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Honolulu mayoral election, 2012

Honolulu mayoral election, 2012
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  Kirk Caldwell May 2012.jpg Ben Cayetano Portrait.jpg
Nominee Kirk Caldwell Ben Cayetano
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 155,664 133,154
Percentage 53.9% 46.1%

Mayor before election

Peter Carlisle
Independent

Elected Mayor

Kirk Caldwell
Democratic


Peter Carlisle
Independent

Kirk Caldwell
Democratic

The 2012 Honolulu mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu. Kirk Caldwell was elected mayor, beating opponent and former Hawaii governor Ben Cayetano.

The position of Mayor of Honolulu is non-partisan. A non-partisan blanket primary was held on 11 August 2012. Because no candidate received an outright majority of the vote in the primary, the top two finishers, Ben Cayetano and Kirk Caldwell, advanced to the November general election runoff. Incumbent Independent mayor Peter Carlisle was seeking a first full term in office but finished third in the primary and did not proceed to the runoff election.


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