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  Hawaii County Mayor
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Parents > United States > Hawai'i > Counties > Hawaii > Mayor
OfficeCounty Mayor
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 08, 1988 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 08, 1988 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start December 01, 1988 - 12:00am
Term End April 12, 1990 - 12:00am
Invalid Votes Over Votes: 15, Under Votes: 5,206
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH May 11, 2022 04:40pm
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Description Term end due to the death of Akana.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1984
NameDante K. Carpenter Votes31,084 (81.24%)
Term12/01/1984 - 12/01/1988 Margin23,907 (+62.48%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won04/12/1990
NameLarry S. Tanimoto Votes1 (100.00%)
Term04/12/1990 - 12/01/1990 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 17, 1988 Hawaii County Mayor - D Primary
Dante K. Carpenter
D 22,787
Sep 17, 1988 Hawaii County Mayor - R Primary
Bernard K. Akana
R 3,783
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Name Bernard K. Akana (I) County Mayor Dante K. Carpenter  
PartyRepublican Democratic  
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Certified Votes 19,886 (51.02%) 19,088 (48.98%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -798 (-2.05%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 09, 1998 01:00am News Hawaii’s most memorable political upset  Article RBH 
Nov 12, 1988 11:00am News Going to the Mall, Dude? You Might Get Elected Mayor  Article Scott³ 

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