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]
Candidates
Kirk Caldwell announces his second run for mayor, January 2012.
Kirk Caldwell, former Acting Mayor of Honolulu and Managing Director of Honolulu[3]
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^ a bMarx, Erin (June 4, 2012). "Mayor Carlisle files for re-election". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
^Gutierrez, Ben (January 12, 2012). "Caldwell Enters Honolulu Mayor's Race". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
^Gutierrez, Ben (January 16, 2012). "Ben Cayetano announces Honolulu mayoral bid". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
^Levine, Michael (June 8, 2012). "The Other Mayoral Candidate". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
^"PRIMARY ELECTION 2012 – State of Hawaii – Statewide" (PDF). State Of Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
^"Hawaii General 2012 – State of Hawaii – City and County of Honolulu, Final Summary Report" (PDF). State of Hawaii Office of Elections. November 20, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
