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United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2012

United States House of Representatives District 1
Hawaii
← 2010 November 6, 2012 2014 →
  Colleen Hanabusa Official Photo.jpg Charles Djou.jpg
Nominee Colleen Hanabusa Charles Djou
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 114,756 95,431
Percentage 54.6% 45.4%

U.S. Representative before election

Colleen Hanabusa
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Colleen Hanabusa
Democratic

United States House of Representatives District 2
Hawaii
← 2010 November 6, 2012 2014 →
  Tulsi Gabbard.jpg
Nominee Tulsi Gabbard Kawika Crowley
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 167,085 40,285
Percentage 80.6% 19.4%

U.S. Representative before election

Mazie Hirono
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic


The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the two U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election for the United States Senate. Primary elections were held on August 11, 2012.

Colleen Hanabusa
Democratic

Colleen Hanabusa
Democratic

Democrat Colleen Hanabusa, who was first elected to represent the 1st district in 2010, successfully ran for re-election. Roy Wyttenbach II unsuccessfully challenged Hanabusa in the Democratic primary.

Former U.S. Representative Charles Djou, who represented the 1st district from May 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.

Mazie Hirono
Democratic

Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic

Democrat Mazie Hirono, who has 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.


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