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, leading 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 four electoral votes by a wide 42.71% margin of victory. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time a Democrat would win more than 70% of the vote in any state in a presidential race.
Caucuses
editDemocratic caucuses
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The 2012 Hawaii Democratic caucuses took place on March 7, 2012.[1]
| Hawaii Democratic caucuses, 2012[1] | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
| Barack Obama (incumbent) | 1,316 | 96.91% | 35 |
| Uncommitted | 42 | 3.09% | 0 |
| Total: | 1,358 | 100% | 35 |
Republican caucuses
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The 2012 Hawaii Republican caucuses took place on March 13, 2012.[2][3]
| Hawaii Republican caucuses, 2012[4] | |||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates[5] |
 Mitt Romney
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4,548 | 44.47% | 9 |
| Rick Santorum | 2,589 | 25.31% | 5 |
| Ron Paul | 1,975 | 19.31% | 3 |
| Newt Gingrich | 1,116 | 10.91% | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 3 | ||
| Total: | 10,228 | 100% | 20 |
Certified results doesn't include 858 outstanding votes (write-ins and provisional ballots).[6]
General election
editCandidate ballot access
edit- Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
- Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
- Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
- Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green
Predictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Huffington Post[7] | Safe D | November 6, 2012 |
| CNN[8] | Safe D | November 6, 2012 |
| New York Times[9] | Safe D | November 6, 2012 |
| Washington Post[10] | Safe D | November 6, 2012 |
| RealClearPolitics[11] | Solid D | November 6, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] | Solid D | November 5, 2012 |
| FiveThirtyEight[13] | Solid D | November 6, 2012 |
Results
edit| 2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii[14] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Barack Obama (incumbent) | Joe Biden (incumbent) | 306,658 | 70.55% | 4 | |
| Republican | Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan | 121,015 | 27.84% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | Jim Gray | 3,840 | 0.88% | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein | Cheri Honkala | 3,184 | 0.73% | 0 | |
| Totals | 434,697 | 100.00% | 4 | |||
| Voter turnout (registered voters) | 61.9% | |||||
By county
edit| County | Barack Obama Democratic |
Mitt Romney Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Hawaii | 47,224 | 74.42% | 14,753 | 23.25% | 1,477 | 2.33% | 32,471 | 51.17% | 63,454 |
| Honolulu | 204,349 | 68.86% | 88,461 | 29.81% | 3,932 | 1.33% | 115,888 | 39.05% | 296,742 |
| Kalawao | 25 | 92.59% | 2 | 7.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 23 | 85.18% | 27 |
| Kauai | 18,641 | 73.47% | 6,121 | 24.13% | 610 | 2.40% | 12,520 | 49.34% | 25,372 |
| Maui | 36,052 | 74.10% | 11,602 | 23.85% | 999 | 2.05% | 24,450 | 50.25% | 48,653 |
| Totals | 306,658 | 70.55% | 121,015 | 27.84% | 7,024 | 1.62% | 185,643 | 42.71% | 434,697 |
By congressional district
editObama won both congressional districts.[15]
| District | Obama | Romney | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 69.7% | 29.02% | Colleen Hanabusa |
| 2nd | 71.38% | 26.67% | Tulsi Gabbard |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Hawaii Democratic Delegation 2012 – The Green Papers
- ^ Hawaii Republican – The Green Papers
- ^ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ "Presidential Caucus Results | Hawaii GOPHawaii GOP". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- ^ Green Papers (March 18, 2012). "Hawaii Republican Caucus 2012". Green Papers. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Huffington Post Election Dashboard". HuffPost. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013.
- ^ "America's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map". CNN. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013.
- ^ "Election 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Presidential Election Results". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012.
- ^ "RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White House". Archived from the original on June 8, 2011.
- ^ "PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM".
- ^ "Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcome".
- ^ "Hawaii Office of Elections Final Summary" (PDF). Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
External links
edit- The Green Papers: for Hawaii
- The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order