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2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii

2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii

Election in Hawaii

The 2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Hawaii voters chose four electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

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Prior to the election, 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe blue state. The Hawaiian-born president handily won the state's 4 electoral votes by a wide 42.71% margin of victory. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time a Democrat would win more than 70% of the vote in any state in a presidential race, as well as the last time any state (along with Utah) gave a candidate over 70% of the vote.

Caucuses

Democratic caucuses

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The 2012 Hawaii Democratic caucuses took place on March 7, 2012.[1]

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Republican caucuses

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The 2012 Hawaii Republican caucuses took place on March 13, 2012.[2][3]

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Certified results doesn't include 858 outstanding votes (write-ins and provisional ballots).[6]

General election

Candidate ballot access

  • Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
  • Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
  • Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
  • Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green

Results

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By county

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Results by congressional district

Obama won both congressional districts.[8]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Hawaii Democratic Delegation 2012 – The Green Papers
  2. [2]
    Hawaii Republican – The Green Papers
  3. [3]
    "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Presidential Caucus Results | Hawaii GOPHawaii GOP". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  5. [5]
    Green Papers (March 18, 2012). "Hawaii Republican Caucus 2012". Green Papers. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
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    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. [7]
    "Hawaii Office of Elections Final Summary" (PDF). Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  8. [8]
    "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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