The 2014 Hawaii gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the

Governor of Hawaii The governor of Hawaii ( haw, Ke Kiaʻaina o Hawaiʻi) is the head of government of the U.S. state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 1 through 6. It is a direct ...

, concurrently with a

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to Hawaii's Class III Senate Seat, as well as other elections to the

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in other states and elections to the

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and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on August 9, 2014. In Hawaii, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor run in separate primaries and are then elected on the same ticket. Incumbent Democratic governor

Neil Abercrombie Neil Abercrombie (born June 26, 1938) is an American politician who served as the seventh governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Buffalo, New York, Abercrombie is a graduate of Union College and th ...

ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by State Senator

David Ige David Yutaka Ige (; born January 15, 1957) is an American politician and engineer who served as the eighth governor of Hawaii from 2014 to 2022. A Democrat, he served in the Hawaii State Senate from 1995 to 2014 and the Hawaii House of Repres ...

in the Democratic primary, making Abercrombie the first incumbent governor to lose renomination in Hawaii history. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor

Shan Tsutsui Shan S. Tsutsui (born August 9, 1971) is an American politician who was the 12th lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 2012 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously a member of the Hawaii Senate from 2003 to 2012, and he served ...

was renominated. The Republicans nominated former lieutenant governor Duke Aiona and pastor and former circuit court judge Elwin Ahu. Also running as an independent was former

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Mufi Hannemann Muliufi Francis Hannemann (born July 16, 1954) is an American politician, businessman, and non-profit executive. He was elected twice as Mayor of Honolulu in 2004 and 2008. Hannemann has served as a special assistant in Washington, D.C., with t ...

and former Honolulu parks and recreation director Les Chang. Ige and Tsutsui won the election.

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

;Declared *

, incumbent governor *

, state senator * Van K. Tanabe, candidate for governor in 2010 ;Declined *

Ed Case Edward Espenett Case (born September 27, 1952) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician serving as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district, which covers the urban core of Honolulu. He represented the 2nd distr ...

, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006 and

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Endorsements

Debates

Complete video of debate
July 4, 2014 -

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Polling

* * Internal poll for Neil Abercrombie campaign

Results

Lieutenant governor

Brian Schatz won the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor in 2010 with 37% of the vote and was elected alongside Abercrombie. After the death of U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye in December 2012, Abercrombie appointed Schatz to succeed him in the Senate. Schatz resigned as lieutenant governor and was succeeded by

, the

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of the

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Candidates

;Declared *

Clayton Hee Clayton H. W. Hee was a Democratic Party member of the Hawaii Senate, representing the 23rd District from 2004 to 2014 and 1984 to 1988. Hee served as chairman of the state Senate's Judiciary and Labor Committee. Personal life and education ...

, state senator, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2002 and candidate for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in 2006 *

, incumbent lieutenant governor

Results

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

;Declared * Duke Aiona, former lieutenant governor and nominee for governor in 2010 ;Declined * Charles Djou, former U.S. Representative ( running for HI-01) *

, Democratic former mayor of

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, candidate for governor in 2010 and candidate for HI-02 in

(running as an Independent)

Endorsements

Results

No Party primary

Hawaii has strict criteria for independent candidates seeking to participate in the general election. Three of the four candidates were disqualified for not having a running mate. The other candidate also had no running mate, but had already withdrawn from the race. They all still appeared on the ballot, alongside a notice about their status.

Candidates

Disqualified

* Misty Davis * Khis Dejean Caldwell * Richard Morse

Withdrew

* Joe Spatola

Results

General election

Debates

Complete video of debate
September 26, 2014 -

Complete video of debate
October 9, 2014 -

Complete video of debate
October 15, 2014 - C-SPAN

Predictions

Polling

Results

References

External links

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2014
at Ballotpedia ;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Neil AbercrombieDuke Aiona
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Mufi HannemannDavid Ige
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Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...