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United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2022 (August 13 Democratic primary)

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U.S. Senate, Hawaii
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Democratic primary
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Election details
Filing deadline: June 7, 2022
Primary: August 13, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
Pre-election incumbent:
Brian Schatz (Democratic)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Hawaii
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
U.S. Senate, Hawaii
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Hawaii elections, 2022
U.S. Congress elections, 2022
U.S. Senate elections, 2022
U.S. House elections, 2022

A Democratic Party primary took place on August 13, 2022, in Hawaii to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the state's general election on November 8, 2022.

Incumbent Brian E. Schatz advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
June 7, 2022
August 13, 2022
November 8, 2022


Heading into the election, the incumbent was Brian Schatz (Democrat), who first took office in 2012.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.

Hawaii utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Hawaii's United States Senate Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii

Incumbent Brian E. Schatz defeated Steve Tataii in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian E. Schatz
Brian E. Schatz
 
93.6
 
228,595
Image of Steve Tataii
Steve Tataii
 
6.4
 
15,725

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 244,320
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Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[3] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[4] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report Close of books Filing deadline
Year-end 2021 12/31/2021 1/31/2022
April quarterly 3/31/2022 4/15/2022
July quarterly 6/30/2022 7/15/2022
October quarterly 9/30/2022 10/15/2022
Pre-general 10/19/2022 10/27/2022
Post-general 11/28/2022 12/08/2022
Year-end 2022 12/31/2022 1/31/2023


Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Brian E. Schatz Democratic Party $4,719,780 $4,856,194 $2,110,750 As of December 31, 2022
Steve Tataii Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.


Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Hawaii in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Hawaii, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Hawaii U.S. Senate All candidates 25 $75.00 6/7/2022 Source

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Hawaii and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Hawaii, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
Hawaii's 1st Ed Case Electiondot.png Democratic D+14
Hawaii's 2nd Open Electiondot.png Democratic D+14


2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Hawaii[5]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Hawaii's 1st 63.9% 34.5%
Hawaii's 2nd 63.6% 34.1%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 100.0% of Hawaii residents lived in one of the state's four Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020. Overall, Hawaii was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Hawaii following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Hawaii presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 14 Democratic wins
  • 2 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A D D D R D D R D D D D D D D D D

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Hawaii

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Hawaii.

U.S. Senate election results in Hawaii
Race Winner Runner up
2018 71.2%Democratic Party 28.8%Republican Party
2016 73.6%Democratic Party 22.2%Republican Party
2014 69.8%Democratic Party 27.7%Republican Party
2012 62.6%Democratic Party 37.4%Republican Party
2010 74.8%Democratic Party 21.6%Republican Party
Average 70.4 27.5

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Hawaii

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Hawaii.

Gubernatorial election results in Hawaii
Race Winner Runner up
2018 62.7%Democratic Party 33.7%Republican Party
2014 49.5%Democratic Party 37.1%Republican Party
2010 57.8%Democratic Party 40.8%Republican Party
2006 62.5%Republican Party 35.4%Democratic Party
2002 51.6%Republican Party 47.0%Democratic Party
Average 56.8 38.8

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Hawaii's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Hawaii, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 2 4
Republican 0 0 0
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 2 4

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Hawaii's top three state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Hawaii, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party David Ige
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Joshua Green
Attorney General Democratic Party Holly Shikada

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Hawaii State Legislature as of November 2022.

Hawaii State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 23
     Republican Party 2
     Vacancies 0
Total 25

Hawaii House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 45
     Republican Party 6
     Vacancies 0
Total 51

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Hawaii was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Hawaii Party Control: 1992-2022
Twenty-three years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Hawaii and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Hawaii
Hawaii United States
Population 1,360,301 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 6,422 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 25% 72.5%
Black/African American 1.8% 12.7%
Asian 37.8% 5.5%
Native American 0.3% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 10.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 1.2% 4.9%
Multiple 23.9% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 10.5% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 92% 88%
College graduation rate 33% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $81,275 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 9.4% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 19, 2024
  2. ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Hawaii Revised Statutes §12-31," accessed July 19, 2024
  3. ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  4. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  5. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022


Hawaii's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Mazie Hirono (D)
Brian Schatz (D)
Representatives
District 1
Ed Case (D)
District 2
Democratic Party (4)


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