year:2014
Election Date:November 2, 2010
Image1:File:Neil Abercrombie (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Neil Abercrombie
Running Mate1:Brian Schatz
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:222,724
Percentage1:57.8%
Nominee2:Duke Aiona
Running Mate2:Lynn Finnegan
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:157,311
Percentage2:40.8%
Map Size:310px
Governor
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Neil Abercrombie
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the next Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. Incumbent Republican Governor Linda Lingle was term-limited and not eligible to run for re-election. The Democratic Party nominated Neil Abercrombie, and the Republican Party nominated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona. In the election, Abercrombie won and was sworn in as the state's 7th Governor on December 6, 2010.[1] Aiona later unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Hawaii in 2014 and 2022.

As of 2023, this was the last time the Republican candidate for governor received over 40% of the vote in Hawaii.

This marked the first time since the 1966 election that both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii were white.

Primary results

Democratic

Polling

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Honolulu Star-AdvertiserAugust 10–17, 2010 align=center49%44%8%
Mason DixonJanuary 8–12, 2010 align=center37%34%29%
Research 2000June 15–17, 2009 align=center42%22%36%

Republican

Non-partisan

Free Energy Party

Lieutenant governor primary

Eleven candidates ran for their political parties' nominations in the lieutenant governor primary election on September 18: seven Democrats, two Republicans, one independent, and one Free Energy Party candidate.[1]

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Free Energy Party

Independent

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Cook Political Report[7] October 14, 2010
Rothenberg[8] October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics[9] November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] October 28, 2010
CQ Politics[11] October 28, 2010

Polling

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width='100'Duke
Aiona (R)
Public Policy PollingOctober 2–3, 2010 align=center49%47%
Honolulu Star-AdvertiserAugust 10–17, 2010 align=center53%41%
Rasmussen ReportsJune 24, 2010 align=center58%32%
Rasmussen ReportsMarch 24, 2010 align=center54%31%
Mason DixonJanuary 8–12, 2010 align=center43%34%
Research 2000June 15–17, 2009 align=center45%36%

Candidates

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

External links

Official campaign websites (Archived)

Notes and References

  1. News: Herbert A.. Sample. 11 vying for Hawaii's second highest post. . . 2010-09-15 . 2010-09-17.
  2. News: Abercrombie kicks off run for governor. The Honolulu Advertiser. Derrick. DePledge. March 9, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090313012732/http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090309/NEWS03/903090317/1001. March 13, 2009.
  3. News: Off and running; Gubernatorial hopefuls punch, counterpunch as the state's election filing deadline passes . Derrick . DePledge . July 21, 2010. . 2013-02-09.
  4. http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090204/BREAKING01/90204035/-1 Aiona leads money race for 2010 governor's seat
  5. Web site: Physician Profile on Dr. Thomas Pollard . HealthGrades web site . December 3, 2010 .
  6. Web site: About Adrienne . Adrienne King Lieutenant Governor web site . December 9, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707084438/http://adriennesking.com/page/about-adrienne . July 7, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
  7. Web site: 2010 Governors Race Ratings . https://web.archive.org/web/20101028141343/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php . dead . October 28, 2010 . . October 28, 2010.
  8. Web site: Governor Ratings . . October 28, 2010.
  9. Web site: 2010 Governor Races . . October 28, 2010.
  10. Web site: THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS . . October 28, 2010.
  11. Web site: Race Ratings Chart: Governor . . October 28, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005231611/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor . October 5, 2010 .