United_States_Senate_election_in_Hawaii,_2012

2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii
Turnout	44.2% (voting eligible)
	County results ; Hirono: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Daniel Akaka; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Mazie Hirono; Democratic

2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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The 2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic senator Daniel Akaka decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth full term. Democrat Mazie Hirono defeated Republican Linda Lingle in a rematch of Hawaii’s 2002 gubernatorial election. This was the first open Senate seat in the state of Hawaii since 1976.

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Democratic primary

The primary election was held on August 11.^[4] After being locked in a tight race with Ed Case, her predecessor in Congress, incumbent Congresswoman Mazie Hirono pulled away in the final vote, handily defeating Case.

General election

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Democratic primary

with Duke Aiona

with Colleen Hanabusa

with Charles Djou

With Mufi Hannemann

with Brian Schatz

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Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ed Case	Mazie Hirono	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	October 13–16, 2011	368	±5.1%	40%	45%	15%
Civil Beat Poll	January 18–19, 2012	1,358	±2.7%	41%	39%	20%
Honolulu Star-Advertiser	January 26 – February 5, 2012	599	±4.0%	36%	56%	8%
Civil Beat Poll	June 5–7, 2012	731	±3.6%	46%	46%	8%
Honolulu Star-Advertiser	July 5–9, 2012	599	±4.0%	40%	43%	9%
Honolulu Star-Advertiser	July 12–21, 2012	606	±4.0%	37%	55%	8%
Civil Beat/Merriman River	July 31 – August 2, 2012	1,227	±2.8%	47%	46%	9%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mazie Hirono	134,745	57%
	Democratic	Ed Case	95,553	40%
		Blank Votes	3,331	1%
	Democratic	Arturo Reyes	1,720	1%
	Democratic	Michael Gillespie	1,104	1%
	Democratic	Antonio Gimbernat	517	0.2%
		Over Votes	110	0%
Total votes			237,080	100%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Lingle	44,252	90%
	Republican	John Carroll	2,900	6%
		Blank Votes	749	2%
	Republican	John Roco	545	1%
	Republican	Charles Collins	366	1%
	Republican	Eddie Pirkowski	232	0.5%
		Over Votes	25	0.1%
Total votes			49,069	100%

Candidate (party)	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash on hand	Debt
Mazie Hirono (D)	$5,518,572	$5,657,753	$77,323	$241,951
Linda Lingle (R)	$5,865,323	$5,839,282	$26,042	$194,534
Source: Federal Election Commission^[29]^[30]

Mazie Hirono	Contribution	Linda Lingle	Contribution
EMILY's List	$215,640	Goldman Sachs	$39,900
University of Hawaii	$29,900	Elliott Management Corporation	$39,500
Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda	$24,618	Humanscale Corporation	$34,000
Alexander & Baldwin	$23,100	Bank of America	$21,240
RM Towill Corp	$23,000	Richie's Specialty Pharmacy	$20,000
Weitz & Luxenberg	$22,400	Marriott International	$19,500
Council for a Livable World	$20,914	Murray Energy	$19,205
Nan, Inc.	$20,000	State of Hawaii	$18,350
Thornton & Naumes	$20,000	Devon Energy	$15,500
BNP Paribas	$17,250	Crown Associates Realty	$15,000
Source: OpenSecrets^[31]

United_States_Senate_election_in_Hawaii,_2012

2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii

Background

Democratic primary

Candidates

Withdrew

Declined

Campaign

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declined

Polling

Results

General election

Candidates

Debates

Fundraising

Top contributors

Top industries

Predictions

Polling

Endorsements

Results

Results by congressional district

See also

References

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Mazie Hirono	Contribution	Linda Lingle	Contribution
Lawyers/Law Firms	$524,619	Retired	$640,433
Women's Issues	$336,772	Financial Institutions	$368,837
Retired	$194,307	Leadership PACs	$291,500
Leadership PACs	$186,500	Real Estate	$249,216
Real Estate	$123,598	Pro-Israel	$185,500
Transportation Unions	$110,400	Health Professionals	$154,550
Lobbyists	$109,344	Petroleum Industry	$137,950
Public Sector Unions	$108,000	Misc Finance	$137,500
Democratic/Liberal	$85,788	Lawyers/Law Firms	$135,086
Shipping Industry	$85,385	Republican/Conservative	$101,664
Source: OpenSecrets^[32]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[33]	Lean D	November 1, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[34]	Likely D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg Political Report^[35]	Likely D	November 2, 2012
Real Clear Politics^[36]	Likely D	November 5, 2012

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mazie Hirono (D)	Linda Lingle (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	898	±3.3%	52%	40%	9%
Honolulu Star-Advertiser	May 4–10, 2011	614	±4.0%	57%	35%	8%
Public Policy Polling	October 13–16, 2011	568	±4.1%	48%	42%	10%
Civil Beat/Merriman River	January 18–19, 2012	1,358	±2.7%	46%	39%	16%
Honolulu Star-Advertiser	January 26 – February 5, 2012	771	±3.5%	57%	37%	5%
Public Policy Polling	May 16–17, 2012	600	±4.0%	50%	41%	9%
Civil Beat/Merriman River	June 5–7, 2012	1,105	±2.9%	49%	44%	5%
Honolulu Star-Advertiser	July 12–21, 2012	756	±3.6%	58%	39%	4%
Civil Beat/Merriman River	September 26–28, 2012	1,684	±2.4%	55%	39%	6%
Honolulu Star-Advertiser	October 15–22, 2012	786	±3.5%	57%	35%	8%
Civil Beat/Merriman River	October 24–26, 2012	1,218	±2.8%	55%	40%	5%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mazie Hirono	269,489	62.60%	+1.25%
	Republican	Linda Lingle	160,994	37.40%	+0.62%
Total votes			430,483	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

District	Hirono	Lingle	Representative
1st	59.94%	40.06%	Colleen Hanabusa
2nd	65.24%	34.76%	Tulsi Gabbard