Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Hawaii Congressional Seats

November 2, 2012

By Ballotpedia's Congressional team

Hawaii's Congressional Elections in 2012
U.S. Senate Election?	U.S. House seats	Possible competitive races?
Yes	2	1 (Senate)

HONOLULU: Hawaii: Hawaii has one U.S. Senate seat on the ballot in 2012. In addition it has two U.S. House seats on the ballot in 2012. One of two house incumbents are seeking re-election.

Currently, the Democratic Party holds both of the two Congressional seats from Hawaii. Neither U.S. House seat is expected to be competitive in the general election.

In Hawaii, polls are open from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Hawaii Time.

See also: State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)

U.S. Senate

Hawaii has one U.S. Senate seat on the ballot in 2012. Democratic representative Mazie Hirono faces Republican Linda Lingle, a former Governor of Hawaii. As of October 4th, the Cook Political Report rated the race as Leaning Democratic.

State	General Election Candidates	Incumbent	2012 Winner	Partisan Switch?
Hawaii Class 1 Senate seat	Mazie Hirono Linda Lingle James Brewer, Jr. Heath Beasley Paul Manner	Daniel Akaka	Pending	Pending

U.S. House

None of Hawaii's two districts are considered to be competitive in 2012 according to the New York Times race ratings.

In Hawaii's 1st Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Colleen Hanabusa faces a challenge from former representative Charles Djou in the general election. Hanabusa ousted Djou from the position in 2010, and the two now face a rematch with reversed roles. Unlike in 2010, the race is not thought to be particularly competitive.

In Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District, Democrat Tulsi Gabbard faces David Crowley (R) in the general election. Gabbard won a tight primary for the open seat. As is the case in the first district, this seat is expected to remain in Democratic hands.

Here is a complete list of U.S. House candidates appearing on the general election ballot in Hawaii:

Candidates running by District

District	General Election Candidates	Incumbent	2012 Winner	Partisan Switch?
1st	Colleen Hanabusa Charles Djou	Colleen Hanabusa	Pending	Pending
2nd	Tulsi Gabbard David Crowley	Mazie K. Hirono	Pending	Pending

Partisan breakdown by district

Members of the U.S. House from Hawaii -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	2	2
	Republican Party	0	0
Total		2	2

Comparison of new and old redistricting maps

Congressional Redistricting Map, approved 2011  For more information, view Redistricting in Hawaii.
This is the approved congressional map using the 2010 Census. This is the approved congressional map using the 2000 Census.

Articles

• 2012 elections review: Handful of incumbents defeated in Hawaii primaries August 13
• 2012 elections preview: Hawaii voters to select winners in congressional, legislative primaries August 10

See also

• Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Hawaii State Legislature
• Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
• November 6, 2012 election results
• United States Congressional election results, 2012
• United States Senate elections in Hawaii, 2012
• United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2012
  • Hawaii's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
• Hawaii elections, 2012
• National contested primary average during the 2012 U.S. congressional elections