2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
← 2010 November 6, 2012 2014 →
All 2 Hawaii seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 2 0
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 285,008 137,531
Percentage 67.45% 32.55%
Swing Increase4.57% Decrease3.31%
Democratic
  50–60%
  80–90%

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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election for the United States Senate. Primary elections were held on August 11, 2012.[1]

Overview

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United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2012[2]
Party Votes Percentage Seats before Seats after +/–
Democratic 285,008 67.45 2 2 ±0
Republican 137,531 32.55 0 0 ±0
Totals 422,539 100.00% 2 2 ±0

District 1

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United States House of Representatives District 1
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Nominee Colleen Hanabusa Charles Djou
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 114,756 95,431
Percentage 54.6% 45.4%
U.S. Representative before election

Colleen Hanabusa
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Colleen Hanabusa
Democratic

See also: Hawaii's 1st congressional district

Democrat Colleen Hanabusa, who was first elected to represent the 1st district in 2010, ran for re-election.[3]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Roy Wyttenbach II[4]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colleen Hanabusa (incumbent) 92,136 84.1
Democratic Roy Wyttenbach II 17,369 15.9
Total votes 109,505 100.0

Republican primary

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Former U.S. Representative Charles Djou, who represented the 1st district from May 2010 until January 2011, sought and received the Republican nomination to challenge Hanabusa again. He defeated C. Kaui Amsterdam and John Giuffre in the Republican primary.[6][7]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • C. Kaui Amsterdam
  • John Giuffre

Primary results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Djou 25,984 95.7
Republican C. Kaui Amsterdam 799 2.9
Republican John Giuffre 376 1.4
Total votes 27,159 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Colleen Hanabusa (D)

Organizations

Charles Djou (R)

Organizations

Results

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Hawaii's 1st congressional district, 2012[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colleen Hanabusa (incumbent) 116,505 54.6
Republican Charles Djou 96,824 45.4
Total votes 213,329 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

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United States House of Representatives District 2
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Nominee Tulsi Gabbard Kawika Crowley
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 167,085 40,285
Percentage 80.6% 19.4%
U.S. Representative before election

Mazie Hirono
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic

See also: Hawaii's 2nd congressional district

Democrat Mazie Hirono, who had represented the 2nd district since 2007, announced in May 2011 that she would run for the U.S. Senate rather than for re-election to the House.[10]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Declined
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Campaign

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Hannemann and Gabbard differed on the issue of same-sex marriage. Gabbard was opposed to the Defense of Marriage Act and to a proposed Hawaii state constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between a woman and a man, while Hannemann supported DOMA.[20] Gabbard had previously opposed same-sex marriage,[21] but during the primary campaign, promised to work to repeal DOMA and co-sponsor the Respect for Marriage act.[22] Voters initially doubted the sincerity of her new views on the issue.[23]

Gabbard filed a 270-page complaint against Hannemann's spending,[24] saying that his campaign broke campaign finance laws by failing to report 2012 travel and polling expenses and improperly dealt with Hanneman's salary from a tourism association.[25]

Candidates Marx, Gabbard, and Kia'aina debated on June 5,[26] and Marx, Gabbard, Kia'aina and Hannemann debated in early July.[20]

Gabbard's ratings in the polls increased steadily and Hannemann's dropped throughout the primary campaign;[27] as of August 6, she was leading against Hanneman 49% to 29%.

Endorsements

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Gabbard received endorsements from the Sierra Club,[8] Women Under Forty PAC,[28] Emily's List,[29] VoteVets and MauiTime.[30]

Primary results

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On August 11, Gabbard defeated Hanneman by twenty points. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser described her win as the "improbable rise from a distant underdog to victory".[31] Gabbard credited grassroots support as the reason for her come-from-behind win in the primary.[32]

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tulsi Gabbard 62,882 55.1
Democratic Mufi Hannemann 39,176 34.3
Democratic Esther Kia'aina 6,681 5.9
Democratic Bob Marx 4,327 3.8
Democratic Miles Shiratori 573 0.5
Democratic Rafael del Castillo 520 0.4
Total votes 114,159 100.0

Aftermath

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Gabbard decided to resign her seat on the City Council, stating that she wanted to prevent the cost of a separate special election,[33] and resigned on August 16.[34]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Matthew DiGeronimo, entrepreneur, motivational and business speaker, radio talk show host and former Navy officer[36]
Declined
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Primary results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kawika Crowley 9,056 60.8
Republican Matt DiGeronimo 5,843 39.2
Total votes 14,899 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Tulsi Gabbard (D)

Organizations

Results

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Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, 2012[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tulsi Gabbard 168,503 80.5
Republican Kawika Crowley 40,707 19.5
Total votes 209,210 100.0
Democratic hold

References

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  2. ^ a b c "GENERAL ELECTION 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide". State Of Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Trygstad, Kyle (August 24, 2011). "Hanabusa Will Seek Re-Election, Not Bid for Senate". Roll Call. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
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  9. ^ "CANDIDATES". gopyoungguns.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  10. ^ Catanese, David (May 19, 2011). "Mazie Hirono to seek Akaka's seat". Politico. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
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  22. ^ Tulsi Gabbard [@TulsiGabbard] (August 7, 2012). "@MAUITIME Yes, and if elected to Congress, I will work to repeal DOMA, and co-sponsor Respect for Marriage Act #NOH8 #LGBT" (Tweet). Retrieved October 11, 2012 – via Twitter.
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  35. ^ Sakahara, Tim (August 23, 2012). "Handyman hopes to go from homeless to Congress". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
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