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Djou opens up lead (ALEX ISENSTADT, 5/2/10, Politico)

Republican Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou appears to be expanding his lead in this month’s race for an open Hawaii House seat in a new poll out Sunday.

The survey, conducted by the Honolulu Advertiser, showed Djou picking up 36 percent of the vote, with former Democratic Rep. Ed Case at 28 percent and Democratic state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa at 22 percent.