See main article: 2012 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii |
| Country: | Hawaii |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 United States presidential election in Hawaii |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States presidential election in Hawaii |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Image1: | President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Barack Obama |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Illinois |
| Running Mate1: | Joe Biden |
| Electoral Vote1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 306,658 |
| Percentage1: | 70.55% |
| Nominee2: | Mitt Romney |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Massachusetts |
| Running Mate2: | Paul Ryan |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 121,015 |
| Percentage2: | 27.84% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Barack Obama |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Barack Obama |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
Prior to the election, 17 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 4 electoral votes by a wide 42.71% margin of victory. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time a Democrat would win more than 70% of the vote in any state in a presidential race, as well as the last time any state (along with Utah) gave a candidate over 70% of the vote.
| Election Name: | 2012 Hawaii Democratic caucuses |
| Country: | Hawaii |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Hawaii Democratic caucuses, 2008 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | Hawaii Republican caucuses, 2016 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | President_Barack_Obama,_2012_portrait_crop.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Barack Obama |
| Home State1: | Illinois |
| Delegate Count1: | 35 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,316 |
| Percentage1: | 96.91% |
| Candidate2: | Uncommitted |
| Delegate Count2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 42 |
| Percentage2: | 3.09% |
| Color1: | 224192 |
| Color2: | 000000 |
The 2012 Hawaii Democratic caucuses took place on March 7, 2012.[1]
| Hawaii Democratic caucuses, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates | |
| Barack Obama (incumbent) | 1,316 | 96.91% | 35 | |
| Uncommitted | 42 | 3.09% | 0 | |
| Total: | 1,358 | 100% | 35 | |
| Election Name: | 2012 Hawaii Republican caucuses |
| Country: | Hawaii |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Hawaii Republican caucuses, 2008 |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | Hawaii Republican caucuses, 2016 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Mitt Romney |
| Home State1: | Massachusetts |
| Delegate Count1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,548 |
| Percentage1: | 44.47% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Candidate2: | Rick Santorum |
| Home State2: | Pennsylvania |
| Delegate Count2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,589 |
| Percentage2: | 25.31% |
| Image4: | Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 (crop 2).jpg |
| Candidate4: | Ron Paul |
| Home State4: | Texas |
| Delegate Count4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,975 |
| Percentage4: | 19.31% |
| Image5: | Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate5: | Newt Gingrich |
| Home State5: | Georgia |
| Delegate Count5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,116 |
| Percentage5: | 10.91% |
| Color1: | ff6600 |
| Color2: | 008000 |
| Color4: | ffcc00 |
| Color5: | 800080 |
The 2012 Hawaii Republican caucuses took place on March 13, 2012.[2] [3]
| Hawaii Republican caucuses, 2012[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates[5] | |
| Mitt Romney | 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]
| 2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii[7] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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% | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
Obama won both congressional districts.[8]
| District | Obama | Romney | Representative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69.7% | 29.02% | Colleen Hanabusa | |||
| 71.38% | 26.67% | Tulsi Gabbard | |||
for Hawaii
Major state elections in chronological order