2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
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The 2010 congressional elections in Hawaii will be held on November 4, 2010 to determine who was to represent the state of Hawaii in the United States House of Representatives for the 112th Congress from January 2011, until their terms of office expire in January 2013.
Hawaii has two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms. The election coincided with the 2010 gubernatorial election.
District 1
Special
This district had been represented by Democrat Neil Abercrombie since 1991. Abercrombie announced that he would run for Governor of Hawaii, rather than run for reelection.[1] His resignation on February 28 triggered a special election that was held on May 22 to fill the final seven months of his term that ends in January 2011.[2]
Ed Case, a Blue Dog Democrat who represented the 2nd district between 2002 and 2007, ran for the open seat.[3] Colleen Hanabusa, the current President of the Hawaii Senate, also ran as a Democrat.[4]
Republican Charles Djou, a Honolulu city councilman, won the special election on May 22, 2010, thus marking the first time since 1990 that a Republican has served the district.
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Having won the special election, Republican Djou is also running to win a full term in the general election, as no other candidates has announced plans to oppose him in the Republican primary.[5]
He will face Democratic challenger Colleen Hanabusa, since Case dropped his bid for general election on May 31.[6] A poll conducted 7/26-27 showed Djou leading Hanabusa 50% to 42%. [7] The Cook Political Report rates the election as a toss-up.[8]
- HI - District 1 from OurCampaigns.com
- Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets.org
- 2010 Hawaii - 1st District from CQ Politics
- Race profile at The New York Times
District 2
This district has been represented by Democrat Mazie Hirono since 2007. She is being challenged by the winner of the GOP Primary, John Willoughby, Libertarian Patric R. Brock, and Independent Andrew Von Sonn. Hirono was last re-elected in 2008 with about 70% of the vote.[9]
- HI - District 2 from OurCampaigns.com
- Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets.org
- 2010 Hawaii - 2nd District from CQ Politics
- Race profile at The New York Times
References
- ^ Derrick DePledge (March 9, 2009). "Abercrombie kicks off run for governor". The Honolulu Advertiser.
- ^ "Hawaii's all-mail congressional election set for May 22". The Honolulu Advertiser. Associated Press. March 2, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ^ Rachel Kapochunas (March 29, 2009). "Hawaii's Case Decides to Run for Congress, Not Governor". CQ Politics. Congressional Quarterly.
- ^ Richard Borreca (October 1, 2009). "Hanabusa to enter race for Congress against Case". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ "Charles Djou Will Run For Congress in 2010". KGMB9.com. November 15, 2008.
- ^ "Case Ends Primary Bid in Hawaii - The Eye (CQ Politics)". Blogs.cqpolitics.com. 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Sahd, Tim. "Djou Claims Early Lead In HI - Hotline On Call". Hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "House". Cook Political Report. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2008/general/files/histatewide.pdf
External links
- Hawaii Office of Elections
- U.S. Congress candidates for Hawaii at Project Vote Smart
- Hawaii U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
- Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Hawaii from OpenSecrets.org
- 2010 Hawaii General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- House - Hawaii from the Cook Political Report
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