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Hawaii, U.S. Senate

Voters in Hawaii elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 6, 2018.

The election filled the Class 1 Senate seat held by Mazie Hirono (D), who filed for re-election. She was first elected in 2012.



Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Mazie K. Hirono Democratic Party $3,275,240 $3,091,303 $996,873 As of December 31, 2018
Ron Curtis Republican Party $19,925 $19,926 $0 As of December 14, 2018

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Election history

2016

rated Hawaii's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Brian Schatz (D) defeated John Carroll (R), Michael Kokoski (L), Joy Allison (Constitution Party), and John Giuffre (American Shopping Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Schatz defeated Makani Christensen, Tutz Honeychurch, Arturo Reyes, and Miles Shiratori in the Democratic primary, while Carroll defeated Karla Gottschalk, Eddie Pirkowski, and John Roco to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 13, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Schatz Incumbent 73.6% 306,604
Republican John Carroll 22.2% 92,653
Constitution Joy Allison 2.2% 9,103
Libertarian Michael Kokoski 1.6% 6,809
American Shopping John Giuffre 0.3% 1,393
Total Votes 416,562
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Hawaii Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Schatz Incumbent 86.2% 162,905
Makani Christensen 6.3% 11,899
Miles Shiratori 4.6% 8,620
Arturo Reyes 2% 3,820
Tutz Honeychurch 1% 1,815
Total Votes 189,059
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Hawaii Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Carroll 74.6% 26,749
John Roco 11% 3,956
Karla Gottschalk 8.5% 3,045
Eddie Pirkowski 5.9% 2,115
Total Votes 35,865
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

2012

U.S. Senate, Hawaii General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMazie Hirono 61.7% 269,489
Republican Linda Lingle 36.8% 160,994
N/A Blank Votes 1.5% 6,599
Total Votes 437,082
Source: Hawaii Office of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Demographics

Demographic data for Hawaii

HawaiiU.S.
Total population:1,425,157316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):6,4233,531,905
Gender
Female:49.5%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:25.4%73.6%
Black/African American:2%12.6%
Asian:37.7%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:9.9%0.2%
Two or more:23.7%3%
Hispanic/Latino:9.9%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:91%86.7%
College graduation rate:30.8%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$69,515$53,889
Persons below poverty level:11.6%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Hawaii.

As of July 2017, Hawaii's three largest cities were Urban Honolulu (pop. est. 350,395), East Honolulu (pop. est. 47,957), and Pearl City (pop. est. 47,241).