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Politics U.S. Representative from Hawaii's 2nd district
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The following list is the electoral history of Tulsi Gabbard. Tulsi Gabbard previously served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, the Honolulu City Council, and is a former member of the United States House of Representatives.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo | 1,095 | 48.1 | |
| Democratic | Rida T.R. Cabanilla | 682 | 29.9 | |
| Democratic | Rodolfo V. Ramos | 406 | 17.8 | |
| Democratic | Gerald Vidal | 95 | 4.2 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo | 3,106 | 64.9 | |
| Republican | Alfonso Jimenez | 1,682 | 35.1 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo | 6,468 | 37.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sesnita Der-Ling Moepono | 3,957 | 23.0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shawn Hamamoto | 2,087 | 12.1 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frank A. Lavoie | 1,896 | 11.0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher J. Wong | 1,383 | 8.0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bob Vieira | 699 | 4.1 | |
| Nonpartisan | Larry Fenton | 279 | 1.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Garry | 219 | 1.3 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carlton N. Middleton | 194 | 1.1 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo | 15,060 | 58.5 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sesnita Der-Ling Moepono | 10,682 | 41.5 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard | 62,882 | 55.1 | |
| Democratic | Mufi Hannemann | 39,176 | 34.3 | |
| Democratic | Esther Kiaʻāina | 6,681 | 5.9 | |
| Democratic | Bob Marx | 4,327 | 3.8 | |
| Democratic | Miles Shiratori | 573 | 0.5 | |
| Democratic | Rafael del Castillo | 520 | 0.5 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard | 168,503 | 80.5 | |
| Republican | Kawika Crowley | 40,707 | 19.5 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard | 92,032 | 100 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard | 142,010 | 78.7 | |
| Republican | Kawika Crowley | 33,630 | 18.6 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Kent | 4,693 | 2.6 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard | 80,026 | 84.5 | |
| Democratic | Shay Chan Hodges | 14,643 | 15.5 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard | 170,829 | 81.2 | |
| Republican | Angela Aulani Kaaihue | 39,664 | 18.8 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard | 94,665 | 83.6 | |
| Democratic | Sherry Alu Campagna | 13,947 | 12.3 | |
| Democratic | Anthony Tony Austin | 4,692 | 4.1 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard | 153,271 | 77.36 | |
| Republican | Brian Evans | 44,850 | 22.64 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Biden | 19,076,052 | 51.79 | |
| Democratic | Bernie Sanders | 9,679,213 | 26.28 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Warren | 2,831,472 | 7.69 | |
| Democratic | Mike Bloomberg | 2,488,734 | 6.76 | |
| Democratic | Pete Buttigieg | 924,237 | 2.51 | |
| Democratic | Amy Klobuchar | 529,713 | 1.44 | |
| Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard | 273,940 | 0.74 | |
| Democratic | Tom Steyer | 259,792 | 0.71 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Yang | 170,517 | 0.46 | |
| Democratic | Others | 600,286 | 1.63 | |
| Total votes | 36,833,956 | 100.00 | ||
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