Richard Kim (Hawaii)

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Richard Kim

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 13, 2022

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Columbia University, 1993

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Christian

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Richard Kim (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Hawaii. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 13, 2022.

Kim completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Kim was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 9 of the Hawaii State Senate.

Biography

Richard Kim was born in Seoul, Korea. He earned a degree from Columbia University in 1993.

Elections

2022

See also: Hawaii gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Hawaii

Joshua Green defeated Duke Aiona in the general election for Governor of Hawaii on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joshua Green (D)	63.2	261,025
		Duke Aiona (R)	36.8	152,237

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 413,262
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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 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joshua Green	62.9	158,161
		Vicky Cayetano	20.9	52,447
		Kaiali'i Kahele	15.0	37,738
		Van Tanabe	0.5	1,236
		Richard Kim	0.4	991
		David Bourgoin	0.2	590
		Clyde McClain Lewman	0.1	249

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 251,412
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kirk Caldwell (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Hawaii

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Duke Aiona	49.6	37,608
		BJ Penn	26.1	19,817
		Gary Cordery	10.9	8,258
		Heidi Tsuneyoshi	9.6	7,255
		Lynn Barry Mariano	1.2	903
		Paul Morgan	1.0	796
		Keline-Kameyo Kahau	0.6	469
		Walter Woods	0.6	438
		Moses Paskowitz	0.2	189
		George Hawat	0.2	140

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,873
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Hawaii

No candidate advanced from the primary.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		Keleionalani Taylor	61.9	755
		Caleb Nazara	38.1	464

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Vote totals may be incomplete for this race.
	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,219
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gene Tamashiro (L)
• Frank Hinshaw (L)

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
		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
		Ernest Caravalho	2.3	5,662
		Wendell Ka'ehu'ae'a	0.9	2,298
		Richard Kim	0.6	1,576
		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
		Selina Blackwell	43.7	497
		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
✔		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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2016

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Hawaii State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Stanley Chang defeated incumbent Samuel Slom in the Hawaii State Senate District 9 general election.

Hawaii State Senate, District 9 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Stanley Chang	52.85%	13,433
	Republican	Samuel Slom Incumbent	47.15%	11,985
Total Votes				25,418
Source: State of Hawaii - Office of Elections

Stanley Chang defeated Michael Bennett and Richard Kim in the Hawaii State Senate District 9 Democratic primary.

Hawaii State Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Stanley Chang	74.26%	7,950
	Democratic	Michael Bennett	20.84%	2,231
	Democratic	Richard Kim	4.89%	524
Total Votes				10,705

Incumbent Samuel Slom ran unopposed in the Hawaii State Senate District 9 Republican primary.

Hawaii State Senate, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Samuel Slom Incumbent (unopposed)

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Richard Kim completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kim's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Plz, check my Facebook site, Richard Kim for Governor and richardkimhawaii.com

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Hawaii Reform
• Media Reform
• Improve emotional health and promote Self-sustainable economy

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Health, especially emotional health
Economy, self-sustainable.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Gandhi and Martin Luther King

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Doctor of Dental Surgery, since 1993

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

I am a singer and songwriter.

A governor is the top executive authority in his or her state. What does that mean do you?

Lead Hawaii to better future

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