2010 Honolulu mayoral special election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2010 Honolulu mayoral special election

| country =

| flag_image = Flag of Honolulu, Hawaii.svg

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2008 Honolulu mayoral election

| previous_year = 2008

| next_election = 2012 Honolulu mayoral election

| next_year = 2012

| election_date = {{Start date|2010|09|18}}

| image1 = Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle at Rail Groundbreaking 2011-02-22 CROP (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Peter Carlisle

|color1 = c0c0c0

| popular_vote1 = 80,553

| percentage1 = 38.8%

| image2 = Kirk Caldwell campaign announcement (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Kirk Caldwell

|color2 = c0c0c0

| popular_vote2 = 71,815

| percentage2 = 34.6%

| image3 = Panos Prevedouros as Mayoral Candidate (cropped).jpg

| nominee3 = Panos Prevedouros

|color3 = c0c0c0

| popular_vote3 = 38,439

| percentage3 = 18.5%

| map_image =

| map_size =

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| title = Mayor

| before_election = Mufi Hannemann

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Peter Carlisle

| after_party = Independent (politician)

}}

The 2010 Honolulu special mayoral election was held on September 18, 2010. The election coincided with Hawaii's primary election. The winner of the election, Peter Carlisle, filled the unexpired term of former Democratic Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, who resigned on July 20, 2010, to run in the 2010 election for Governor of Hawaii.{{cite news|title=Mufi Hannemann to resign as Honolulu Mayor |url=http://www.khon2.com/mostpopular/story/Mufi-Hannemann-to-resign-as-Honolulu-Mayor/k9uB16ZsFEaC2froglIGEA.cspx |work=KHON-TV |date=2010-07-20 |access-date=2010-09-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616212751/http://www.khon2.com/mostpopular/story/Mufi-Hannemann-to-resign-as-Honolulu-Mayor/k9uB16ZsFEaC2froglIGEA.cspx |archive-date=2011-06-16 }}

Honolulu Managing Director Kirk Caldwell was acting Mayor of Honolulu on July 20, 2010, following Hannemann's resignation, until the special election was held.

Special election background

Mayor Mufi Hannemann was re-elected to a second term in the 2008 mayoral election. In 2010, he announced his intention seek the Democratic nomination for Governor of Hawaii in the gubernatorial election. Under Hawaii's resign-to-run law, Hannemann had to resign as Mayor of Honolulu in order to pursue election to another office in the state.{{cite news|title=Mufi Hannemann resigns, files papers for governor Mayor |url=http://www.samoanews.com/viewstory.php?storyid=17169&edition=1279706400 |work=Samoa News |date=2010-07-21 |access-date=2010-09-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717135406/http://www.samoanews.com/viewstory.php?storyid=17169&edition=1279706400 |archive-date=2011-07-17 }}

Mayor Hannemann resigned from office on July 20, 2010, and formally became a candidate for Governor of Hawaii.{{cite news |first=Mari-Ela|last=David|title=Hannemann resigns, Hawaii governor's race officially starts |url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/global/story.asp?s=12843933 |work=Hawaii News Now |date=2010-08-21 |access-date=2010-09-08}} Hanneman's resignation necessitated a special mayoral election to fill the remainder of the mayor's unexpired term.

The Honolulu City Council set the date for the mayoral election for September 18, 2010.

Candidates

Kirk Caldwell, acting Mayor of Honolulu
Peter Carlisle, Honolulu city prosecutor and lawyer
Panos D. Prevedouros, University of Hawaii engineering professor{{cite news |title=Rail opponent Panos Prevedouros to run for mayor|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=11878022|work=Hawaii News Now |date=2010-01-25 |access-date=2010-09-08}}
Rod Tam, Honolulu city councilman

=Withdrawn=

Donovan Dela Cruz, Honolulu city councilman

=Polls=

An August 2010 poll conducted by Hawaii News Now and the Star-Advertiser showed Peter Carlisle at 49 percent, Kirk Caldwell with 25 percent, Panos Prevedouros with 11 percent, and Rod Tam being favored by 4 percent of potential voters.{{cite news |first=Teri|last=Okita|title=Exclusive poll shows clear frontrunner in Honolulu mayor's race |url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=13032725 |work=Hawaii News Now |date=2010-08-24 |access-date=2010-09-08}}

Carlisle won the election.{{cite news |url= http://www.staradvertiser.com/elections/2010/primary/20100918_Carlisle_leads_in_Honolulu_mayors_race.html |title= Carlisle wins Honolulu mayor's race |work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |author= B. J. Reyes |date=September 18, 2010 |access-date= September 29, 2010 }}