2008 Honolulu mayoral election

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

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

First round

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

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

References

^ Candidate for Mayor for City and County of Honolulu
^ 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.
^ "Mayor of Honolulu - Initial Election". ourcampaigns.com. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

[1] Candidate for Mayor for City and County of Honolulu

[advertiser080916-2] 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.

[GBN-3] "Mayor of Honolulu - Initial Election". ourcampaigns.com. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

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