2012 Honolulu mayoral election

2012 Honolulu mayoral election
	State house district results; Caldwell: 50–60% 60–70%; Cayetano: 50–60%
Mayor before election; Peter Carlisle; Independent	Elected Mayor ; Kirk Caldwell; Democratic

The 2012 Honolulu mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu. Kirk Caldwell was elected mayor, beating opponent and former Hawaii governor Ben Cayetano.

The position of Mayor of Honolulu is non-partisan. A non-partisan blanket primary was held on August 11, 2012. Because no candidate received an outright majority of the vote in the primary, the top two finishers, Ben Cayetano and Kirk Caldwell, advanced to the November general election runoff.^[1] Incumbent Independent mayor Peter Carlisle was seeking a first full term in office but finished third in the primary and did not proceed to the runoff election.^[2]

^ Epler, Patti. "Honolulu Mayoral Election 2012". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
^ Marx, Erin (June 4, 2012). "Mayor Carlisle files for re-election". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved August 10, 2012.

[1] Epler, Patti. "Honolulu Mayoral Election 2012". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.

[carlisle-2] Marx, Erin (June 4, 2012). "Mayor Carlisle files for re-election". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved August 10, 2012.

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