#Mayoral Race
Chamber of Maui Political Action Committee endorses Yuki Lei Sugimura for Mayor of Maui County
Maui County mayoral candidate Yuki Lei Sugimura has earned the endorsement of the Chamber of Maui Political Action Committee (COMPAC), the non-partisan, non-sectarian committee that handles the candidate endorsement process for the Maui Chamber of Commerce.
Bissen, Sugimura each raise $100,000 in July for mayoral campaigns ahead of upcoming primary
Both campaigns are spending heavily on advertising as they jockey for the top spot at the ballot box on Aug. 8.
Spending reports in Maui County mayor’s race show Sugimura leading Bissen in fundraising
Both campaigns are well funded and spending big in the lead-up to the Aug. 8 primary election, although Sugimura has a much bigger war chest left with the general election on Nov. 3.
Mayor Bissen says former chief of staff’s lawsuit is politically motivated as he seeks reelection
The incumbent mayor is contending with a lawsuit and a slate of challengers as he defends his first term, with one political analyst calling it “probably the most interesting race this election cycle.”
Primary Election FINAL 2010 Results
By Wendy Osher (Click on story and Scroll down to see results) (Update: 7:23 a.m. 9/19/10) The Final Summary Report for the 2010 primary election was released shortly before 7:30 this morning. In the Mayor’s race it will be a rematch between current Mayor Charmaine Tavares and former Mayor Alan Arakawa. Tavares had 7,307 votes—268 […]