Link El

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Link El

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Last election

August 10, 2024

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Link El ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Hawaii. He did not appear on the ballot for the Nonpartisan primary on August 10, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Incumbent Mazie K. Hirono defeated Bob McDermott, Shelby Billionaire, and Emma Pohlman in the general election for U.S. Senate Hawaii on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mazie K. Hirono (D)	64.6	324,194
		Bob McDermott (R)	31.9	160,075
		Shelby Billionaire (We the People)	1.8	9,224
		Emma Pohlman (G)	1.6	8,270

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 501,763
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Incumbent Mazie K. Hirono defeated Ron Curtis and Clyde McClain Lewman in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mazie K. Hirono	90.5	176,131
		Ron Curtis	7.3	14,271
		Clyde McClain Lewman	2.2	4,287

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 194,689
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob McDermott	51.9	27,961
		Adriel Lam	16.5	8,913
	Submit photo	Melba Amaral	14.2	7,627
		Paul Dolan	7.4	4,006
		Arturo Reyes	6.2	3,319
		Emmanuel Tipon	3.8	2,075

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,901
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Harry Friel, Jr. (R)
• Keith Drummond Lambert (R)
• Ku Lono Cuadra (R)
• Lester Fung (R)
• Walter Kupau Jr. (R)
• Eddie Pirkowski (R)
• Shaena Dela Cruz Hoohuli (R)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

No candidate advanced from the primary.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		John Giuffre	100.0	966

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 966
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Link El

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dan Decker (Aloha Aina Party)

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Emma Pohlman advanced from the Green primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emma Pohlman	100.0	1,342

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,342
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jennifer Booker (G)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aaron Toman (L)

We the People primary election

We the People primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Shelby Billionaire advanced from the We the People primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelby Billionaire	100.0	977

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 977
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for El in this election.

2018

See also: Hawaii gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 11 Republican primary)

Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 11 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for Governor of Hawaii

Incumbent David Ige defeated Andria Tupola, Jim Brewer, and Terrence Teruya in the general election for Governor of Hawaii on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Ige (D)	62.7	244,934
		Andria Tupola (R)	33.7	131,719
	Submit photo	Jim Brewer (G)	2.6	10,123
		Terrence Teruya (Nonpartisan)	1.0	4,067

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 390,843
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Hawaii

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Ige	51.4	124,572
		Colleen Hanabusa	44.4	107,631
	Submit photo	Ernest Caravalho	2.3	5,662
		Wendell Ka'ehu'ae'a	0.9	2,298
		Richard Kim	0.6	1,576
	Submit photo	Van Tanabe	0.3	775

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 242,514
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Clayton Hee (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Hawaii

Andria Tupola defeated John Carroll and Ray L'Heureux in the Republican primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andria Tupola	55.5	17,297
		John Carroll	35.2	10,974
		Ray L'Heureux	9.3	2,885

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,156
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Hawaii

Terrence Teruya defeated Selina Blackwell and Link El in the primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Terrence Teruya	47.7	543
	Submit photo	Selina Blackwell	43.7	497
	Submit photo	Link El	8.6	98

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,138
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Green primary election

Green primary for Governor of Hawaii

Jim Brewer advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Brewer	100.0	454

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 454
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Campaign themes

2024

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Footnotes

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Hawaii's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mazie Hirono (D)

Brian Schatz (D)

Representatives

District 1

Ed Case (D)

District 2

Jill Tokuda (D)

Democratic Party (4)