The2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the twoU.S. representatives from the state, one from each of the state's twocongressional districts . The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennialpresidential election and anelection for the United States Senate .Primary elections were held on August 11, 2012.[ 1]
United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2012[ 2] Party Votes Percentage Seats before Seats after +/– Democratic 285,008 67.45 2 2 ±0 Republican 137,531 32.55 0 0 ±0 Totals 422,539 100.00% 2 2 ±0
United States House of Representatives District 1 Precinct resultsHanabusa: 50–60% 60–70%Djou: 50–60% 60–70% No votes
DemocratColleen Hanabusa , who was first elected to represent the 1st district in2010 , ran for re-election.[ 3]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Democratic primary results[ 5] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Colleen Hanabusa (incumbent) 92,136 84.1 Democratic Roy Wyttenbach II 17,369 15.9 Total votes 109,505 100.0
Former U.S. RepresentativeCharles Djou , who represented the 1st district fromMay 2010 until January 2011, sought and received the Republican nomination to challenge Hanabusa again. He defeated C. Kaui Amsterdam and John Giuffre in the Republican primary.[ 6] [ 7]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] C. Kaui Amsterdam John Giuffre United States House of Representatives District 2 Precinct resultsGabbard: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% No votes
DemocratMazie Hirono , who had represented the 2nd district since 2007, announced in May 2011 that she would run for the U.S. Senate rather than for re-election to the House.[ 17]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Hannemann and Gabbard differed on the issue of same-sex marriage. Gabbard was opposed to theDefense of Marriage Act and to a proposed Hawaii state constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between a woman and a man, while Hannemann supported DOMA.[ 27] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
Gabbard filed a 270-page complaint against Hannemann's spending,[ 31] [ 32]
Candidates Marx, Gabbard, and Kia'aina debated on June 5,[ 33] [ 27]
Gabbard's ratings in the polls increased steadily and Hannemann's dropped throughout the primary campaign;[ 34]
Gabbard received endorsements from theSierra Club ,[ 8] [ 35] Emily's List ,[ 36] VoteVets and MauiTime.[ 37]
On August 11, Gabbard defeated Hanneman by twenty points. TheHonolulu Star-Advertiser [ 38] [ 39]
Gabbard decided to resign her seat on the City Council, stating that she wanted to prevent the cost of a separate special election,[ 40] [ 41]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Matthew DiGeronimo, entrepreneur, motivational and business speaker, radio talk show host and formerNavy officer[ 43] Republican primary results[ 5] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Kawika Crowley 9,056 60.8 Republican Matt DiGeronimo 5,843 39.2 Total votes 14,899 100.0
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RetrievedMay 27, 2010 .^a b c "Hilo attorney Marx announces U.S. House candidacy" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser the original on October 17, 2014. RetrievedNovember 8, 2011 .^ Joseph, Cameron (August 30, 2011)."Former Honolulu Mayor Hannemann to run for House" .Ballot Box . RetrievedAugust 30, 2011 . ^ Trygstad, Kyle (August 30, 2011)."Mufi Hannemann Announces Open-Seat House Bid in Hawaii" .Roll Call . RetrievedAugust 30, 2011 . ^ "Office of Hawaiian Affairs chief advocate announces candidacy for 2nd Congressional District" .Daily Reporter . August 10, 2011. RetrievedAugust 10, 2011 .[permanent dead link ^ Pang, Gordon Y.K. (August 11, 2012)."Gabbard upsets Hannemann" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2012 . ^ Daranciang, Nelson (May 31, 2011)."Duckworth not considering run for Hawaii posts" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser . RetrievedJune 1, 2011 . ^ " .Honolulu Star-Advertiser the original on October 4, 2011. RetrievedAugust 16, 2011 .^a b Gutierrez, Ben (July 8, 2012)."Hannemann, Gabbard trade jabs in Congressional debate" . Archived fromthe original on March 1, 2014. RetrievedNovember 11, 2012 . ^ LaFrance, Adrienne (January 17, 2012)."Tulsi Gabbard's Leftward Journey" . RetrievedNovember 11, 2012 . ^ Tulsi Gabbard [@TulsiGabbard] (August 7, 2012)."@MAUITIME Yes, and if elected to Congress, I will work to repeal DOMA, and co-sponsor Respect for Marriage Act #NOH8 #LGBT" (Tweet ). RetrievedOctober 11, 2012 – viaTwitter . ^ Weems, Mickey (July 5, 2012)."Tulsi Gabbard's Moment of Truth" .Expression Magazine . RetrievedNovember 11, 2012 . ^ Tulsi Gabbard (July 10, 2012).Congressional Debate - Tulsi Gabbard ^ Tulsi Gabbard (July 10, 2012).Tulsi Gabbard files complaint against Mufi Hannemann's spending ^ Hawaii Congressional District 2 Debate on June 5, 2012 . RetrievedMay 31, 2013 .^ Levine, Michael (June 18, 2012)."Civil Beat Poll - Stunning Turnaround In Hawaii's CD2 Race" . RetrievedNovember 12, 2012 . ^ Tsuji, Erika (October 25, 2011)."Leading nonpartisan PAC for women endorses Tulsi Gabbard for Congress" .Facebook . RetrievedNovember 11, 2012 . ^ "Tulsi Gabbard" . Archived fromthe original on November 12, 2012. RetrievedNovember 11, 2012 .^ Pignataro, Anthony (August 9, 2012)."MauiTime's 2012 Hawaii Primary Election Endorsements" . RetrievedNovember 11, 2012 . ^ Pang, Gordon Y.K. (August 11, 2012)."Gabbard Upsets Hanneman" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser . RetrievedNovember 12, 2012 . ^ Tulsi Gabbard, Suzanne Malveaux (September 4, 2012).Tulsi Gabbard, one to watch at the DNC ^ "Tulsi Gabbard Post Primary Election" . KITV TV. August 13, 2012. RetrievedNovember 11, 2012 .^ Sakahara, Tim (August 16, 2012)."Tulsi Gabbard resigns, open seat generates interest" . Hawaii News Now. RetrievedNovember 11, 2012 . ^ Sakahara, Tim (August 23, 2012)."Handyman hopes to go from homeless to Congress" .Hawaii News Now . RetrievedSeptember 29, 2012 . ^ Gracia, Daniel (July 10, 2012)."Hawaii's Matt DiGeronimo: Congressional candidate and a real American hero" .The Washington Times ^ "(Un)ambition" .Honolulu Star-Advertiser the original on October 4, 2011. RetrievedAugust 18, 2011 .^ "RED TO BLUE 2012" . DCCC. Archived fromthe original on October 26, 2012. RetrievedMarch 5, 2023 .^ "Help Our Candidates Win!" .emilyslist.org . Archived fromthe original on November 14, 2012. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2023 .^ "2012 Endorsed" .vetpac.org . Archived fromthe original on August 6, 2012. RetrievedMarch 1, 2023 .^ "Our Candidates | VoteVets.org" . September 11, 2012. Archived fromthe original on September 11, 2012. RetrievedJune 26, 2020 .
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