Hawaii: Potential special election likely to attracted crowded race | Hawaii News Now
Voters can expect a mad scramble to replace U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa if she is appointed to replace U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye. About half a dozen names are already being floated as potential candidates for the District 1 Congressional seat if Hanabusa vacates her house post, political analysts say. "This is a sprint. It's not a long distance run. It's going to be a short election span," said Hawaii Pacific University Professor John Hart. "So the person who can put the boots on the ground and the checks in the mail ... those are the people who can compete in this situation."