2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election

The 2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of Hawaii. Incumbent Republican governor Linda Lingle was term-limited and not eligible to run for re-election. The Democratic Party nominated Neil Abercrombie, and the Republican Party nominated incumbent lieutenant governor Duke Aiona. In the election, Abercrombie won and was sworn in as the state's 7th governor on December 6, 2010. Aiona later unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Hawaii in 2014 and 2022.

Primary results

Democratic • Neil Abercrombie, former U.S. representative and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1970 • Mufi Hannemann, former Mayor of Honolulu, nominee for HI-01 in 1986, and candidate in 1990 • Arturo P. (Art) Reyes • Miles Shiratori • Van K. Tanabe {{Election box begin no change Polling Republican • Duke Aiona, Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii • John Carroll, former state senator and representative Non-partisan • Tony Clapes • Paul Manner • Thomas (Tom) W. Pollard, critical care Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Free Energy Party • Daniel H. Cunningham ==Lieutenant governor primary==

Lieutenant governor primary

Eleven candidates ran for their political parties' nominations in the lieutenant governor primary election on September 18: seven Democrats, two Republicans, one independent, and one Free Energy Party candidate. Free Energy Party • Deborah Spence, no age provided, campaigns for the revival of hemp, which she calls the "most utilitarian plant", for use as a cellulose and biofuel. Resident of Hilo. Independent • Leonard Kama, 67, retired security guard and deckhand campaigning on education and a reduction of homelessness. Resident of Kapolei. ==General election==

General election

Predictions Polling Candidates • Neil Abercrombie (D) • Abercrombie's running mate was former state Democratic Party chairman Brian Schatz • Duke Aiona (R) • Aiona's running mate was State Rep. Lynn Finnegan • Daniel Cunningham (FE) • Cunningham's running mate was Deborah Spence • Tom Pollard (I) • Pollard's running mate was Leonard Kama Results {{Election box turnout| |votes = 382,563 |percentage = |change = By county Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic • Hawaii (largest community: Hilo) • Honolulu • Kalawao (largest community: Kalaupapa) • Kauai (largest community: Kapa'a) • Maui (largest community: Kahului) ==See also==

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