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Thursday, November 06, 2008
2008 Election Results

There was a 60.7 percent voter turnout in Maui County for the 2008 General Election, well over the 48.3 percent turnout recorded in the 2006 general election.

Results as of 9:45 p.m. Tuesday as reported by The Maui News.

U.S. PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT

C. Baldwin/D. Castle (C) (142) 945
B. Barr/Wayne A. Root (L) (193) 1,227
J. McCain/S. Palin (R) (11,082) 110,845
C. McKinney/R. Clemente (G) (109) 894
R. Nader/M. Gonzalez (I) (459) 3,461
B. Obama/J. Biden (D) (39,523) 298,596

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

DISTRICT 2
Roger Evans (R) (8,268) 42,175
Mazie Hirono (D)* (37,021) 157,523
Lloyd J. Mallan (L) (777) 3,538
Shaun Stenshol (I) (1,044) 3,847

STATE SENATE

District 5
(West, South Maui)
Roz Baker (D)* 8,478
Jan Shields (R) 6,244

District 6
(East Maui, Upcountry, Molokai, Lanai)
John Blumer-Buell (I) 3,601
J. Kalani English (D)* 13,949

STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

District 9
(Kahului, Lower Paia)
Henry P. Kahula Jr. (R) 1,189
Bob Nakasone (D)* 5,627

District 10
(West Maui)
Ramon K. Madden (R) 1,986
Angus McKelvey (D)* 4,467

District 11
(South Maui)
Joe Bertram III (D)* 4,282
George R. Fontaine (R) 3,188

District 12
(Upcountry)
Mickey Vierra (R) 2,868
Kyle Yamashita (D)* 7,126

MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL

East Maui residency
Lucienne de Naie 14,914
Bill (Kauakea) Medeiros* 26,443

Kahului residency
Netra Halperin 12,967
Joe Pontanilla* 27,378

Lanai residency

Sol Kaho‘ohalahala 22,493
John W. Ornellas 17,348

Makawao-Haiku-Paia residency
Mike Molina* 25,876
Kai Nishiki 17,177

Molokai residency
Danny A. Mateo* 33,573

South Maui residency
Don Couch 21,154
Wayne Nishiki 23,156

Upcountry residency
Gladys Baisa* 27,253
Michael Howden 13,893

Wailuku residency
Michael (Mike) Victorino* 35,779

West Maui residency
Alan Fukuyama 16,813
Jo Anne Johnson* 25,516

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Hawaii District residency
J. William (Bill) Sanborn (13,291) 45,053
Herbert S. Watanabe* (23,424) 62,087

Kauai District residency

Maggie Cox* (24,560) 69,524

Larry Fillhart (5,955) 14,489


OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Hawaii Island trustee
Bob K. Lindsey* (17,405) 140,650
William (Willy) Meyers (11,593) 88,470

Kauai Island trustee
Donald B. Cataluna* (24,556) 185,954

Molokai Island trustee
Colette Y.Piipii Machado* (14,471) 123,511
Waipa Purdy (15,651) 85,217

No island residency
Haunani Apoliona* (15,845) 137,843
Helene S.M. Honda (7,007) 54,725
Colin C. Kippen (6,617) 71,152
Sol Nalua‘i (4,868) 25,873

CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS:

Shall there be a convention to propose a revision of or amendments to the Constitution?
Yes (14,370) 140,728
No (34,060) 258,304
Blank (3,307) 18,953

Shall the age qualifications for the office of governor and office of lieutenant governor be reduced from 30 years of age to 25 years of age?
Yes (10,124) 71,282
No (38,396) 326,064
Blank (3,215) 20,617

*Incumbents
**Numbers in parenthesis are Maui County results

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2008 Election Results

County Council Candidates

Lucienne “Luci” de Naie

Netra Halperin

Joe Pontanilla

Sol Kaho‘ohalahala

John Ornellas

Mike Molina

Don Couch

Wayne Nishiki

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