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Poll: Djou Ahead of Takai by 4 Points

Honolulu Civil Beat

Civil Beat Poll: GOP’s Djou Up By 4 Points Over Democrat Takai in CD1
Meanwhile, Sen. Brian Schatz and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard are way ahead of their GOP rivals.

By Chad Blair

September 23, 2014

The man who represents Hawaii Republicans’ best hope to pick up a congressional seat has a 4 percentage point lead over his Democratic opponent.

Charles Djou leads Mark Takai 46-42 percent in Civil Beat’s latest poll. Just 12 percent of voters are undecided.

The state has only sent three Republicans to Washington, D.C., since statehood in 1959, and Djou, a former state legislator and a former Honolulu City Councilman, is one of them. He won a special election to replace Neil Abercrombie in 2010 when the longtime congressman resigned to run successfully for governor.

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