[byteback]

Results are in. D'Jou with 39% Hanabusa 2nd, Case 3rd

[fish hawk]

You all will find out in the morning with your coffee. Polls are just closing and will take all night to count um up.

[KJC1]

Thank you for this thread, this is what I was looking for! I have a friend who is down at the campaign headquarters who is a volunteer.

[downwdims]

Djou Wins!!! :D

[goodnesswins]

tomorrow

[downwdims]

He’s speaking now!! Djou Wave FTMFW!

[Mount Athos]

they declared djou the winner just now

[Clintonfatigued]

Here are the results so far:

http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2010/files/special2010.pdf

Congressional District I
98 of 98
(R) DJOU, Charles 67,274 39.5%
(D) HANABUSA, Colleen 52,445 30.8%
(D) CASE, Ed 47,012 27.6%
(D) DEL CASTILLO, Rafael (Del) 654 0.4%
(N) STRODE, Kalaeloa 489 0.3%
(N) BREWER, Jim 269 0.2%
(D) LEE, Philmund (Phil) 254 0.1%
(R) COLLINS, Charles (Googie) 192 0.1%
(R) AMSTERDAM, C. Kaui Jochanan 169 0.1%
(D) BROWNE, Vinny 149 0.1%
(N) TATAII, Steve 123 0.1%
(R) CRUM, Douglas 107 0.1%
(R) GIUFFRE, John (Raghu) 82 0.0%
(N) MOSELEY, Karl F. 79 0.0%
Blank Votes: 134
Over Votes: 880 0.5%

[downwdims]

Another live link to the speech:
http://www.kitv.com/video/23646276/index.html

[BIGLOOK]

Best news of the day.....ping

Spread the word over all means available....even the Coconut Wireless!

Mahalo Byteback!

[BIGLOOK]

Hawaii ping...

[apillar]

The same MSM types that were crowing over the PA race last week are already doing damage control, their was an analyst on CNN today predicting a Republican win, but calling it a fluke and blaming the local democrat party for splitting the dem vote between two candidates. Then the analyst laughed and said D’Jou should enjoy his 6 month congressional career, because after November he will be gone.

[randita]

Hanabusa second. I was expecting Case. Djou with almost 40% is more than most expected and better than he was polling (around 36%). This breaks the string of GOP special election losses-yippee.

Djou doing this well gives him a better chance of holding the seat come November. There is a bad taste in the mouths of Democrats over this race and whichever Democrat wins the primary will have to work hard to win the support of the losing one.

[WKUHilltopper]

I would think this would send shock waves since this is Zero’s home state, but since he’s really not from there—I guess this will have little emotional impact in the Blight House.

[wai-ming]

Congratulations to Djou for the victory!

This, in Obama's "hometown" no less.

[Tzimisce]

The Obama effect....

[historyrepeatz]

Hey, Obama, they HATE you in your home town as much as the rest of America does! Way to go GOP!

[mojitojoe]

[BP2]

WOW. Charles Djou's win gives Hawaii its first GOP member of Congress in 20 years!

Good job Capt. Djou!

Background from his Honolulu City Council website:

COUNCILMEMBER CHARLES K. DJOU

Councilmember Charles K. Djou currently represents the 4^th Council District (Waikiki to Hawaii Kai). In the City Council, Charles serves as the Chairman of the Executive Matters and Legal Affairs Committee and is a member of the Public Infrastructure, Budget, and Public Safety and Services Committes. Charles previously served as a Representative in the Hawaii State House, where he was the Minority Floor Leader.

Raised on Oahu, Charles spent most of his life in Hawaii.  Charles graduated from Punahou School and earned both a B.A. in Political Science and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, graduating magna cum laude with distinction.  Charles earned his law degree from the University of Southern California.

Outside of the City Council, Charles serves as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve.  He teaches as an adjunct professor at the University of Hawaii - West Oahu.