2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii explained

See also: 2022 United States Senate elections.

Election Name:	2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii
Country:	Hawaii
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2016 United States Senate election in Hawaii
Previous Year:	2016
Next Election:	2028 United States Senate election in Hawaii
Next Year:	2028
Turnout:	48.4%^[1]
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Image1:	Brian Schatz, official_portrait, 113th_Congress 2.jpg
Nominee1:	Brian Schatz
Popular Vote1:	290,894
Percentage1:	71.21%
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Nominee2:	Bob McDermott
Popular Vote2:	106,358
Percentage2:	26.04%
Map Size:	250px
U.S. senator
Before Election:	Brian Schatz
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Brian Schatz
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Hawaii. The primary took place on August 13.

Incumbent Democrat Brian Schatz won re-election to a second full term in a landslide, winning 71.2% of the vote to Republican state representative Bob McDermott's 26%. The results were a slightly lower margin of victory for Schatz compared to his previous victory in 2016.

Schatz was first appointed to the Senate in 2012 after the death of incumbent Daniel Inouye. He won a 2014 special election to finish Inouye's term, won his first full term in 2016, and ran for reelection for his second full term in 2022.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brian Schatz, incumbent U.S. Senator^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Tataii, teacher and perennial candidate

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob McDermott, state representative, nominee for in 2002, and candidate for Governor of Hawaii in 2018^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• Steven Bond, realtor, farmer and candidate for in 2020
• Wallyn Kanoelani Christian, realtor
• Timothy Dalhouse, retired Army veteran
• Asia Lavonne, pastor

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Feena Bonoan, U.S. Navy veteran, filmmaker, and candidate for Hawaii Senate in 2020^[5]

Disqualified

• Michael Kokoski, nominee for this seat in 2014

Results

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Emma Jane Pohlman, attorney

Results

Aloha ʻĀina primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Decker, former chair of the Aloha ʻĀina

Results

Nonpartisan primary

Candidates

Disqualified

• Dennis Miller
• Steve Tataii

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[6]		March 4, 2022
align=left	Inside Elections^[7]		April 1, 2022
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[8]		March 1, 2022
Politico^[9]		April 1, 2022
RCP^[10]		February 24, 2022
align=left	Fox News^[11]		May 12, 2022
DDHQ^[12]		July 20, 2022
538^[13]		June 30, 2022
The Economist^[14]		September 7, 2022

Results

By county

County	Brian Schatz Democratic		Bob McDermott Republican		Feena Bonoan Libertarian		Emma Pohlman Green		Dan Decker Aloha ʻĀina		Margin		Total votes
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%		data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Hawaii^[15]		46,096		72.90		15,156		23.97		798		1.26		792		1.25		392		0.62		30,940		48.93		63,234
	Honolulu^[16]		190,178		70.18		74,265		27.40		2,991		1.10		2,334		0.86		1,223		0.45		115,913		42.77		270,991
	Kalawao																										-->
	Kauai^[17]		16,891		72.50		5,658		24.28		306		1.31		306		1.31		138		0.59		11,233		48.21		23,299
	Maui^[18]		37,565		74.04		11,202		22.08		813		1.60		703		1.39		450		0.89		26,363		51.96		50,733
Totals	289,585	71.25	105,704	26.01	4,870	1.20	4,102	1.01	2,189	0.54	183,881	45.24	406,450

By congressional district

Schatz won both congressional districts.^[19]

District	McDermott	Schatz	Representative
		26%	72%		Ed Case
	26%	71%		Kai Kahele (117th Congress)
			Jill Tokuda (118th Congress)

See also

• 2022 United States Senate elections

External links

Official campaign websites

• Feena Bonoan (L) for Senate
• Bob McDermott (R) for Senate
• Brian Schatz (D) for Senate

Notes and References

1. Web site: November 9, 2022 . General Election 2022 – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2022 Summary Report Run 4 . November 15, 2022 . State of Hawaii Office of Elections.
2. Web site: Results: Democratic incumbent Sen. Brian Schatz defeats Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott in Hawaii's US Senate election . 2022-11-09 . news.yahoo.com . November 9, 2022 . en-US.
3. News: Grube. Nick. April 26, 2021. Campaign Finance Records Suggest An Easy Reelection Bid For Brian Schatz. Honolulu Civil Beat. Washington. live. July 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210429135920/https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/04/campaign-finance-records-suggest-an-easy-reelection-bid-for-brian-schatz/. April 29, 2021.
4. Web site: Republican state representative announces run against Schatz for US Senate . www.hawaiinewsnow.com . . 18 January 2022 . 19 January 2022.
5. Web site: 2022 Office of Elections Filing Report. Hawaii Office of Elections . 4 March 2022 . 11 March 2022.
6. Web site: 2022 Senate Race ratings . The Cook Political Report . January 14, 2021.
7. Web site: Senate ratings . Inside Elections . January 18, 2021.
8. Web site: 2022 Senate . Sabato's Crystal Ball . January 28, 2021.
9. Web site: Hawaii Senate Race 2022. April 1, 2022 . Politico.
10. Web site: Battle for the Senate 2022. January 10, 2022 . RCP.
11. Web site: 2022 Election Forecast . Fox News . May 12, 2022 . May 12, 2022.
12. Web site: 2022 Election Forecast . DDHQ . July 20, 2022 . July 20, 2022.
13. Web site: 2022 Election Forecast . FiveThirtyEight . June 30, 2022 . June 30, 2022.
14. News: Economist's 2022 Senate forecast . The Economist . September 7, 2022 . September 7, 2022.
15. Web site: GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - County of Hawaii - November 8, 2022 . Hawaii Office of Elections . November 17, 2022 . November 17, 2022 .
16. Web site: GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - City and County of Honolulu - November 8, 2022 . Hawaii Office of Elections . November 16, 2022 . November 17, 2022 .
17. Web site: GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - County of Kauai - November 8, 2022 . Hawaii Office of Elections . November 9, 2022 . November 17, 2022 .
18. Web site: GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - County of Maui - November 8, 2022 . Hawaii Office of Elections . November 9, 2022 . November 17, 2022 .
19. Results . docs.google.com .