Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann won more than 90 percent of the voting precincts during Saturday's primary election, capturing 198 of the 212 polling locations while totaling more than 80,000 votes.

While winning most precincts, Hannemann failed to get more than half of the total vote and will face City Councilwoman Ann Kobayashi in a runoff on Nov. 4.

A precinct-by-precinct analysis of the mayoral campaign released yesterday shows that Hannemann did well across the island, but that his percentages increased in Central O'ahu and on the west side.

Hannemann lost 14 precincts, eight to Kobayashi and six to Panos Prevedouros, a University of Hawai'i engineering professor.

Most of the 14 precincts were clustered in Kobayashi's Manoa council district, on the North Shore or the Windward side, according to data released by the state Office of Elections.

The election was marked by low turnout, as only 35 percent of O'ahu voters went to the polls.

Hannemann fell just shy of the 50 percent mark, taking 49.39 percent, while Kobayashi got 30.17 percent and Prevedouros 17.71 percent.

Neal Milner, a UH political scientist, said the low voter turnout may have conspired to keep Hannemann below the majority needed to win re-election outright, but that the presidential contest on Nov. 4 will drive more voters to the polls.

"Let's face it, by any majority rules standards, he creamed her," Milner said. "The story is he didn't get 50 percent plus one, but he beat her by a big margin. I think a lot of this is going to be about turnout and getting your voters out and figuring out a way to get the presidential voters out there, and somehow get them to vote in the mayor's race."

Hannemann collected more than 80,000 votes in the primary, which was more than the 78,000 he took in the 2004 primary when he fell behind former Councilman Duke Bainum. Hannemann went on to win the general election in 2004 with 147,000 votes, which shows the potential difference between primary- and general-election turnout.

ALL-AROUND WINS

Hannemann campaign officials said they were pleased with the precinct data released yesterday.

"Mayor Hannemann is in a strong position to prevail in November," said A.J. Halagao, co-chairman of Hannemann's re-election campaign. "We learned today that Mayor Hannemann did beat council member Kobayashi in all nine City Council districts, including her own. That's a testament to the mayor and his administration for their hard work the past four years."

Also yesterday, Prevedouros said he will vote for Kobayashi in the general election but wants to discuss her transportation plan before formally endorsing her and mobilizing his supporters behind her campaign.

Prevedouros based his campaign on his opposition to Hannemann's plans for a $3.7 billion steel-on-steel rail project, and he was the favorite choice among anti-rail voters.

Kobayashi has supported a rubber tire-on-concrete option for mass transit but said she is also open to high-occupancy toll lanes and other alternatives to help reduce traffic congestion.

Prevedouros said he believes that HOT lanes and other options can be mixed to help alleviate traffic congestion.

Prevedouros said he will meet with Kobayashi and her advisers this week to discuss her position on transportation and a possible endorsement.

"It is my understanding that her transportation position is not strong, and Hannemann is going to hit hard on that. Hannemann's plan is specific, and hers is not specific, and I'd like to help her with that," Prevedouros said. "I have been working with Ann since 1998 very closely. She is an intelligent person and an open-minded person. It's important how she arranges her position so the people voting for me will be comfortable voting for her."

Kobayashi said Sunday that she would use her differences with Hannemann on rail to distinguish herself from the mayor in the coming weeks.

GAINING SUPPORTERS

Councilman Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Kobayashi's campaign co-chairman, said Kobayashi is committed to doing whatever the voters decide when they vote for or against the transit system during the general election Nov. 4.

"No matter what the voters decide in November, we have to be fiscally responsible and environmentally friendly, and it has to be an actual solution that works (to reduce traffic congestion)," Dela Cruz said. "We're going to work hard to really listen to what Panos' supporters have to say, because we want to work with them and join them in making a better city."

Hannemann's campaign said they will do what they can to court Prevedouros' supporters.

"While we disagree on how best to solve Honolulu's traffic congestion problems, we congratulate professor Prevedouros on his hard-fought campaign and bringing about a spirited discussion of the issues. We wish him and his family well as they prepare for the birth of their child," Halagao said.