Peter Carlisle Independent Kirk Caldwell Democratic The 2012 Honolulu mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu.

Kirk Caldwell was elected mayor, beating opponent and former Hawaii governor Ben Cayetano.

A non-partisan blanket primary was held on August 11, 2012.

Because no candidate received an outright majority of the vote in the primary, the top two finishers, Ben Cayetano and Kirk Caldwell, advanced to the November general election runoff.

[1] Incumbent Independent mayor Peter Carlisle was seeking a first full term in office but finished third in the primary and did not proceed to the runoff election.