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State legislative elections in 2012

Elections for the office of Hawaii House of Representatives were held in Hawaii on November 6, 2012. All 51 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was June 5, 2012 and the primary Election Day was August 11, 2012.

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Hawaii House of Representatives:

Hawaii House of Representatives
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 42 44
     Republican Party 8 7
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 51 51


Incumbents retiring

A total of five incumbents did not run for re-election in 2012. Those incumbents were:

Name Party Current Office
Jerry Chang Electiondot.png Democratic House District 2
Robert Herkes Electiondot.png Democratic House District 5
Barbara Marumoto-Coons Ends.png Republican House District 19
Joey Manahan Electiondot.png Democratic House District 29
Kymberly Marcos Pine Ends.png Republican House District 43

Campaign contributions

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in Hawaii in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign spending in state house races, including spending in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]

Year Number of candidates Total contributions
2010 147 $3,066,163
2008 105 $3,138,933
2006 125 $3,307,255
2004 121 $3,772,936
2002 144 $1,361,287

In 2010, the total amount of contributions raised in house campaigns was $3,066,163. The top donors were:[2]

Donor Amount
Hawaii Association of Realtors $81,950
Hapai, Marlene $30,613
Hawaii State Teachers Association $27,600
Hawaii Carpenters and Joiners $25,500
Hawaii Republican Party $24,525
Electrical Workers Local 1186 $24,500
Hawaii Medical Service Association $24,300
Radcliffe, John H $22,350
Operating Engineers Local 3 $22,250
Linda Lingle Campaign Cmte $22,000

Impact of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Hawaii

The Hawaii Reapportionment Commission is responsible for writing the redistricting plan. In the 2012 redistricting process, the Hawaii Supreme Court deemed the first plan unconstitutional for including non-permanent residents in the population, and the commission approved a new redistricting plan on March 8, 2012.[3] The revised maps were challenged by plaintiffs who argued that removing military personnel and out-of-state college students from district population totals was unconstitutional. A federal panel ruled that the 2012 elections would be administered using the maps excluding non-permanent residents, and challenges to the maps were rejected in court.[4][5]

Qualifications

From Article III, Section 7 of the Hawaii Constitution: No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the house of representatives unless the person has been a resident of the State for not less than three years, has attained the age of majority and is, prior to filing nomination papers and thereafter continues to be, a qualified voter of the representative district from which the person seeks to be elected; except that in the year of the first general election following reapportionment, but prior to the primary election, an incumbent representative may move to a new district without being disqualified from completing the remainder of the incumbent representative's term.

List of candidates

District 1

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Mark Nakashima Green check mark transparent.png

District 2

Note: Incumbent Democrat Jerry Chang did not run for re-election.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Clift Tsuji Approveda - Incumbent Tsuji first assumed office in 2005.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Clift Tsuji Green check mark transparent.png

District 3

Note: Incumbent Democrat Cliff Tsuji won re-election in District 2.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
Libertarian Party August 11 Libertarian primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Richard Onishi: 4,937 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Marlene Nachbar Hapai: 2,832
Libertarian Party Frederick Fogel: 860

District 4

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Faye Hanohano Approveda - Incumbent Hanohano first assumed office in 2007.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this seat.
Grey.png August 11 Independent primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Faye Hanohano Green check mark transparent.png
Grey.png Hope Louise Cermelj
Grey.png Moke Stephens

District 5

Note: Incumbent Democrat Robert Herkes did not run for re-election.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Denny Coffman: 5,464 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Dave Bateman: 2,631

District 6

Note: Incumbent Democrat Denny Coffman won re-election in District 5.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Nicole Lowen: 5,336 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Roy Ebert: 2,487

District 7

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Cindy Evans Approveda - Incumbent Evans first assumed office in 2003.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Cindy Evans Green check mark transparent.png

District 8

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Joe Souki Approveda - Incumbent Souki first assumed office in 1983.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Joe Souki Green check mark transparent.png

District 9

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Gilbert Keith-Agaran Green check mark transparent.png

District 10

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Angus McKelvey: 4,255 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Chayne Marten: 1,961

District 11

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Kaniela Ing: 4,814 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party George Fontaine: 2,772

District 12

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Kyle Yamashita: 7,457 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Ekolu Kalama: 2,081

District 13

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Diana Mele Carroll: 5,787 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Simon Russell: 2,130

District 14

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Derek Kawakami Green check mark transparent.png

District 15

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • James Tokioka Approveda - Incumbent Tokioka first assumed office in 2007.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party James Tokioka Green check mark transparent.png

District 16

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Daynette Morikawa: 6,049 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Troy Trujillo: 1,581

District 17

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • No Democrats filed to run for this seat.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • Gene Ward Approveda - Incumbent Ward assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Republican Party Gene Ward Green check mark transparent.png

District 18

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Mark Hashem Approveda - Incumbent Hashem first assumed office in 2011.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Mark Hashem: 7,311 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Jeremy Low: 4,705

District 19

Note: Incumbent Republican Barbara Marumoto-Coons did not run for re-election.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Bert Kobayashi: 6,749 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Darrell Young: 3,052

District 20

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
Green Party August 11 Green primary:
Grey.png August 11 Independent primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Calvin Say: 5,704 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Julia Allen: 1,179
Green Party Keiko Bonk: 3,143
Grey.png Joseph Heukulani

District 21

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Scott Nishimoto Green check mark transparent.png

District 22

Note: Incumbent Democrat Scott Saiki won re-election in District 26.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Tom Brower Approveda - Incumbent Brower first assumed office in 2007.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Tom Brower: 4,317 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Marcus Hester: 1,886

District 23

Note: Incumbent Democrat Tom Brower won re-election in District 22.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Isaac Choy Approveda - Incumbent Choy first assumed office in 2009.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Isaac Choy: 7,502 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Zach Thomson: 1,750

District 24

Note: Incumbent Democrat Isaac Choy won re-election in District 23.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Della Au Belatti: 5,367 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Isaiah Kauka Sabey: 2,334

District 25

Note: Incumbent Democrat Della Au Belatti won re-election in District 24.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Sylvia Luke Approveda - Incumbent Luke first assumed office in 1999.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Sylvia Luke Green check mark transparent.png

District 26

Note: Incumbent Democrat Sylvia Luke won re-election in District 25.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Scott Saiki: 4,163 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Tiffany Au: 2,678

District 27

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Takashi Ohno: 4,843 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Corinne Ching: 3,573

District 28

Note: Incumbent Democrat Karl Rhoads won re-election in District 29.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • John Mizuno Approveda - Incumbent Mizuno first assumed office in 2007.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party John Mizuno: 4,444 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Carole Kauhiwai Kaapu: 1,298

District 29

Note: Incumbent Democrat Joey Manahan did not run for re-election.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Karl Rhoads Green check mark transparent.png

District 30

Note: Incumbent Democrat John Mizuno won re-election in District 28.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Romy Cachola Green check mark transparent.png

District 31

Note: Incumbent Democrat Linda Ichiyama won re-election in District 32.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Lei Sharsh: 2,143
Republican Party Aaron Johanson: 4,017 Green check mark transparent.png

District 32

Note: Incumbent Republican Aaron Johanson won re-election in District 31.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Linda Ichiyama: 5,707 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Garner Musashi Shimizu: 2,375

District 33

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Heather Giugni: 2,008 - Incumbent Giugni first assumed office in 2012.
  • K. Mark Takai: 5,308 Approveda - Incumbent Takai first assumed office in 1995.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party K. Mark Takai: 7,277 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Sam Kong: 3,556

District 34

Note: Incumbent Democrat K. Mark Takai won re-election in District 33.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republican candidate has filed to run in this district.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Gregg Takayama Green check mark transparent.png

District 35

Note: Incumbent Democrat Henry Aquino won re-election in District 38.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Roy Takumi Approveda - Incumbent Takumi first assumed office in 1993.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run in this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Roy Takumi Green check mark transparent.png

District 36

Note: Incumbent Democrat Roy Takumi won re-election in District 35.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Marilyn Lee Approveda - Incumbent Lee first assumed office in 1997.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Marilyn Lee: 4,838
Republican Party Beth Fukumoto: 5,334 Green check mark transparent.png

District 37

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Ryan Yamane Approveda - Incumbent Yamane first assumed office in 2005.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Ryan Yamane: 8,660 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Emil Svrcina: 2,163

District 38

Note: Incumbent Democrat Marilyn Lee ran for re-election in District 36.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Henry Aquino Approveda - Incumbent Aquino first assumed office in 2009.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed for this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Henry Aquino Green check mark transparent.png

District 39

Note: Incumbent Democrat Marcus Oshiro won re-election in District 46.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Ty Cullen Approveda - Incumbent Cullen first assumed office in 2011.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Ty Cullen: 5,282 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Carl Wong: 1,697

District 40

Note: Incumbent Democrat Sharon Har won re-election in District 42.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Chris Kalani Manabat: 3,107
Republican Party Bob McDermott: 3,249 Green check mark transparent.png

District 41

Note: Incumbent Democrat Ty Cullen won re-election in District 39.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Rida Cabanilla Arakawa: 4,330 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Adam Reeder: 2,730

District 42

Note: Incumbent Democrat Rida Cabanilla Arakawa won re-election in District 41.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Sharon Har Approveda - Incumbent Har first assumed office in 2007.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Sharon Har: 6,251 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Marissa Capelouto: 2,257

District 43

Note: Incumbent Republican Kymberly Marcos Pine did not run for re-election.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Karen Leinani Awana: 4,029 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Glenn Butler: 1,484

District 44

Note: Incumbent Democrat Karen Leinani Awana won re-election in District 43.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jo Jordan: 3,728 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Creighton Pono Higa: 1,329

District 45

Note: Incumbent Democrat Jo Jordan won re-election in District 44.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jake Bradshaw: 2,540
Republican Party Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto: 2,626 Green check mark transparent.png

District 46

Note: Incumbent Republican Gil Riviere ran for re-election in District 47.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Marcus Oshiro: 4,755 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Christopher Murphy: 1,348

District 47

Note: Incumbent Democrat Jessica Wooley won re-election in District 48.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party D. Ululani Beirne: 3,163
Republican Party Richard Fale: 4,381 Green check mark transparent.png

District 48

Note: Incumbent Democrat Ken Ito won re-election in District 49.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Pono Chong: 2,932 - Incumbent Chong first assumed office in 2005.
  • Jessica Wooley: 3,846 Approveda - Incumbent Wooley first assumed office in 2009.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Jessica Wooley Green check mark transparent.png

District 49

Note: Incumbent Democrat Pono Chong ran for re-election in District 48.

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Ken Ito Approveda - Incumbent Ito first assumed office in 1995.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:
  • No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Ken Ito Green check mark transparent.png

District 50

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • No Democrats filed to run for this seat.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Republican Party Cynthia Thielen Green check mark transparent.png

District 51

Democratic Party August 11 Democratic primary:
  • Chris Lee Approveda - Incumbent Lee first assumed office in 2009.
Republican Party August 11 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Chris Lee: 8,550 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Henry Vincent: 1,992

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Follow the Money, Hawaii
  2. ↑ Follow the Money: "Hawaii House 2010 Campaign Contributions"
  3. ↑ Honolulu Civil Beat, "Hawaii Supreme Court Rejects Redistricting Plan," accessed April 8, 2024
  4. ↑ Honolulu Civil Beat, "Elections on Track as Court Rules Against Hawaii Redistricting Suit," May 22, 2012
  5. ↑ All About Redistricting, "Hawaii State Summary," accessed April 8, 2024


Current members of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Nadine Nakamura
Majority Leader:Sean Quinlan
Minority Leader:Lauren Matsumoto
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Sam Kong (D)
District 34
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Cory Chun (D)
District 36
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