Richard Kim - Power Voter

Richard Kim

Political Experience

Quick Facts

Full Name:
Richard Y. Kim
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1961
Birth Place:
Seoul, South Korea

Personal Details

Richard Kim (Democrat) was a candidate for Governor of Hawaii. Kim lost the primary on August 11, 2018.

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

Attended, University of California at Los Angeles
Attended, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Attended, University of California at San Francisco, 1994
Doctorate, Dental Surgery, Columbia University, 1993

Attended, University of California at Los Angeles
Attended, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Attended, University of California at San Francisco, 1994
Doctorate, Dental Surgery, Columbia University, 1993
Candidate, Governor of Hawaii, 2018

Attended, University of California at Los Angeles
Attended, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Attended, University of California at San Francisco, 1994
Doctorate, Dental Surgery, Columbia University, 1993
Candidate, Governor of Hawaii, 2018
Member, Democratic Party, present

Elections

2018

General election

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

General election for Governor of Hawaii

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

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 390,843

Democratic primary election

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

Democratic primary for Governor of Hawaii

	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

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 242,514

Republican primary election

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

Republican primary for Governor of Hawaii

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

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 31,156

Nonpartisan primary election

Terrence Teruya defeated Link El and Selina Blackwell in the nonpartisan primary

Green primary election

Jim Brewer was unopposed in the Green Party primary

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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