2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii
Flag of Hawaii.svg
  2016 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2028  
Turnout48.4% [1]
  Brian Schatz, official portrait, 113th Congress 2.jpg Bob McDermott.jpg
Nominee Brian Schatz Bob McDermott
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote290,894106,358
Percentage71.21%26.04%

2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg
HI Senate 2022.svg
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.

Contents

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

Eliminated in primary

  • Steve Tataii, teacher and perennial candidate [4]

Endorsements

Results by county:
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Schatz
90-100% 2022 Hawaii U.S. Senate Democratic primary.svg
Results by county:
  Schatz
  •   90–100%

Results

Democratic primary results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brian Schatz (incumbent) 228,595 93.56%
Democratic Steve Tataii15,7256.44%
Total votes244,320 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Results by county:
McDermott
40-50%
Dalhouse
20-30%
30-40% 2022 Hawaii U.S. Senate Republican primary.svg
Results by county:
  McDermott
  •   40–50%
  Dalhouse
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
Republican primary results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob McDermott 25,686 39.56%
Republican Timothy Dalhouse17,15826.42%
Republican Wallyn Kanoelani Christian9,49714.62%
Republican Steven Bond6,4079.87%
Republican Asia Lavonne6,1879.53%
Total votes64,935 100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Results

Libertarian primary results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Feena Bonoan 515 100.0
Total votes515 100.0%

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Emma Jane Pohlman, attorney [4]

Results

Green primary results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Emma Jane Pohlman 1,245 100.0
Total votes1,245 100.0%

Aloha ʻĀina primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Aloha ʻĀina primary results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Aloha ʻĀina Dan Decker 987 100.0
Total votes987 100.0%

Nonpartisan primary

Candidates

Disqualified

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

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [14] Solid DMarch 4, 2022
Inside Elections [15] Solid DApril 1, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [16] Safe DMarch 1, 2022
Politico [17] Solid DApril 1, 2022
RCP [18] Safe DFebruary 24, 2022
Fox News [19] Solid DMay 12, 2022
DDHQ [20] Solid DJuly 20, 2022
538 [21] Solid DJune 30, 2022
The Economist [22] Safe DSeptember 7, 2022

Endorsements

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Brian Schatz (incumbent) 290,894 71.21% –2.40%
Republican Bob McDermott 106,35826.04%+3.80%
Libertarian Feena Bonoan4,9151.20%–0.43%
Green Emma Jane Pohlman4,1421.01%N/A
Aloha ʻĀina Dan Decker2,2080.54%N/A
Total votes408,517 100.0%
Democratic hold

By county

By county
County Brian Schatz
Democratic
Bob McDermott
Republican
Feena Bonoan
Libertarian
Emma Pohlman
Green
Dan Decker
Aloha ʻĀina
MarginTotal
votes
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Hawaii [28] 46,09672.9015,15623.977981.267921.253920.6230,94048.9363,234
Honolulu [29] 190,17870.1874,26527.402,9911.102,3340.861,2230.45115,91342.77270,991
Kauai [30] 16,89172.505,65824.283061.313061.311380.5911,23348.2123,299
Maui [31] 37,56574.0411,20222.088131.607031.394500.8926,36351.9650,733
Totals289,58571.25105,70426.014,8701.204,1021.012,1890.54183,88145.24406,450

By congressional district

Schatz won both congressional districts. [32]

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

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