2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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.

2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii

November 6, 2012

Nominee Barack Obama Mitt Romney Party Democratic Republican Home state Illinois Massachusetts Running mate Joe Biden Paul Ryan Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 306,658 121,015 Percentage 70.55% 27.84%

County Results Obama   60-70%   70-80%

President before election Barack Obama Democratic Elected President Barack Obama Democratic

General election

Candidate ballot access:

• Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
• Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
• Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
• Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green

Results

2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii[1]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Barack Obama	Joe Biden	306,658	70.55%	4
	Republican	Mitt Romney	Paul Ryan	121,015	27.84%	0
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	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%

By county

County	Obama	Votes	Romney	Votes	Others	Votes	Totals
Hawaii	74.43%	47,215	23.24%	14,744	2.33%	1,476	63,435
Honolulu	68.86%	204,263	29.81%	88,433	1.32%	3,928	296,624
Kalawao	92.59%	25	7.41%	2	0.00%	0	27
Kauai	73.47%	18,638	24.13%	6,121	2.40%	610	25,369
Maui	74.10%	36,012	23.85%	11,597	2.05%	999	48,608

Republican caucuses

2012 Hawaii Republican caucuses

March 13, 2012

Candidate Mitt Romney Rick Santorum Home state Massachusetts Pennsylvania Delegate count 9 4 Popular vote 4,548 2,589 Percentage 44.47% 25.31%   Candidate Ron Paul Newt Gingrich Home state Texas Georgia Delegate count 3 0 Popular vote 1,975 1,116 Percentage 19.31% 10.91%

Hawaii results by county   Mitt Romney   Ron Paul

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]

See also

• Republican Party presidential debates, 2012
• Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012
• Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries

References

1. "Hawaii Office of Elections Final Summary" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-08.
2. Hawaii Republican – The Green Papers
3. "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-03-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. Green Papers (March 18, 2012). "Hawaii Republican Caucus 2012". Green Papers. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2012-03-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• The Green Papers: for Hawaii
• The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order