United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2024 (August 10 Republican primary)
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U.S. Senate, Hawaii |
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Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: June 4, 2024 |
Primary: August 10, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent: Mazie Hirono (Democratic) |
How to vote |
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Hawaii |
Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Safe 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, 2024 |
See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd Hawaii elections, 2024 U.S. Congress elections, 2024 U.S. Senate elections, 2024 U.S. House elections, 2024 |
A Republican Party primary took place on August 10, 2024, in Hawaii to determine which Republican candidate would run in the state's general election on November 5, 2024.
Bob McDermott advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii.
Thirty-four of 100 seats in the U.S. Senate were up for election in 2024, including one special election. At the time of the election, Democrats had a 51-49 majority.[1] Of the seats up for election in 2024, Democrats held 19, Republicans held 11, and independents held four. As of May 2024, eight members of the U.S. Senate had announced they were not running for re-election.
Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
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Heading into the election, the incumbent was Mazie Hirono (Democrat), who was first elected 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.[2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
This page focuses on Hawaii's United States Senate Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2024 (August 10 Democratic primary)
- United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2024
Candidates and election results
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Hawaii on August 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bob McDermott | 51.9 | 27,961 |
![]() | Adriel Lam ![]() | 16.5 | 8,913 | |
Melba Amaral | 14.2 | 7,627 | ||
![]() | Paul Dolan | 7.4 | 4,006 | |
![]() | Arturo Reyes | 6.2 | 3,319 | |
![]() | Emmanuel Tipon | 3.8 | 2,075 |
Total votes: 53,901 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Harry Friel Jr. (R)
- Keith Drummond Lambert (R)
- Ku Lono Cuadra (R)
- Lester Fung (R)
- Walter Kupau Jr. (R)
- Eddie Pirkowski (R)
- Shaena Dela Cruz Hoohuli (R)
Candidate profiles
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Adriel brings a lifetime of career and personal experiences in connecting diverse partners and forging a common path forward. He will advocate for Hawaii's proper place and role in the United States Senate at the forefront of our foreign policy and Pacific engagement."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Hawaii in 2024.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Hawaii
Campaign finance
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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Melba Amaral | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Paul Dolan | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Adriel Lam | Republican Party | $23,057 | $22,310 | $742 | As of December 31, 2024 |
Bob McDermott | Republican Party | $23,225 | $23,588 | $-245 | As of December 31, 2024 |
Arturo Reyes | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Emmanuel Tipon | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. 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." |
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Hawaii in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Hawaii, click here.
Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024 | ||||||
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State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
Hawaii | U.S. Senate | All candidates | 25 | $75.00 | 6/4/2024 | 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.
Cook PVI by congressional district
Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Hawaii, 2024 | |||
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District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
Hawaii's 1st | Ed Case | ![]() |
D+14 |
Hawaii's 2nd | Jill Tokuda | ![]() |
D+14 |
2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines
2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Hawaii[4] | ||||
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District | Joe Biden ![]() |
Donald Trump ![]() | ||
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:
County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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Democratic | |||||||
Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
Republican | |||||||
Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
New Republican | D | D | R |
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.
Hawaii county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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Solid Democratic | 4 | 100.% | |||||
Total voted Democratic | 4 | 100.% | |||||
Total voted Republican | 0 | 0.0% |
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 |
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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 |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Hawaii.
U.S. Senate election results in Hawaii | ||
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Race | Winner | Runner up |
2022 | 71.2%![]() |
26.0%![]() |
2018 | 71.2%![]() |
28.8%![]() |
2016 | 73.6%![]() |
22.2%![]() |
2014 | 69.8%![]() |
27.7%![]() |
2012 | 62.6%![]() |
37.4%![]() |
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 | ||
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Race | Winner | Runner up |
2022 | 63.2%![]() |
36.8%![]() |
2018 | 62.7%![]() |
33.7%![]() |
2014 | 49.5%![]() |
37.1%![]() |
2010 | 57.8%![]() |
40.8%![]() |
2006 | 62.5%![]() |
35.4%![]() |
Average | 56.8 | 38.8 |
- See also: Party control of Hawaii state government
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Hawaii's congressional delegation as of May 2024.
Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Hawaii | |||
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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 May 2024.
State executive officials in Hawaii, May 2024 | |
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Office | Officeholder |
Governor | ![]() |
Lieutenant Governor | ![]() |
Attorney General | ![]() |
State legislature
Hawaii State Senate
Party | As of February 2024 | |
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Democratic Party | 23 | |
Republican Party | 2 | |
Other | 0 | |
Vacancies | 0 | |
Total | 25 |
Hawaii House of Representatives
Party | As of February 2024 | |
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Democratic Party | 45 | |
Republican Party | 6 | |
Other | 0 | |
Vacancies | 0 | |
Total | 51 |
Trifecta control
The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.
Hawaii Party Control: 1992-2024
Twenty-five 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 | 23 | 24 |
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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 | 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 | 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 | D | D |
The table below details demographic data in Hawaii and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.
Demographic Data for Hawaii | ||
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Hawaii | United States | |
Population | 1,455,271 | 331,449,281 |
Land area (sq mi) | 6,422 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White | 23% | 65.9% |
Black/African American | 2% | 12.5% |
Asian | 37.2% | 5.8% |
Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander | 10.4% | 0.2% |
Other (single race) | 1.7% | 6% |
Multiple | 25.5% | 8.8% |
Hispanic/Latino | 11% | 18.7% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate | 92.7% | 89.1% |
College graduation rate | 34.7% | 34.3% |
Income | ||
Median household income | $94,814 | $75,149 |
Persons below poverty level | 6.5% | 8.8% |
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022). | ||
**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
- United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2024 (August 10 Democratic primary)
- United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2024
- United States Senate Democratic Party primaries, 2024
- United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2024
- United States Senate elections, 2024
- U.S. Senate battlegrounds, 2024
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Two Independents caucused with the Democratic Party. Another independent, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, counted toward the Democratic majority for committee purposes.
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Hawaii Revised Statutes §12-31," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023