Michael Kokoski

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Michael Kokoski

Libertarian Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2016

Contact

Personal website

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Michael Kokoski was a 2016 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Hawaii.

Kokoski was a 2014 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Hawaii.

Elections

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Hawaii's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Brian Schatz (D) defeated John Carroll (R), Michael Kokoski (L), Joy Allison (Constitution Party), and John Giuffre (American Shopping Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Schatz defeated Makani Christensen, Tutz Honeychurch, Arturo Reyes, and Miles Shiratori in the Democratic primary, while Carroll defeated Karla Gottschalk, Eddie Pirkowski, and John Roco to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 13, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brian Schatz Incumbent	73.6%	306,604
	Republican	John Carroll	22.2%	92,653
	Constitution	Joy Allison	2.2%	9,103
	Libertarian	Michael Kokoski	1.6%	6,809
	American Shopping	John Giuffre	0.3%	1,393
Total Votes				416,562
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Hawaii Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brian Schatz Incumbent	86.2%	162,905
Makani Christensen	6.3%	11,899
Miles Shiratori	4.6%	8,620
Arturo Reyes	2%	3,820
Tutz Honeychurch	1%	1,815
Total Votes		189,059
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Hawaii Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Carroll	74.6%	26,749
John Roco	11%	3,956
Karla Gottschalk	8.5%	3,045
Eddie Pirkowski	5.9%	2,115
Total Votes		35,865
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Hawaii, 2014

Kokoski ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent Hawaii. Kokoski ran unopposed for the Libertarian nomination in the primary on August 9, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brian Schatz Incumbent	66.8%	246,770
	Republican	Cam Cavasso	26.5%	97,983
	Libertarian	Michael Kokoski	2.4%	8,936
Total Votes				353,689
Source: State of Hawaii, Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Kokoski's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Foreign Policy: I believe that the United States should go to war based upon a formal declaration of war made by Congress assembled, only. No exceptions. Social Security: Social Security must be managed as a solvent trust, like any insurance program, and not raided by the Legislature. This is why I am in favor of privatizing Social Security and guaranteeing its solvency by the federal government. Federal Spending: I am that guy who wants to cut federal spending by dismissing government employees. I am also the guy to end the imprisonment of millions of American citizens, because of a plant, marijuana, and I would resolve budget deficits by closing down prisons and dismissing jailers. (same with the IRS.) A temporary hemp tax could raise revenue against the national debt, and an audit of the Federal Reserve Bank might be a real game changer in the way legislators look at the national debt. Environment: I do not believe that “climate change” is real, in that I do not believe that man-made carbon emissions are causing global warming. Rather, I believe that the United States has a duty to lead the world in clean technologies and to design more efficient ways to use energy, but I do not support a carbon tax, and would work hard not to burden the people with a carbon tax to be paid to the United Nations. Immigration: I am in favor of lawful immigration into the United States. The end of the drug war will put Mexican drug cartels out of business, and stop mules smuggling drugs into the United States. This will cut down on illegal immigration and open doors for legal immigration to the United States: I will end the drug war, which, in turn will solve many immigration issues.	”
—Michael Kokoski's campaign website, http://www.michaelkokoski.com/#!platform/c1flq

See also

• United States Senate
• United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2016
• United States Senate elections in Hawaii, 2014

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Facebook page

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)