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Hawaii 2012 legislative election results

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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 displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • 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 who ran on November 6

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

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

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

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

Democratic

  1. Laura Thielen
  2. Russell Ruderman

Republican

No candidates were added to this category.

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

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

Republican

  1. Samuel Slom

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

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

Republican

No candidates were added to this category.

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

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

  1. Pohai Ryan
  2. Mike Last
  3. Kanohowailuku Helm
  4. Kelly Greenwell

House

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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 displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • 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 were on the November 6 general election ballot:

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

Newly elected representatives

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

Democratic

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

Republican

  1. Richard Fale
  2. Bob McDermott
  3. Lauren Cheape Matsumoto

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

  1. Mark Nakashima
  2. Cindy Evans
  3. Joseph Souki
  4. Gilbert Keith-Agaran
  5. Angus McKelvey
  6. Kyle Yamashita
  7. Diana Mele Carroll
  8. James Tokioka
  9. Mark Hashem
  10. Calvin Say
  11. Dee Morikawa
  12. Scott Nishimoto
  13. Scott Saiki
  14. Tom Brower
  15. Isaac Choy
  16. Della Au Belatti
  17. Sylvia Luke
  18. Karl Rhoads
  19. John Mizuno
  20. Linda Ichiyama
  21. Mark Takai
  22. Henry Aquino
  23. Sharon Har
  24. Ty Cullen
  25. Rida Cabanilla
  26. Roy Takumi
  27. Ryan Yamane
  28. Marcus Oshiro
  29. Karen Leinani Awana
  30. Jessica Wooley
  31. Ken Ito
  32. Aaron Johanson
  33. Chris Lee (Hawaii)
  34. Jo Jordan
  35. Derek Kawakami
  36. Richard Onishi
  37. Nicole Lowen
  38. Kaniela Ing
  39. Bert Kobayashi
  40. Takashi Ohno
  41. Romy Cachola
  42. Gregg Takayama
  43. Clift Tsuji
  44. Beth Fukumoto
  45. User:Ramarko Bhattacharya/sandbox2

Republican

  1. Gene Ward
  2. Cynthia Thielen
  3. Richard Fale
  4. Bob McDermott
  5. Lauren Cheape Matsumoto

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

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

Republican

  1. Gene Ward
  2. Cynthia Thielen

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

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

  1. Faye Hanohano
  2. Fred Fogel
  3. Lei Sharsh-Davis
  4. Kalei Akaka
  5. Moke Stephens
  6. Hope Louise Cermelj
  7. Joseph Heukulani
  8. Keiko Bonk

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables 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 incumbents defeated 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 Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
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 Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 19 28 2 1 20 28 1 1
State houses 17 31 1 0 21 28 0 0
Totals: 36 59 3 1 41 56 1 1



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