[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14116]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, November 9, 2016.
     Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker:  I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     facsimile copy of a letter received from Mr. Scott T. Nago, 
     Chief Election Officer, State of Hawaii, indicating that, 
     according to the preliminary results of the Special Election 
     held November 8, 2016, the Honorable Colleen Wakako Hanabusa 
     was elected Representative to Congress for the First 
     Congressional District, State of Hawaii.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Karen L. Haas,
     Clerk.
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                                                  State of Hawaii,


                                          Office of Elections,

                                 Pearl City, HI, November 9, 2016.
     Hon. Karen L. Haas,
     Clerk, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Ms. Haas:  This is to advise you that the unofficial 
     results of the Special Election held on Tuesday, November 8, 
     2016, for Representative in Congress from the First 
     Congressional District of Hawaii, show that Colleen Wakako 
     Hanabusa received 129,041 or 60.5% of the total number of 
     votes cast for that office. Please see enclosed results.
       It would appear from these unofficial results that Colleen 
     Wakako Hanabusa was elected as Representative in Congress 
     from the First Congressional District in Hawaii, To the best 
     of our knowledge and belief at this time, there is no contest 
     to this election.
       As soon as the official results are certified to this 
     office by all counties involved, an official Certificate of 
     Election will be prepared for transmittal as required by law,
       Please feel free to contact Kristen Uyeda, Ballot 
     Operations Section Head, if you require additional 
     information or have any further questions.
           Very truly yours,
                                                    Scott T. Nago,
     Chief Election Officer.

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