2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii

2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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Turnout	48.4% [1]
Nominee Brian Schatz Bob McDermott Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 290,894 106,358 Percentage 71.21% 26.04%
County results Precinct results Schatz:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% McDermott:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%      No votes
U.S. senator before election Brian Schatz Democratic Elected U.S. senator Brian Schatz Democratic

The 2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Hawaii. The primary took place on August 13.

Incumbent Democrat Brian Schatz won re-election to a second full term in a landslide, winning 71.2% of the vote to Republican state representative Bob McDermott's 26%. The results were a slightly lower margin of victory for Schatz compared to his previous victory in 2016.

Schatz was first appointed to the Senate in 2012 after the death of incumbent Daniel Inouye. He won a 2014 special election to finish Inouye's term, won his first full term in 2016, and ran for reelection for his second full term in 2022. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brian Schatz, incumbent U.S. Senator ^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Tataii, teacher and perennial candidate ^[4]

Endorsements

Brian Schatz

Organizations

• Feminist Majority PAC ^[5]
• Giffords ^[6]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[7]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[8]
• Natural Resources Defense Council ^[9]
• Population Connection Action Fund ^[10]
• Sierra Club ^[11]

Results by county:

  Schatz

•   90–100%

Results

Democratic primary results ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Schatz (incumbent)	228,595	93.56%
	Democratic	Steve Tataii	15,725	6.44%
Total votes			244,320	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob McDermott, state representative, nominee for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in 2002, and candidate for Governor of Hawaii in 2018 ^[13]

Eliminated in primary

• Steven Bond, realtor, farmer and candidate for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in 2020 ^[4]
• Wallyn Kanoelani Christian, realtor ^[4]
• Timothy Dalhouse, retired Army veteran ^[4]
• Asia Lavonne, pastor ^[4]

Results

Results by county:

  McDermott

•   40–50%

  Dalhouse

•   20–30%
•   30–40%

Republican primary results ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob McDermott	25,686	39.56%
	Republican	Timothy Dalhouse	17,158	26.42%
	Republican	Wallyn Kanoelani Christian	9,497	14.62%
	Republican	Steven Bond	6,407	9.87%
	Republican	Asia Lavonne	6,187	9.53%
Total votes			64,935	100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Feena Bonoan, U.S. Navy veteran, filmmaker, and candidate for Hawaii Senate in 2020 ^[4]

Disqualified

• Michael Kokoski, nominee for this seat in 2014 ^[4]

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Feena Bonoan	515	100.0
Total votes			515	100.0%

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Emma Jane Pohlman, attorney ^[4]

Results

Green primary results ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Emma Jane Pohlman	1,245	100.0
Total votes			1,245	100.0%

Aloha ʻĀina primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Decker, former chair of the Aloha ʻĀina ^[4]

Results

Aloha ʻĀina primary results ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Aloha ʻĀina	Dan Decker	987	100.0
Total votes			987	100.0%

Nonpartisan primary

Candidates

Disqualified

• Dennis Miller ^[4]
• Steve Tataii ^[4]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [14]	Solid D	March 4, 2022
Inside Elections [15]	Solid D	April 1, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [16]	Safe D	March 1, 2022
Politico [17]	Solid D	April 1, 2022
RCP [18]	Safe D	February 24, 2022
Fox News [19]	Solid D	May 12, 2022
DDHQ [20]	Solid D	July 20, 2022
538 [21]	Solid D	June 30, 2022
The Economist [22]	Safe D	September 7, 2022

Post-primary endorsements

Brian Schatz (D)

Newspapers

• Honolulu Star-Advertiser ^[23]

Organizations

• Brady Campaign ^[24]
• Hawaii AFL–CIO ^[24]
• Hawaii Fire Fighters Association ^[24]
• Hawaii Government Employees Association ^[24]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[24]
• Humane Society Legislative Fund ^[24]
• International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers ^[24]
• International Longshore and Warehouse Union ^[24]
• J Street PAC ^[24]
• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare ^[24]
• National Education Association ^[25]
• Newtown Action Alliance ^[24]
• United Association ^[24]
• United Auto Workers ^[24]

Bob McDermott (R)

Individuals

• Timothy Dalhouse, retired Army veteran and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2022 ^[26]

Results

2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Brian Schatz (incumbent)	290,894	71.21%	–2.40%
	Republican	Bob McDermott	106,358	26.04%	+3.80%
	Libertarian	Feena Bonoan	4,915	1.20%	–0.43%
	Green	Emma Jane Pohlman	4,142	1.01%	N/A
	Aloha ʻĀina	Dan Decker	2,208	0.54%	N/A
Total votes			408,517	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By county

By county

County Brian Schatz Democratic Bob McDermott Republican Feena Bonoan Libertarian Emma Pohlman Green Dan Decker Aloha ʻĀina Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % # % # % Hawaii [28] 46,096 72.90 15,156 23.97 798 1.26 792 1.25 392 0.62 30,940 48.93 63,234 Honolulu [29] 190,178 70.18 74,265 27.40 2,991 1.10 2,334 0.86 1,223 0.45 115,913 42.77 270,991 Kauai [30] 16,891 72.50 5,658 24.28 306 1.31 306 1.31 138 0.59 11,233 48.21 23,299 Maui [31] 37,565 74.04 11,202 22.08 813 1.60 703 1.39 450 0.89 26,363 51.96 50,733 Totals 289,585 71.25 105,704 26.01 4,870 1.20 4,102 1.01 2,189 0.54 183,881 45.24 406,450

By congressional district

Schatz won both congressional districts. ^[32]

District	Schatz	McDermott	Representative
1st	72%	26%	Ed Case
2nd	71%	26%	Kai Kahele (117th Congress)
			Jill Tokuda (118th Congress)

See also

• 2022 United States Senate elections

References

1. "General Election 2022 – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2022 Summary Report Run 4" (PDF). State of Hawaii Office of Elections. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
2. "Results: Democratic incumbent Sen. Brian Schatz defeats Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott in Hawaii's US Senate election". news.yahoo.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
3. Grube, Nick (April 26, 2021). "Campaign Finance Records Suggest An Easy Reelection Bid For Brian Schatz". Honolulu Civil Beat . Washington. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
4. "2022 Office of Elections Filing Report". Hawaii Office of Elections. March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
5. "2022 Feminist Majority PAC Endorsements". feministmajoritypac.org. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
6. "Giffords Endorses Senator Brian Schatz for the US Senate". Giffords . April 27, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
7. Kassel, Matthew (November 30, 2021). "JDCA announces first slate of 2022 endorsements". Jewish Insider. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
8. Courtnee Connon (June 10, 2021). "LCV Action Fund Announces First Round of U.S. Senate Endorsements in the 2022 Election Cycle". League of Conservation Voters.
9. Turrentine, Jeff (March 8, 2022). "NRDC Action Fund Endorses These Candidates in the 2022 Elections". Natural Resources Defense Council . Retrieved March 15, 2022.
10. "2022 House & Senate Endorsements". Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
11. "Sierra Club 2022 Endorsements".
12. "Primary Election 2022 – State of Hawaii – Statewide August 13, 2022 Summary Report" (PDF). State of Hawaii Office of Elections. August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
13. "Republican state representative announces run against Schatz for US Senate". www.hawaiinewsnow.com. Hawaii News Now. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
14. "2022 Senate Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
15. "Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
16. "2022 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
17. "Hawaii Senate Race 2022". Politico. April 1, 2022.
18. "Battle for the Senate 2022". RCP. January 10, 2022.
19. "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
20. "2022 Election Forecast". DDHQ. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
21. "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
22. "Economist's 2022 Senate forecast". The Economist. September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
23. "Editorial: Brian Schatz, Jill Tokuda, ed Case for Congress". October 24, 2022.
24. "Brian Schatz's Ratings and Endorsements". justfacts.votesmart.org. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
25. "Our Recommended Candidates" . Retrieved October 29, 2022.
26. "Tim Dalhouse Endorses Rep. Bob McDermott dor U.S. Senate". www.timdalhouse.com. August 16, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
27. "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - Statewide - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
28. "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - County of Hawaii - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
29. "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - City and County of Honolulu - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
30. "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - County of Kauai - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
31. "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - County of Maui - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
32. "Statement of Vote" (PDF). elections.hawaii.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 4, 2024.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Feena Bonoan (L) for Senate
• Bob McDermott (R) for Senate
• Brian Schatz (D) for Senate