2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
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All 2 Hawaii seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election20
Seats won20
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote285,008137,531
Percentage67.45%32.55%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.57%Decrease2.svg3.31%
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Democratic
  50–60%
  80–90%

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]

Contents

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2012 [2]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Democratic 285,00867.4522±0
Republican 137,53132.5500±0
Totals422,539100.00%22±0

District 1

United States House of Representatives District 1
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  Colleen Hanabusa 113th Congress.jpg Charles Djou.jpg
Nominee Colleen Hanabusa Charles Djou
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote114,75695,431
Percentage54.6%45.4%
U.S. Representative before election

Colleen Hanabusa
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Colleen Hanabusa
Democratic

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Roy Wyttenbach II [4]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Colleen Hanabusa (incumbent) 92,136 84.1
Democratic Roy Wyttenbach II17,36915.9
Total votes109,505 100.0

Republican primary

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

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

Primary results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles Djou 25,984 95.7
Republican C. Kaui Amsterdam7992.9
Republican John Giuffre3761.4
Total votes27,159 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Colleen Hanabusa (D)

Organizations

Charles Djou (R)

Organizations

Results

Hawaii's 1st congressional district, 2012 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Colleen Hanabusa (incumbent) 116,505 54.6
Republican Charles Djou 96,82445.4
Total votes213,329 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

United States House of Representatives District 2
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Nominee Tulsi Gabbard Kawika Crowley
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote167,08540,285
Percentage80.6%19.4%
U.S. Representative before election

Mazie Hirono
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic

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

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Campaign

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

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

Primary results

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tulsi Gabbard 62,882 55.1
Democratic Mufi Hannemann39,17634.3
Democratic Esther Kia'aina6,6815.9
Democratic Bob Marx4,3273.8
Democratic Miles Shiratori5730.5
Democratic Rafael del Castillo5200.4
Total votes114,159 100.0

Aftermath

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

Candidates

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

Primary results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kawika Crowley 9,056 60.8
Republican Matt DiGeronimo5,84339.2
Total votes14,899 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Results

Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, 2012 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tulsi Gabbard 168,503 80.5
Republican Kawika Crowley 40,70719.5
Total votes209,210 100.0
Democratic hold

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