Hawaii 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Hawaii.

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Hawaii State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Hawaii State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Hawaii State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	24	24
	Republican Party	1	1
Total		25	25

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 10 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Brian Taniguchi
2. Brickwood Galuteria
3. Clarence Nishihara
4. Clayton Hee
5. David Ige
6. Donna Kim
7. Donovan Dela Cruz
8. Gilbert Kahele
9. Glenn Wakai
10. Jamie Kalani English
11. Jill Tokuda
12. Joshua Green
13. Les Ihara, Jr.
14. Maile Shimabukuro
15. Malama Solomon
16. Michelle Kidani
17. Mike Gabbard
18. Ronald Kouchi
19. Rosalyn Baker
20. Samuel Slom
21. Shan Tsutsui
22. Suzanne Chun Oakland
23. William Espero

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Carol Fukunaga	Democratic	Hawaii State Senate District 11
Pohai Ryan	Democratic	Hawaii State Senate District 25

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Laura Thielen	Democratic	Hawaii State Senate District 25
Russell Ruderman	Democratic	Hawaii State Senate District 2

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Hawaii State Senate:

Democratic

1. Laura Thielen
2. Russell Ruderman

Republican

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Hawaii State Senate:

Democratic

1. Brian Taniguchi
2. Brickwood Galuteria
3. Clarence Nishihara
4. Clayton Hee
5. David Ige
6. Donna Kim
7. Donovan Dela Cruz
8. Gilbert Kahele
9. Glenn Wakai
10. Jamie Kalani English
11. Jill Tokuda
12. Joshua Green
13. Laura Thielen
14. Les Ihara, Jr.
15. Maile Shimabukuro
16. Malama Solomon
17. Michelle Kidani
18. Mike Gabbard
19. Ronald Kouchi
20. Rosalyn Baker
21. Russell Ruderman
22. Shan Tsutsui
23. Suzanne Chun Oakland
24. William Espero

Republican

1. Samuel Slom

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Clarence Nishihara
2. Donna Kim
3. Gilbert Kahele
4. Glenn Wakai
5. Jamie Kalani English
6. Jill Tokuda
7. Malama Solomon
8. Shan Tsutsui
9. Suzanne Chun Oakland
10. William Espero

Republican

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Kanohowailuku Helm
2. Kelly Greenwell
3. Mike Last

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Hawaii State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Hawaii House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Hawaii House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	42	44
	Republican Party	8	7
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		51	51

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 51 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Aaron Johanson
2. Angus McKelvey
3. Calvin Say
4. Chris Lee
5. Cindy Evans
6. Clift Tsuji
7. Corinne Ching
8. Cynthia Thielen
9. Daynette Morikawa
10. Della Au Belatti
11. Derek Kawakami
12. Diana Mele Carroll
13. Faye Hanohano
14. Gene Ward
15. George Fontaine
16. Gilbert Keith-Agaran
17. Henry Aquino
18. Isaac Choy
19. James Tokioka
20. Jessica Wooley
21. Jo Jordan
22. John Mizuno
23. Joseph Souki
24. K. Mark Takai
25. Karen Leinani Awana
26. Karl Rhoads
27. Ken Ito
28. Kyle Yamashita
29. Linda Ichiyama
30. Marcus Oshiro
31. Marilyn Lee
32. Mark Hashem
33. Mark Nakashima
34. Rida Cabanilla
35. Roy Takumi
36. Ryan Yamane
37. Scott Nishimoto
38. Scott Saiki
39. Sharon Har
40. Sylvia Luke
41. Tom Brower
42. Ty Cullen

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Corinne Ching	Republican	Hawaii House of Representatives District 27
George Fontaine	Republican	Hawaii House of Representatives District 11
Marilyn Lee	Democratic	Hawaii House of Representatives District 38

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Gil Riviere	Republican	Hawaii House of Representatives District 46
Heather Giugni	Democratic	Hawaii House of Representatives District 33
Pono Chong	Democratic	Hawaii House of Representatives District 49

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Bert Kobayashi	Democratic	Hawaii House of Representatives District 19
Beth Fukumoto	Republican	Hawaii House of Representatives District 36
Bob McDermott	Republican	Hawaii House of Representatives District 40
Gregg Takayama	Democratic	Hawaii House of Representatives District 34
Kaniela Ing	Democratic	Hawaii House of Representatives District 11
Lauren Kealohilani Cheape	Republican	Hawaii House of Representatives District 45
Nicole Lowen	Democratic	Hawaii House of Representatives District 6
Richard Fale	Republican	Hawaii House of Representatives District 47
Richard Onishi	Democratic	Hawaii House of Representatives District 3
Romy Cachola	Democratic	Hawaii House of Representatives District 30
Takashi Ohno	Democratic	Hawaii House of Representatives District 27

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Hawaii House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Bert Kobayashi
2. Gregg Takayama
3. Kaniela Ing
4. Nicole Lowen
5. Richard Onishi
6. Romy Cachola
7. Takashi Ohno

Republican

1. Beth Fukumoto
2. Bob McDermott
3. Lauren Kealohilani Cheape
4. Richard Fale

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Angus McKelvey
2. Bert Kobayashi
3. Calvin Say
4. Chris Lee
5. Cindy Evans
6. Clift Tsuji
7. Daynette Morikawa
8. Della Au Belatti
9. Derek Kawakami
10. Diana Mele Carroll
11. Faye Hanohano
12. Gilbert Keith-Agaran
13. Gregg Takayama
14. Henry Aquino
15. Isaac Choy
16. James Tokioka
17. Jessica Wooley
18. Jo Jordan
19. John Mizuno
20. Joseph Souki
21. K. Mark Takai
22. Kaniela Ing
23. Karen Leinani Awana
24. Karl Rhoads
25. Ken Ito
26. Kyle Yamashita
27. Linda Ichiyama
28. Marcus Oshiro
29. Mark Hashem
30. Mark Nakashima
31. Nicole Lowen
32. Richard Onishi
33. Rida Cabanilla
34. Romy Cachola
35. Roy Takumi
36. Ryan Yamane
37. Scott Nishimoto
38. Scott Saiki
39. Sharon Har
40. Sylvia Luke
41. Takashi Ohno
42. Tom Brower
43. Ty Cullen

Republican

1. Aaron Johanson
2. Beth Fukumoto
3. Bob McDermott
4. Cynthia Thielen
5. Gene Ward
6. Lauren Kealohilani Cheape
7. Richard Fale

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Cindy Evans
2. Clift Tsuji
3. Derek Kawakami
4. Faye Hanohano
5. Gilbert Keith-Agaran
6. Gregg Takayama
7. Henry Aquino
8. James Tokioka
9. Jessica Wooley
10. Joseph Souki
11. Karl Rhoads
12. Ken Ito
13. Mark Nakashima
14. Romy Cachola
15. Roy Takumi
16. Scott Nishimoto
17. Sylvia Luke

Republican

1. Cynthia Thielen
2. Gene Ward

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Frederick Fogel
2. Hope Louise Cermelj
3. Joseph Heukulani
4. Keiko Bonk
5. Moke Stephens

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1