Hawaii elections, 2012

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Hawaii's 2012 general elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections were held on August 11, 2012.

Hawaii State of the United States of America

Hawaii is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is the only U.S. state located in Oceania, the only U.S. state located outside North America, and the only one composed entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean.

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Federal

Senate

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka, who held the position since 1990, retired. [1]

Daniel Akaka American politician, former U.S. Senator from Hawaii

Daniel Kahikina Akaka was an American educator and politician who was a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013.

U.S. Representative Mazie Hirono sought and received the Democratic nomination to succeed Akaka. She defeated former U.S. Representative Ed Case, Michael Gillespie, Antonio Gimbernat, and Arturo Pacheco Reyes in the Democratic primary. [2] [3]

Mazie Hirono United States Senator from Hawaii

Mazie Keiko Hirono is a Japanese-born American politician serving since 2013 as the junior United States Senator from Hawaii. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to her career in the Senate, Hirono served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1981 to 1995 and as Hawaii's ninth lieutenant governor from 1994 to 2002 under Ben Cayetano. The Democratic nominee for Governor of Hawaii in 2002, Hirono was defeated by Republican Linda Lingle. From 2007 to 2013, she served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district.

Ed Case American politician

Edward Espenett Case is an American Democratic politician who is currently the U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district, which covers the urban core of Honolulu. He previously represented the 2nd district, which covers the rest of the state, from 2002 to 2007.

Former Governor Linda Lingle sought and received the Republican nomination. She defeated former state Senator John Carroll, Charles Collins, Eddie Pirkowski, and John Roco in the Republican primary. [3] [4]

Governor of Hawaii head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Hawaii

The Governor of Hawaii is the chief executive of the state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 1 through 6. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state. The governor is responsible for enforcing laws passed by the Hawaii State Legislature and upholding rulings of the Hawaii State Judiciary. The role includes being commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Hawaii and having the power to use those forces to execute laws, suppress insurrection and violence and repel invasion. The Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii becomes acting governor upon the officeholder's absence from the state or if the person is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office. Historically, the Governor of Hawaii has been from either the Democratic Party of Hawaii or Hawaii Republican Party.

Linda Lingle American politician; sixth Governor of Hawaii; former member of the Maui County Council and former mayor of Maui County. She was the first female governor in the states history at the time of her term

Linda Lingle is an American politician, who was the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 until 2010. She was the first Republican governor of Hawaii since 1962. Lingle was also the first female governor of Hawaii and its first Jewish governor. Prior to serving as governor, Lingle served as Maui County mayor, council member, and chair of the Hawaii Republican Party.

Hawaii Senate Upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature

The Hawaii Senate is the upper house of the Hawaii State Legislature. It consists of twenty-five members elected from an equal number of constituent districts across the islands and is led by the President of the Senate, elected from the membership of the body, currently Ron Kouchi. The forerunner of the HawaiiSenate during the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii was the House of Nobles originated in 1840. In 1894 the Constitution of the Republic of Hawaii renamed the upper house the present senate. Senators are elected to four-year terms and are not subject to term limits.

House of Representatives

1st congressional district

Democratic incumbent Colleen Hanabusa, who had represented the 1st district since January 2011, ran for re-election. [5] She defeated Roy Wyttenbach II in the Democratic primary. [6]

Colleen Hanabusa U.S. Representative from Hawaii

Colleen Wakako Hanabusa is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative from Hawaii's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2016 to 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party and ran for her party's nomination for Governor of Hawaii in 2018, challenging and losing to incumbent Governor and fellow Democrat David Ige.

Former U.S. Representative Charles Djou, who had represented the 1st district from May 2010 to January 2011, sought and received the Republican nomination to challenge Hanabusa. [7] He defeated C. Kaui Amsterdam and John Giuffre in the Republican primary. [8]

Charles Djou American politician

Charles Kong Djou is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district in 2010–11. As a member of the Republican Party, Djou won his congressional seat in a May 2010 special election where the Democratic Party vote was split between several candidates, but was defeated in the general election in November after the Democratic primary provided a single opponent. Djou, who was previously in the Hawaii House of Representatives and the Honolulu City Council, was the first Thai American and the first Chinese American Republican to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. In June 2016, Djou entered the race for Mayor of Honolulu, which he lost 48% to 52% to Democratic Party incumbent Kirk Caldwell. Djou left the Republican Party in March 2018.

2nd congressional district

Democratic incumbent Mazie Hirono, who had represented the 2nd district since 2007, ran for the U.S. Senate. [9]

Tulsi Gabbard, then a member of the Honolulu City Council, sought and received the Democratic nomination to succeed Hirono. She defeated Rafael Del Castillo, an attorney; Mufi Hannemann, the former Mayor of Honolulu; Esther Kia'aina, the chief advocate of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Bob Marx, an attorney; and, Miles Shiratori, a financial advisor, in the Democratic primary. [10]

Kawika Crowley, a handyman, sought and received the Republican nomination. He defeated Matt DiGeronimo, a businessman and former Navy officer, in the Republican primary. [11] [12]

State Legislature

Senate

Because of redistricting, all 25 members of the Hawaii Senate were up for election. Prior to the election, the state Senate consisted of 24 Democrats and 1 Republican.

Open seats

District 2: This was a new seat, with no former incumbent. [13]

District 25: Democratic incumbent Pohai Ryan was defeated in the primary. [14]

House of Representatives

All 51 members of the Hawaii House of Representatives were up for election. Prior to the election, the state House consisted of 43 Democrats and 8 Republicans.

Open seats

District 6: This was a new seat, with no former incumbent. [15]

District 19: Republican incumbent Barbara Marumoto retired. [16]

District 30 (old District 29): Democratic incumbent Joey Manahan was running for a seat on the Honolulu City Council. [17]

District 34: This was a new seat, with no former incumbent. [18]

District 40 (old District 43): Republican incumbent Kymberly Pine was running for a seat on the Honolulu City Council. [19]

District 45: This was a new seat, with no former incumbent. [20]

District 47 (old District 46): Republican incumbent Gil Riviere was defeated in the primary. [21]

Related Research Articles

United States congressional delegations from Hawaii Wikimedia list article

These are tables of congressional delegations from Hawaii to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

Mufi Hannemann American politician; former Mayor of Honolulu and former member of the Honolulu City Council

Muliufi Francis Hannemann is an American politician, businessman, and non-profit executive. He was elected twice as Mayor of Honolulu in 2004 and 2008. Hannemann has served as a special assistant in Washington, D.C., with the Department of the Interior, where he was selected for a White House fellowship in the Reagan administration under Vice President George H. W. Bush. He also served as chairman of the Honolulu City Council. He is the first person of Samoan descent and the second member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to serve as Mayor of Honolulu.

Brian Schatz United States Senator from Hawaii

Brian Emanuel Schatz is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Hawaii since 2012. Schatz was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to replace Senator Daniel Inouye after his death.

Politics of Hawaii

This only covers the history of the politics of the State of Hawaii. For information on the political history of the previous two forms of government, see Territory of Hawaii - Organic Act and Kingdom of Hawaii - Government. The politics the U.S. state of Hawaii take place within the framework of a Democrat-dominated government.

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

The 2010 congressional elections in Hawaii was held on November 4, 2010 to determine who was to represent the state of Hawaii in the United States House of Representatives for the 112th Congress from January 2011, until their terms of office expire in January 2013.

2010 Hawaiis 1st congressional district special election

The 2010 special election for the 1st congressional district of Hawaii was a special election to the United States House of Representatives that took place to fill the vacancy caused by Representative Neil Abercrombie's resignation on February 28, 2010 to focus on his campaign for Governor of Hawaii in the 2010 gubernatorial election. Abercrombie planned to not run for re-election in 2010, and many of the candidates that were running for his open seat transferred to the special election. The election was held on May 22, 2010 and Republican Charles Djou won, defeating five Democrats, four fellow Republicans, and four Independent candidates. The main reason for his win was because there were two Democratic candidates instead of one, which split the votes, allowing Djou to win, as Hawaii is an overwhelmingly Democratic state. As of 2019, this is the last time in which a Republican was elected to congress from Hawaii. Djou became the first Republican elected to Congress from Hawaii since Pat Saiki in 1988; Djou volunteered on Saiki's 1988 campaign, and Saiki served as Djou's campaign chair in 2010.

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

The 2006 congressional elections in Hawaii were held on November 4, 2006 to determine who was to represent the state of Hawaii in the United States House of Representatives for the 111th Congress. Hawaii has two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii

The 2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka decided to retire instead of running for re-election to a fourth term. Democratic Congresswoman Mazie Hirono defeated former Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle in a rematch of the 2002 Hawaii gubernatorial election.

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

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.

2014 Hawaii gubernatorial election

The 2014 Hawaii gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Hawaii, concurrently with a special election to Hawaii's Class III Senate Seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

2016 United States Senate election in Hawaii

The 2016 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held November 8, 2016, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held August 13.

2014 United States Senate special election in Hawaii

The 2014 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 4, 2014, the general Election Day in the United States, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii American politician

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the two U.S. Representatives from the state of Hawaii, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including an election for Governor of Hawaii and a special election to the United States Senate.

2018 United States Senate election in Hawaii

The 2018 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono is running for reelection to a second term. Hirono ran unopposed in her party's primary and was easily reelected defeating Republican challenger Ron Curtis.

2016 Honolulu mayoral election

The 2016 Honolulu mayoral election determined the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu for the full term commencing in January 2017. As in the previous several elections, the Honolulu metro and its cost overruns was a major topic of the campaign.

References

  1. ↑ DePledge, Derrick (March 2, 2011). "AKAKA WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION IN 2012". Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Case to battle Hirono in Saturday's primary". Lahaina News. August 9, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Mattoch, Malia (August 12, 2012). "Lingle, Hirono win Hawaii U.S. Senate primaries". Reuters . Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "PRIMARY ELECTION 2012 - State of Hawaii - Statewide" (PDF). State Of Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ Trygstad, Kyle (August 24, 2011). "Hanabusa Will Seek Re-Election, Not Bid for Senate". Roll Call . Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Hanabusa snags Democratic bid for Hawaii US House". Associated Press . RealClearPolitics. August 12, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  7. ↑ Trygstad, Kyle (August 17, 2011). "Ex-Rep. Djou Announces Bid for House". Roll Call . Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Djou wins GOP nomination for Hawaii US House seat". Associated Press . RealClearPolitics. August 12, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  9. ↑ Catanese, David (May 19, 2011). "Mazie Hirono to seek Akaka's seat". Politico . Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  10. ↑ Pang, Gordon Y.K. (August 11, 2012). "Gabbard upsets Hannemann". Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  11. ↑ Sakahara, Tim (August 23, 2012). "Handyman hopes to go from homeless to Congress". Hawaii News Now . Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  12. ↑ Eagle, Nathan (May 30, 2012). "DiGeronimo for Congress: The Same, But Different". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  13. ↑ Callis, Tom (July 27, 2012). "Election profile: State Senate District 2". Hawaii Tribune-Herald . Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  14. ↑ Kobayashi, Ken (August 11, 2012). "Thielen beats Ryan to face Hemmings in East Oahu Senate race". Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  15. ↑ Miller, Erin (August 12, 2012). "Newcomer Lowen earns Democratic nod for state House Dist. 6 race". West Hawaii Today . Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Rep. Barbara Marumoto retires". KHON-TV . May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  17. ↑ "House Vice Speaker Manahan announces bid for City Council". Honolulu Star-Advertiser . February 2, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Former KHON2 reporter announces State House candidacy". KHON-TV . June 5, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  19. ↑ "State Rep. Kymberly Pine running for City Council". KHON-TV . May 4, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  20. ↑ Essoyan, Susan (July 29, 2012). "Agriculture, education lead District 45 hopefuls' agendas". Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  21. ↑ Cocke, Sophie (August 22, 2012). "North Shore Loses Top Environmental Advocate in House Race". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
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