Hawaii

2006 Elections: Governor, US Senator, Other Statewide Offices, US House, State Senate, State House, Ballot initiatives/Referendums

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Population (2000 Census): 1,211,537
Electoral Votes: 4

2004 Presidential: Kerry (D) 231,318 54%, Bush (R) 194,109 45%
2000 Presidential: Gore (D) 205,209 56%, Bush (R) 137,785 38%, Nader (I) 21,609 6%
1996 Presidential: Clinton (D) 205,012 57%, Dole (R) 113,943 32%, Perot (I) 27,358 7%

Governor: Linda Lingle (R) Elected: 2002 (Next Election: 2006)
Senior US Senator: Daniel Inouye (D) Elected: 1962, 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004 (Next Election: 2010)
Junior US Senator: Daniel Akaka (D) Appointed: 1990 Elected: 1990, 1994, 2000 (Next Election: 2006)
US House (2 seats): D-2, R-0
State Senate (25 seats): D-20, R-5
State House (51 seats): D-41, R-10



Primary Election Dates
Voter Registration Deadline for Primary Election: August 24, 2006
State/Local Primary Date: Saturday, September 23, 2006 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

General Election Dates
Voter Registration Deadline for General Election: October 09, 2006
General Election Date (all states): November 07, 2006

State Office in charge of Elections

Office of Elections
802 Lehua Avenue
Pearl City, Hawaii 96782
http://www.hawaii.gov/elections

Phone: (808) 453-VOTE (8683)
Neighbor Isle Toll-Free Phone: (800) 442-VOTE (8683)

State Democratic Party

Democratic Party of Hawai'i
1314 South King Street #G-4
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
http://www.hawaiidemocrats.org

Phone: 808 596-2980
Fax: 596-2985
Email: info@hawaiidemocrats.org

State Republican Party

Hawaii Republican Party
725 Kapiolani Blvd., #C-105
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
http://www.gophawaii.com

Phone: 808-593-8180
Fax: 808-593-7742
Email: headquarters@gophawaii.com



Candidates

Randy Iwase (D)
Running Mate: Malama Solomon (D)
Former State Senator and State Labor Relations Board Chair
Campaign Website: http://www.randyiwase.com

Linda Lingle (R) Incumbent
Running Mate: James "Duke" Aiona (R)
Governor
Campaign Website: http://www.lindalingle.com

Jim Brewer (G)
Running Mate: Renee Ing (G)
Television Producer and Educator
Campaign Website: ?

Ozell Daniel (L)
Running Mate: Li Zhao (L)
Comedian
Campaign Website: http://www.ozelldaniel.com

Daniel Cunningham (I)
Running Mate: A.J. Powell (I)
Campaign Website: ?

Bradley Hara (I)
Campaign Website: ?

Paul Mattes (I)
Campaign Website: ?



Daniel Akaka (D) Incumbent
US Senator
Campaign Website: http://www.akaka2006.com

Cynthia Thielen (R)
State Representative and Attorney
Campaign Website: http://cynthiathielen.com

Jeff Mallan (L)
Writer and Website Developer
Campaign Website: http://freedominourtime.org

Charles Amsterdam (I)
Campaign Website: ?



No Other Statewide Races in 2006



US House Districts: 2

Key Races: None

Candidates, by Congressional District

HI-01
Neil Abercrombie (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.neilabercrombie.org
Richard "Noah" Hough (R), Campaign Website: http://www.houghforcongress.org

HI-02
Mazie Hirono (D), Campaign Website: http://mazieforcongress.com
Bob Hogue (R), Campaign Website: http://www.bob2congress.com
Robert Wilcox (I), Campaign Website: ?



State Senate Districts: 25

Seats at stake in 2006: 13, Districts 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 24, 25

Key Races: ?



State House Districts: 51

Seats at stake in 2006: 51

Key Races: ?



Constitutional Amendments, All Languages (pdf)

Constitutional Amendment No. 1
   Shall the governor be required to select board of
   regents candidates from a pool of qualified
   candidates screened and proposed by a candidate
   advisory council for the board of regents of the
   University of Hawaii as provided by law?
   Full Text

Constitutional Amendment No. 2
   "Shall the Constitution be amended to provide for a
   salary commission to review and recommend
   salaries for justices, judges, state legislators, the
   governor, the lieutenant governor, the administrative
   director of the State, state department heads or
   executive officers of the executive departments, and
   the deputies or assistants to department heads of the
   executive departments, excluding the superintendent
   of education and the president of the University of
   Hawaii?
   Full Text (pdf)

Constitutional Amendment No. 3
   Shall the mandatory retirement age of seventy for
   all state court justices and judges be repealed?
   Full Text (pdf)

Constitutional Amendment No. 4
   "Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be
   amended to provide that in continuous sexual assault
   crimes against minors younger than fourteen years of
   age, the legislature may define:

   (1) What behavior constitutes a continuing course
   of conduct; and
   (2) What constitutes the jury unanimity that is
   required for a conviction?
   Full Text (pdf)

Constitutional Amendment No. 5
   Shall the State be authorized to issue special
   purpose revenue bonds and use the proceeds from
   the bonds to assist agricultural enterprises serving
   important agricultural lands?"
   Full Text (pdf)



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