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United States Senate elections in Hawaii, 2012
From Ballotpedia
 Hawaii's 2012 elections: • U.S. Senate • U.S. House • State Senate • State House • Ballot measures |
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The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run is June 5, 2012. The primary elections will be held on August 11, 2012.
The election will fill the Class 1 Senate seat, which is currently held by Daniel Akaka (D). First elected in 1990, Akaka is not running for re-election in United States Senate elections, 2012.
Candidates
Democratic Primary
- Ed Case, former U.S. representative[1]
- Mazie Hirono, U.S. representative[2]
Republican primary
- John Carroll, former state senator and state representative[3]
- Linda Lingle, former Governor of Hawaii[4]
Race rating
Cook Political Report
Each month the Cook Political Report releases race ratings for President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House (competitive only) and Governors. There are seven possible designations: [5]
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Solid Democratic
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Tossup |
Lean Republican
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| Cook Political Report Race Rating -- Hawaii Senate | |
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| Month | Rating |
| March 22, 2012[6] | |
| March 1, 2012[7] | |
| January 26, 2012[8] | |
| December 22, 2011[9] | |
| December 1, 2011[10] | |
Election history
2010
On November 2, 2010, Daniel Inouye won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Cam Cavasso (R), Jim Brewer (G), Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan (L), and Jeff Jarrett (I) in the general election.[11]
| U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Daniel K. Inoyue Incumbent |
74.8% | 277,228 | |
| Republican | Cam Cavasso | 21.6% | 79,939 | |
| Green | Jim Brewer | 2.1% | 7,762 | |
| Libertarian | Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan | 0.8% | 2,957 | |
| Independent | Jeff Jarrett | 0.7% | 2,697 | |
| Total Votes | 370,583 | |||
2006
Daniel Akaka won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2006.[12]
| U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2006 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Daniel K. Akaka Incumbent |
61.3% | 210,330 | |
| Republican | Cynthia Thielen | 36.8% | 126,097 | |
| Libertarian | Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan | 1.9% | 6,415 | |
| Total Votes | 342,842 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2012
- United States Senate elections, 2012
References
- ↑ Roll Call "Ed Case to Mount Hawaii Senate Campaign," April 10, 2011
- ↑ Roll Call "Mazie Hirono to Run for Open Senate Seat in Hawaii," May 19, 2011
- ↑ Hawaii Independent "Ex-HI GOP legislator John Carroll to run for U.S. Senate," September 21, 2011
- ↑ Star Advertiser "Lingle joins U.S. Senate race," October 11, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report "Our Accuracy," Accessed December 12, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 22, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 1, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," January 26, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 27, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 1, 2011
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"
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