Charles Djou – The ELLIS Insight Menu HOME THE ELLIS INSIGHT ABOUT JIM ELLIS REDISTRICTING ALABAMA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO DELAWARE FLORIDA GEORGIA IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS LOUISIANA MAINE MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN SIGN UP SERVICES OVERVIEW CONTACT US MEDIA Search for: Tag Archives: Charles Djou Hawaii Nominates Candidates; Alaska, Wyoming to Follow By Jim Ellis Aug. 16, 2016 — Hawaii’s primary voters went to the polls over the weekend to nominate their state and federal general election candidates. Sen. Brian Schatz (D) easily won re-nomination from the Democratic Party, recording just over 80 percent of the vote to secure his bid for a full term. He now faces the Republican primary winner, John Carroll, a former state senator who is a frequent federal candidate. Sen. Schatz will have little trouble winning the general election. He was appointed to the seat when Sen. Daniel Inouye (D) passed away in 2012, and won the 2014 special election to serve the balance of the current term. Two years ago, interim-Sen. Schatz defeated then-Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Honolulu) for the party nomination, but the former congresswoman now appears headed back to Washington. She won a landslide Democratic primary victory Saturday (74.6 percent) for her former congressional seat. With the general election now just a formality in the heavily Democratic 1st District, Hanabusa will join the current Congress upon winning the concurrent special held in conjunction with the regular election on Nov. 8. Hanabusa will fill the remainder of the late Rep. Mark Takai’s (D-Aiea) first and final term in office. The congressman passed away from pancreatic cancer on July 20. Continue reading → Posted in House, Senate and tagged Alaska, Charles Djou, Colleen Hanabusa, Hawaii, Jim Ellis, John Carroll, Leland Christensen, Liz Cheney, Mayor Kirk Caldwell, Rep. Cynthia Lummis, Rep. Don Young, Rep. Mark Takai, Rep. Tim Stubson, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Sen. Brian Schatz, Sen. Daniel Inouye, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Steve Lindbeck, Wyoming on August 16, 2016 by Jim Ellis. Leave a comment Two Sad Retirements By Jim Ellis May 23, 2016 — Two additional House members announced late last week that they would not file for re-election, both due to health reasons. Hawaii Rep. Mark Takai (D-Aiea/Honolulu) issued a public statement indicating that his pancreatic cancer is spreading and he is unable to seek re-election to a second term. Takai was diagnosed with the disease last year, had surgery in November, and doctors cleared him to run for another term. Now, unfortunately, his health has taken a serious turn for the worse and he is forced to retire. Rep. Takai, 48 years of age, won a 51-47 percent victory in 2014 after serving 20 years in the Hawaii legislature. Florida Rep. Curt Clawson (R-Bonita Springs/Ft. Myers) also announced that he will not seek re-election. He is returning to Florida to care for his ailing father. Clawson won a special election in 2014, and a full term later that year. Rep. Clawson, a multi-millionaire former business owner, is serving in his first elective office and says he doesn’t rule out again running for office in the future. Continue reading → Posted in House and tagged Charles Djou, Chauncey Goss, Colleen Hanabusa, Donna Mercado Kim, Florida, Hawaii, Lizbeth Benacquisto, Paige Kreegel, Rep. Curt Clawson, Rep. Mark Takai on May 23, 2016 by Jim Ellis. Leave a comment Hawaii Shockers: Schatz/Hanabusa Tight, Abercrombie Crushed Senate Though polling in this race suggested that either appointed Sen. Brian Schatz or Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI-1) held substantial leads heading into Saturday’s Democratic primary, the campaign finished much different than predicted. Most of the polling posted Schatz to advantages approaching double-digits, though the race’s final public survey, from Honolulu-based Ward Research, found that Hanabusa held a similar edge. No late-term poll had suggested the race was virtually tied, which is now occurring … present tense, because the campaign is not over. Since the hurricanes that hit on and around the islands struck ground literally hours before the primary, it may be a couple of weeks before the final outcome is reported and certified. Though Sen. Schatz has a 1,659-vote lead, two precincts on the Big Island of Hawaii remain to be counted. Since roads were closed due to the storms, preventing thousands of voters from having access to the polls, election officials are saying they will expand the voting period. Due to the closeness of the vote, and that as many as 8,000 voters were unable to cast their ballots on Saturday in the region’s Puna precincts, the affected individuals will Continue reading > Posted in Governor, House, Senate and tagged Charles Djou, David Ige, Donna Mercado Kim, Duke Aiona, Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Mark Takai, Mufi Hannemann, Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, Sen. Brian Schatz, Stanley Chang on August 11, 2014 by Jim Ellis. Leave a comment Razor-Thin Tennessee Results; Walsh; Hawaii, Tomorrow Tennessee – Statewide Sen. Lamar Alexander won renomination last night in Tennessee, and while his margin wasn’t razor-thin, his victory percentage was unimpressive. Scoring just 50 percent in his own Republican primary, Alexander out-polled state Rep. Joe Carr’s 41 percent. The remaining five candidates split the outstanding vote. But the closeness of the contest occurred on the Democratic side, in what will likely be a battle for the right to lose to Alexander in November. Attorney Gordon Ball has been projected the winner, leading attorney Terry Adams by just 1,911 votes statewide. One thing is clear, however. The statewide turnout overwhelmingly favored Republicans. Approximately 645,000 individuals voted in the Republican primary as compared with just under 240,000 who participated on the Democratic side. On the other end of the margin perspective, Gov. Bill Haslam (R) cruised to an 88 percent victory. He will face Democrat Continue reading > Posted in Election Analysis, Governor, House, Primary, Senate and tagged Charles Brown, Charles Djou, David Ige, Donna Mercado Kim, EMILY'S List, Gordon Ball, Gov. Bill Haslam, Gov. Brian Schweitzer, Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Gov. Steve Bullock, Hawaii, Jim Tracy, Joe Carr, John Bohlinger, late Sen. Daniel Inouye, Linda McCulloch, Lt. Gov. Angela McLean, Mark Takai, Montana, Nancy Keenan, NARAL, Rep. Charles Fleishmann, Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, Rep. Jimmy Duncan, Rep. Phil Roe, Rep. Scott DesJarlais, Rep. Steve Cohen, Sen. Brian Schatz, Sen. John Walsh, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Sen. Max Baucus, Stephanie Schriock, Tennessee, Terry Adams, War College, Weston Wamp on August 8, 2014 by Jim Ellis. Leave a comment Entering Primary Season’s Final Stretch As we enter the primary season’s final stretch, 19 states still have yet to choose their 2014 nominees. The first nine days of August will bring voters to the polls in a half-dozen states with much to be decided. August 5 The most active day is the first Tuesday in August. Four states are holding primaries, featuring one key Senate nomination battle. In Kansas, Sen. Pat Roberts (R) faces a GOP challenge from physician Milton Wolf. Roberts has made several mis-steps during the campaign, including admitting that he doesn’t own property in his state, possessing a Virginia personalized license plate that identifies him as the Kansas senator, and saying that he returns home, “every time he has an opponent.” Despite the gaffes, Dr. Wolf appears to be a flawed candidate and is not likely to deny Roberts renomination. Continue reading > Posted in Governor, House, Senate and tagged Brenda Lawrence, Brian Ellis, Charles Djou, Club for Growth, David Trott, Donna Mercado Kim, Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Hansen Clarke, Hawaii, Jim Tracy, Joe Carr, John Moolenaar, Kansas, Mark Takai, Michigan, Michigan Right to Life, Mike Bishop, Paul Mitchell, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, Rep. Gary Peters, Rep. Justin Amash, Rep. Kerry Bentivolio, Rep. Mike Pompeo, Rep. Scott DesJarlais, Sen. Brian Schatz, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Sen. Pat Roberts, Tea Party, Tennessee, Todd Tiahrt, Tom McMillan, US Chamber of Commerce, Washington, Weston Wamp on July 25, 2014 by Jim Ellis. Leave a comment ← Older ELLIS ON THE AIR Listen in to my weekly podcasts here: BIPAC’s Podcasts. I provide ongoing political analyses for the Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC), which is an independent, bipartisan organization. Please leave this field empty Hello & Thanks for visiting ... Sign up to receive our content in your inbox Monday - Friday. Enter Email * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Search Search for: Jim Ellis Identifying and analyzing emerging trends in campaigns and elections. 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