Lorraine Inouye

[1] In 1990, Inouye ran in a special election to serve the remainder of the term of Bernard Akana, who died in office, as Mayor of Hawaii County.[1][3] Inouye ran for the District 1 seat in the Hawaii Senate in 1998, challenging incumbent Democrat Malama Solomon.That year, she received a primary challenge from Dwight Takamine, and chose instead to run for Mayor of Hawaii County.Though she initially led her opponents in the opinion polls,[1] she finished third in the Democratic primary, behind eventual winner Billy Kenoi and Angel Pilago.[6] In March 2014, Inouye announced she would challenge Solomon in the upcoming primary election to represent District 4.
Hawaii SenateIncumbentMalama SolomonDwight TakamineMayor of Hawaii CountyLarry TanimotoStephen K. YamashiroHawaiiAlma materHilo High SchoolDemocratic PartyHawaii State SenateDaniel InouyeCounty Councilspecial electionBernard AkanaU.S. Countyopinion pollsBilly KenoihotelieranthuriumVote SmartRon KouchiMichelle KidaniDru KanuhaBrenton AwaJoy San BuenaventuraTim Richards IIITroy HashimotoAngus McKelveyLynn DeCoiteStanley ChangLes Ihara Jr.Carol FukunagaSharon MoriwakiKarl RhoadsDonna Mercado KimGlenn WakaiBrandon ElefanteDonovan Dela CruzHenry AquinoKurt FevellaMike GabbardSamantha DeCorteJarrett KeohokaloleChris LeeDemocraticRepublicanHawaii LegislatureHawaii House of Representatives