2012 Hawaii Senate election ← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06 ) 2014 →
Hawaii Senate Results: Democratic hold Republican hold
The2012 Hawaii Senate Elections were held on November 6, 2012. State senators in all 25 districts of theHawaii Senate were up for election. 9 seats were won in the primary uncontested. No seats changed parties in this election.
No seats were lost as a result of the decennial reappropriation of districts. Only 2 incumbent senators were not reelected. District 11 Senator Carol Fukunaga was defeated by fellowDemocratic SenatorBrian Taniguchi (formerly District 10) in the primary.[ 1]
Hawaii Senate elections, 2012 Party Votes Percentage Contested Before After +/– Democratic 165,035 68.13% 16 24 24 Republican 72,264 29.83% 1 1 1 Green 4,929 2.03% 0 0 0 Totals 100.00% 17 25 25
Hawaii's 1st State Senate District Election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Gilbert Kahele (incumbent ) 7,027 55.7 Democratic Donald Ikeda 5,011 39.8 Total votes 12,038 95.5 General election Democratic Gilbert Kahele (incumbent ) (won unopposed) 0
Hawaii's 2nd State Senate District Election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Russell Ruderman 3,106 35.4 Democratic Bob Herkes 2,402 27.4 Democratic Wendell Kaehuaea 1,227 14 Democratic Gary Safarik 1,192 13.6 Republican Daryl Lee Smith 843 9.6 Total votes 8,770 100.0 General election Democratic Russell Ruderman 10,487 76.9 Republican Daryl Lee Smith 3,152 23.1 Total votes 13,639 100.0
Hawaii's 4th State Senate District Election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Malama Solomon (incumbent ) 4,068 50.3 Democratic Lorraine Rodero Inouye 3,999 49.4 Green Kelly Greenwell 21 0.3 Total votes 8,088 100.0 General election Democratic Malama Solomon (incumbent ) 9,825 66.6 Green Kelly Greenwell 4,929 33.4 Total votes 14,754 100.0
Hawaii's 5th State Senate District Election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Shan Tsutsui (incumbent ) 7,337 100.0 Total votes 7,337 100.0 General election Democratic Shan Tsutsui (incumbent ) (won unopposed) 0
Hawaii's 8th State Senate District Election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Ronald Kouchi (incumbent ) 9,539 89 Republican William Goergi 1,173 11 Total votes 10,712 100.0 General election Democratic Ronald Kouchi (incumbent ) 17,886 77.7 Republican William Georgi 5,138 22.3 Total votes 23,024 100.0
Hawaii's 10th State Senate District Election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Les Ihara, Jr. (incumbent ) 8,595 89.6 Republican Eric Marshall 1,002 10.4 Total votes 9,597 100.0 General election Democratic Les Ihara, Jr. 13,700 77.7 Republican Eric Marshall 3,934 22.3 Total votes 17,634 100.0
Hawaii's 17th State Senate District Election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Clarence Nishihara (incumbent ) 5,295 61.1 Democratic Alex Sonson 3,365 38.9 Total votes 8,660 100.0 General election Democratic Clarence Nishihara (incumbent ) (won unopposed) 0
Hawaii's 19th State Senate District Election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Will Espero (incumbent ) 4,449 81.4 Democratic Roger Lacuesta 1,018 18.6 Total votes 5,467 100.0 General election Democratic Will Espero (incumbent ) (won unopposed) 0
Hawaii's 21st State Senate District Election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Maile Shimabukuro (incumbent ) 4,370 84.8 Republican Dickyj Johnson 784 15.2 Total votes 5,154 100.0 General election Democratic Maile Shimabukuro (incumbent ) 7,932 76.7 Republican Dickyj Johnson 2,405 23.3 Total votes 10,337 100.0
Hawaii's 22nd State Senate District Election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Donovan Dela Cruz (incumbent ) 6,055 79.4 Republican Charles Aki 1,572 20.6 Total votes 7,627 100.0 General election Democratic Donovan Dela Cruz (incumbent ) 10,393 73.5 Republican Charles Aki 3,740 26.5 Total votes 14,133 100.0
Hawaii's 23rd State Senate District Election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Clayton Hee (incumbent ) 4,252 73.2 Republican Colleen Meyer 1,555 26.8 Total votes 5,807 100.0 General election Democratic Clayton Hee (incumbent ) 6,964 53.4 Republican Colleen Meyer 6,069 46.6 Total votes 13,033 100.0
Hawaii's 24th State Senate District Election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Jill Tokuda (incumbent ) 10,970 100.0 Total votes 10,970 100.0 General election Democratic Jill Tokuda (incumbent ) (won unopposed) 0
Hawaii's 25th State Senate District Election, 2012 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Laura Thielen 6,236 41.4 Democratic Pohai Ryan (incumbent ) 4,769 31.6 Democratic Levani Lipton 1,474 9.8 Republican Fred Hemmings 2,595 17.2 Total votes 15,074 100.0 General election Democratic Laura Thielen 13,700 59.5 Republican Fred Hemmings 9,331 40.5 Total votes 23,031 100.0
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