2018 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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2018 United States Senate election in Hawaii
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Nominee Mazie Hirono Ron Curtis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote276,316112,035
Percentage71.15%28.85%
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County results
Hirono:     60–70%     70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Mazie Hirono
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Mazie Hirono
Democratic

The 2018 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono ran for reelection to a second term. Hirono ran unopposed in her party's primary and was easily reelected, defeating Republican challenger Ron Curtis. She won the highest vote percentage of any U.S. Senate candidate in 2018. This election was the fifth consecutive cycle in which a senate election was held in Hawaii after elections in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016.

Contents

The primary election took place on August 11, 2018. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Results

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Results by county:
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Democratic primary results [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mazie Hirono (incumbent) 201,679 100%
Total votes201,679 100%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Results by county: Curtis--30-40% Curtis--<30% White--<30% No data 2018 HI US Senate Republican primary.svg
Results by county:
  Curtis—30–40%
  Curtis—<30%
  White—<30%
  No data
Republican primary results [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ron Curtis 6,370 23.73%
Republican Consuelo Anderson5,17219.26%
Republican Robert C. Helsham3,98814.85%
Republican Thomas E. White3,65713.62%
Republican Rocky De La Fuente3,06511.42%
Republican George L. Berish1,6586.18%
Republican Michael R. Hodgkiss1,5765.87%
Republican Eddie Pirkowski1,3585.06%
Total votes26,848 100%

Nonpartisan primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Charles Haverty
  • Matthew K. Maertens
  • Arturo Pacheco Reyes [a]

Results

Results by county: Reyes--40-50% Reyes--30-40% Haverty--40-50% No data 2018 Hawaii US Senate nonpartisan primary.svg
Results by county:
  Reyes—40–50%
  Reyes—30–40%
  Haverty—40–50%
  No data
Nonpartisan primary results [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Arturo Pacheco Reyes 441 38.02%
Nonpartisan Charles Haverty41635.86%
Nonpartisan Matthew K. Maertens30326.12%
Total votes1,160 100%

General election

Predictions

There were no polls taken, and the race was rated safely Democratic by all forecasters.

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [20] Safe DOctober 26, 2018
Inside Elections [21] Safe DNovember 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [22] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Daily Kos [23] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Fox News [24] [b] Likely DNovember 5, 2018
CNN [25] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics [26] Safe DNovember 5, 2018

Results

United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2018 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mazie Hirono (incumbent) 276,316 71.15% +8.55%
Republican Ron Curtis112,03528.85%−8.55%
Total votes388,351 100% N/A
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Hirono won both congressional districts. [28]

DistrictHironoCurtisRepresentative
1st 70%30% Colleen Hanabusa (115th Congress)
Ed Case (116th Congress)
2nd 72%28% Tulsi Gabbard

Notes

  1. ↑ Note: Arturo Pacheco Reyes did not qualify for the general election. [19]
  2. ↑ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races.

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