HAWAII

Your complete directory of Hawaii candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: June 5, 2012
Primary: August 11, 2012

This page was last updated on January 29, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Neil Abercrombie (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next Gubernatorial Election in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Brian Schatz (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Dan Akaka (D)* - Retiring in 2012. ]
Ed Case (D) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State House Majority Leader, Attorney, '06 Candidate & '02 Gov. Candidate
Mazie Hirono (D) - Congresswoman, Ex-Lt. Gov., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Donna Mercado Kim (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Honolulu City Councilwoman & Public Relations Executive
Brian Schatz (D) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Democratic Chair, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Teacher
John Carroll (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State GOP Chair, Attorney & Frequent Candidate
Linda Lingle (R) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Maui County Mayor & Ex-State GOP Chair

Dan Inouye (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Colleen Hanabusa (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Charles Djou (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-Honolulu City Councilman, Ex-State Rep., Attorney & Army Veteran

District 2:
[ Mazie Hirono (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2012. ]
Tulsi Gabbard (D) - Honolulu City Councilwoman, Ex-State Rep. & Iraq War Veteran
Mufi Hannemann (D) - Ex-Honolulu Mayor, Ex-State Economic Development Director, Ex-Teacher & '10 Gov. Candidate
Josh Green (D) - State Sen. & Physician
Clayton Hee (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair & '06 Candidate
Esther Kia'aina (D) - State Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chief Advocate & Ex-Congressional Aide
Bob Marx (D) - Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Brian Schatz (D) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Democratic Chair, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Teacher

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Hawaii
Democratic Party of Hawaii
Free Energy Party
Hawaii Green Party
Hawai`i Independence Party
Libertarian Party of Hawaii
Republican Party of Hawaii

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Office of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Haleakala Times (Maui)
Hawaii Business Magazine
Hawaii Globe
HawaiiNews.com
Hawaii Reporter
Hilo Hawaii Tribune Herald
Honolulu Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Weekly (Alternative)
Island Business Magazine
Kaleo o Ko'olauloa (Oahu)
Kauai Garden Island News
Lahaina News
KHNL TV-8 (NBC - Honolulu)
KITV TV-4 (ABC - Honolulu)
Maui Community Television / Akaku
Maui News
Maui Time Weekly (Alternative)
Pacific News Net
Pacific Islands Report
West Hawaii Today