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 Kirk William Caldwell (born September 4, 1952) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii, from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Caldwell also held the position of acting mayor in 2010 following the resi ...

was elected mayor, beating opponent and former Hawaii governor

Ben Cayetano Benjamin Jerome Cayetano (born November 14, 1939) is an American politician and author who served as the fifth governor of the State of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002. He is the first Filipino American to serve as a state governor in the United Stat ...

. 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,

and

, advanced to the November general election runoff. Incumbent Independent mayor

Peter Carlisle Peter Benson Carlisle (born October 12, 1952) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 13th Mayor of Honolulu City and County, Honolulu, Hawaii from 2010 to 2013. Prior to serving as interim Mayor following the resignation of forme ...

was seeking a first full term in office but finished third in the primary and did not proceed to the runoff election.

Candidates

, former Acting Mayor of Honolulu and managing director of Honolulu *

, former

Governor of Hawaii The governor of Hawaii () 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 directly elected position, votes bei ...

Eliminated

, incumbent Mayor * Khistina Caldwell Dejean, candidate for mayor in

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

Primary

Polling

Results

General election

Polling

Results

By district

References

External links

Kirk Caldwell for Mayor

Peter Carlisle for Mayor

Ben Cayetano for Mayor
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November 2012 in the United States