2012 Senate elections · Hawaii history
Hawaii U.S. Senate election 2012
Mazie K. Hirono DEM +24.8 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 437,159
- Margin
- 24.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in HI
- D+42.7same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazie K. Hirono Won | DEM | 269,489 | 62.60% | |
| Linda Lingle | REP | 160,994 | 37.40% | |
| Blank | — | 6,599 | 1.53% | |
| Overvote | — | 77 | 0.02% | |
| Total | 437,159 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Hawaii Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Mazie K. Hirono | 31.4 |
| 2022 | Class III | Brian Schatz | 44.0 |
| 2018 | Class I | Mazie K. Hirono | 41.2 |
| 2016 | Class III | Brian Schatz | 48.9 |
| 2014 special | Class III | Brian Schatz | 40.3 |
| 2012 | Class I | Mazie K. Hirono | 24.8 |
| 2010 | Class III | Daniel K. Inouye | 53.2 |
| 2006 | Class I | Daniel K. Akaka | 24.6 |
| 2004 | Class III | Daniel K. Inouye | 54.5 |
| 2000 | Class I | Daniel K. Akaka | 48.2 |
| 1998 | Class III | Daniel K. Inouye | 61.4 |
| 1994 | Class I | Daniel K. Akaka | 47.6 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2012 Hawaii Senate race?
Mazie K. Hirono (DEM) won with 62.6% of the vote, ahead of Linda Lingle (37.4%), a margin of 24.8 points.
Did the Hawaii Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Hawaii Senate race?
437,159 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.