John Carroll - Power Voter

John Carroll

Political Experience

Personal Details

John Carroll (Republican) was a candidate for Governor of Hawaii. Carroll lost the primary on August 11, 2018.

Carroll was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Hawaii.

Carroll was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Hawaii.

Education:

St. Mary’s University College of Law, Law
Attended University of Hawaii at Hilo
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Education

Carroll has been the principal attorney at the Law offices of John S. Carroll in Honolulu, Hawaii since 1998. He also served as a commercial pilot who flew for Hawaiian Airlines from 1958 until 1989.

Military:

U.S. Army, served in Korean War
U.S. Air Force

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

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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. Source

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

rated Hawaii's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Brian Schatz (D) defeated John Carroll (R), Michael Kokoski (L), Joy Allison (Constitution Party), and John Giuffre (American Shopping Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Schatz defeated Makani Christensen, Tutz Honeychurch, Arturo Reyes, and Miles Shiratori in the Democratic primary, while Carroll defeated Karla Gottschalk, Eddie Pirkowski, and John Roco to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 13, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brian Schatz Incumbent	73.6%	306,604
	Republican	John Carroll	22.2%	92,653
	Constitution	Joy Allison	2.2%	9,103
	Libertarian	Michael Kokoski	1.6%	6,809
	American Shopping	John Giuffre	0.3%	1,393
Total Votes				416,562
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Hawaii Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Brian Schatz Incumbent	86.2%	162,905
Makani Christensen	6.3%	11,899
Miles Shiratori	4.6%	8,620
Arturo Reyes	2%	3,820
Tutz Honeychurch	1%	1,815
Total Votes		189,059
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Hawaii Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Carroll	74.6%	26,749
John Roco	11%	3,956
Karla Gottschalk	8.5%	3,045
Eddie Pirkowski	5.9%	2,115
Total Votes		35,865
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

Campaign themes

The following issues were listed on Carroll's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, .

“

Hawaii's Cost of Living: Hawaii suffers disproportionately from archaic laws like the Jones Act that increase the cost of all imports to our Island, which forces up the cost of everyday necessities. These constraints on free trade and shipping also makes the export of goods, especially agricultural products prohibitively expensive. Changing Federal law will bring our cost of living back in line.

Economy: I believe that government cannot create jobs and that overtaxing our small businesses is counterproductive. We need a vital and growing economy created by free enterprise and renewed investment in America’s (and Hawaii’s) entrepreneurial spirit; not more dependency on government handouts and bureaucratic over-regulation.

Taxation: Taxes should be fair and the processess for calculation and enforcement reasonable and transparent. The current Federal tax code is out of control, with contradictory and uninterpretable laws that victimize the average taxpayer. We need to revamp tax policy in America and look at new and fairer ways to assess and collect tax money.

Constitutional Law: Personal freedoms are constitutionally protected rights of every American and should never be compromised by judicial interpretation, or frivolous legislative tampering. Government that governs least, based on the Constitution, governs best. Federal authority over State’s Rights should be resisted, and local government’s authority over its individual citizens should be simplified and unobtrusive.

Agriculture and Aquaculture: Hawaii was once able to produce all the food needed locally; we are now almost totally dependent on importing food. And, importing it at an artificially high premium due to monopolistic shipping rules. Hawaii must restore incentives for the local production of food for local consumption, and support farmers and ranchers as entrepreneurial businesses. We must also renew our vigilance from invasive species that can destroy agricultural crops as well as indigenous endangered species.

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—John Carroll's campaign website, https://carroll4senate.wordpress.com/consistent-on-the-issues/

2012

Carroll ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Hawaii. Carroll was defeated by Linda Lingle in the Republican primary on August 11, 2012.