United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2012
 Hawaii's 2012 elections: • U.S. Senate • U.S. House • State Senate • State House • Ballot measures |
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Primary: Hawaii has a closed primary system, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by July 12. For the general election, the voter registration deadline is October 8.[1]
- See also: Hawaii elections, 2012
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party holds both of the Congressional seats from Hawaii.
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the two congressional districts are:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Colleen W. Hanabusa |  Democratic |
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| Mazie K. Hirono | Democratic |
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Candidates
1st Congressional District
General election candidates
August 11, 2012 primary results
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2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
August 7, 2012 primary results
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Note: Candidate Mark Terry initially filed to run, but failed to appear on the certified candidate list.[11] |
See also
References
- ↑ Hawaii Office of Elections "Voter Registration," Accessed July 21, 2012
- ↑ Roll Call "Hanabusa Will Seek Re-Election, Not Bid for Senate" Accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 AP Results "Hawaii U.S. House Primary Election Results" Accessed August 12, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Hawaii Elections "Primary Candidate Report "June 4, 2012
- ↑ Honolulu Star Advertiser "Djou announces run for Congress, will deploy to Afghanistan" Accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Honolulu's Star Advertiser "Hilo attorney Marx announces U.S. House candidacy" Accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Roll Call "Tulsi Gabbard Running to Succeed Hirono in Hawaii (VIDEO)" Accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ The Hill "Former Honolulu Mayor Hannemann to run for House" Accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Roll Call "Mufi Hannemann Announces Open-Seat House Bid in Hawaii" Accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ West Hawaii Today "Hannemann seeking 2nd Congressional District seat" Accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Hawaii Elections Division "Certified Candidate List" Accessed August 10, 2012
