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2012 Hawaii House of Representatives Elections Hawaii legislative no 2010 Hawaii House of Representatives elections 2010 November 6, 2012 2014 Hawaii House of Representatives elections 2014 All 51 seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives. 3x4.svg Calvin K.Y. Say Democratic Party (Hawaii) District 20 43 16 44 1 168,859 66.39% Speaker Calvin K.Y. Say Democratic Party (Hawaii) Joseph M. Souki Democratic Party (Hawaii) x150px Gene Ward Republican Party (Hawaii) District 17 8 18 7 1 81468 32.03% Hawaii House of Representatives Election 2012 - Results by District (Simple Map).svg Results:#92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain
The 2012 Hawaii State House of Representatives Elections were held on November 6, 2012. All 51 seats were up for election.
A total of 6 (3 Democratic and 3 Republican) seats changed sides as a result of the election. 2 Republican incumbents failed to secure reelection against Democratic opponents. 3 Republicans took advantage of the redistricting and gained seats in districts vacated by incumbents. Democrats also took control of the District 19 seat vacated by retiring Republican Barbara Marumoto-Coons.
Retiring Incumbents
A total of 5 incumbents were retiring.
Incumbent Party District Notes Jerry Chang Democratic District 2 Did not seek reelection. Robert Herkes Democratic District 5 Retired to run for State Senate District 2. Barbara Marumoto-Coons Republican District 19 Did not seek reelection. Joey Manahan Democratic District 29 Did not seek reelection. Kymberly Pine Republican District 43 Retired to run for Honolulu City Council District 1
Incumbents Defeated in the Primary
Due to redistricting, two incumbents were forced to compete with each other for the same district. Democratic Representative Jessica Wooley (District 47) defeated Democratic representative Pono Chong (District 49) for the Democratic nomination in District 48.https://www.civilbeat.org/2012/08/16805-hawaii-legislature-primary-results-could-bring-leadership-change/ Hawaii Legislature: Primary Results Could Bring Leadership Change Blair Chad 2012-08-09 Honolulu Civil Beat en 2019-07-12
Republican Representative Gil Riviere lost his nomination to Richard Fale in the primary.http://www.midweek.com/gil-riviere-hawaii-democratic/ The Latest Politician To Switch Sides - Gil Riviere Boylan Dan 2014-06-04 MidWeek en-US 2019-07-12 He was the only incumbent to lose a primary.
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of GoverningDaigneau Elizabeth Jacobson Louis 2012-10-23 The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20210224195701/https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html February 24, 2021 2024-07-13 Governing en
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Complete List
District Incumbent Party Firstelected 2012 status / Result Candidates District 1 Mark Nakashima Democratic 2009 Re-elected Mark Nakashima (D) District 2 Cliff TsujiRedistricted from District 3 Democratic 2005 Re-elected Cliff Tsuji (D) District 3 VacantIncumbent Cliff Tsuji (D) redistricted to District 2 Vacant due to redistrictingDemocratic Hold Richard Onishi (D)Marlene Nachbar Hapai (R)Frederick Fogel (L) District 4 Faye Hanohano Democratic 2007 Re-elected Faye Hanohano (D)Hope Louise Carmelj (I)Moke Stephens (I) District 5 Denny CoffmanRedistricted from District 6 Democratic 2009 Re-elected Denny Coffman (D)Dave Bateman (R) District 6 VacantIncumbent Denny Coffman (D) redistricted to District 5 Vacant due to redistrictingDemocratic Hold Nicole Lowen (D)Roy Ebert (R) District 7 Cindy Evans Democratic 2003 Re-elected Cindy Evans (D) District 8 Joseph M. Souki Democratic 1989 Re-elected Joseph M. Souki (D) District 9 Gilbert Keith-Agaran Democratic 2009 Re-elected Gilbert Keith-Agaran (D) District 10 Angus McKelvey Democratic 2007 Re-elected Angus McKelvey (D)Chayne Marten (R) District 11 George Fontaine Republican 2011 Lost re-electionDemocratic Gain Kaniela Ing (D)George Fontaine (R) District 12 Kyle Yamashita Democratic 2007 Re-elected Kyle Yamashita (D)Ekolu Kalama (R) District 13 Diane Mele Carroll Democratic 2005 Re-elected Diane Mele Carroll (D)Simon Russell (R) District 14 Derek Kawakami Democratic 2011 Re-elected Derek Kawakami (D) District 15 James Tokioka Democratic 2007 Re-elected James Tokioka (D) District 16 Daynette Morikawa Democratic 2011 Re-elected Daynette Morikawa (D)Troy Trujillo (R) District 17 Gene Ward Republican 2007 Re-elected Gene Ward (R) District 18 Mark Hashem Democratic 2011 Re-elected Mark Hashem (D)Jeremy Low (R) District 19 Barbara Marumoto-Coons Republican 1979 RetiredDemocratic Gain Bertrand Kobayashi (D)Darrell Young (R) District 20 Calvin K.Y. Say Democratic 1977 Re-elected Calvin K.Y. Say (D)Julia Allen (R)Keiko Bonk (G)Joseph Heukulani (I) District 21 Scott Nishimoto Democratic 2003 Re-elected Scott Nishimoto (D) District 22 Tom BrowerRedistricted from District 23 Democratic 2007 Re-elected Tom Brower (D)Marcus Hester (R) District 23 Isaac ChoyRedistricted from District 24 Democratic 2009 Re-elected Isaac Choy (D)Zach Thomson (R) District 24 Della Au BelattiRedistricted from District 25 Democratic 2007 Re-elected Della Au Belatti (D)Isaiaha Kauka Sabey (R) District 25 Sylvia LukeRedistricted from District 26 Democratic 1999 Re-elected Sylvia Luke (D) District 26 Scott SaikiRedistricted from District 22 Democratic 1995 Re-elected Scott Saiki (D)Tiffany Au (R) District 27 Corinne Ching Republican 2003 Lost re-electionDemocratic Gain Takashi Ohno (D)Corinne Ching (R) District 28 John MizunoRedistricted from District 30 Democratic 2007 Re-elected John Mizuno (D)Carole Kauhiwai Kaapo (R) District 29 Karl RhoadsRedistricted from District 28 Democratic 2007 Re-elected Karl Rhoads (D) District 30 VacantIncumbent John Mizuno (D) redistricted to District 28 Vacant due to redistrictingDemocratic Hold Romeo Munoz Cachola (D) District 31 Aaron JohnsonRedistricted from District 28 Republican 2011 Re-electedRepublican Gain Aaron Johnson (R)Lei Sharsh (D) District 32 Linda IchiyamaRedistricted from District 31 Democratic 2011 Re-elected Linda Ichiyama (D)Garner Musashi Shimizu (R) District 33 Mark TakaiRedistricted from District 34 Democratic 1995 Re-elected Mark Takai (D) Sam Kong (R) District 34 VacantIncumbent Mark Takai (D) redistricted to District 33 Vacant due to redistrictingDemocratic Hold Gregg Takayama (D) District 35 Roy TakumiRedistricted from District 36 Democratic 1993 Re-elected Roy Takumi (D) District 36 Marilyn LeeRedistricted from District 38 Democratic 1997 Re-elected Marilyn Lee (D)Beth Fukumoto (R) District 37 Ryan Yamane Democratic 2005 Re-elected Ryan Yamane (D)Emil Svrcina (R) District 38 Henry AquinoRedistricted from District 35 Democratic 2009 Re-elected Henry Aquino (D) District 39 Ty CullenRedistricted from District 41 Democratic 2011 Re-elected Ty Cullen (D)Carl Wong (R) District 40 VacantIncumbent Sharon Har (D) redistricted to District 42 Vacant due to redistrictingRepublican Gain Bob McDermott (R)Chris Kalani Manabat (D) District 41 Rida Cabanilla ArakawaRedistricted from District 42 Democratic 2005 Re-elected Rida Cabanilla Arakawa (D)Adam Reeder (R) District 42 Sharon HarRedistricted from District 40 Democratic 2007 Re-elected Sharon Har (D)Marissa Capelouto (R) District 43 Karen Leilani AwanaRedistricted from District 44 Democratic 2007 Re-elected Karen Leilani Awana (D)Glenn Butler (R) District 44 Jo JordanRedistricted from District 45 Democratic 2011 Re-elected Jo Jordan (D)Creighton Pono Higa (R) District 45 VacantIncumbent Jo Jordan (D) redistricted to District 44 Vacant due to redistrictingRepublican Gain Lauren Kealohilani Cheape (R)Jake Bradshaw (D) District 46 Marcus OshiroRedistricted from District 39 Democratic 1995 Re-elected Marcus Oshiro (D)Christopher Murphy (R) District 47 Gil RiviereRedistricted from District 46 Republican 2011 Lost RenominationRepublican Hold Richard Fale (R)D. Ululani Beirne (D) District 48 Pono ChongRedistricted from District 49 Democratic 2005 Lost RenominationDemocratic Hold Jessica Wooley (D) Jessica WooleyRedistricted from District 47 Democratic 2009 Re-elected District 49 Ken ItoRedistricted from District 48 Democratic 2005 Re-elected Ken Ito (D) District 50 Cynthia Thielen Republican 1991 Re-elected Cynthia Theilen (R) District 51 Chris Lee Democratic 2009 Re-elected Chris Lee (D)Henry Vincent (R)
See also
Hawaii Senate elections, 2012
United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2012
United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2012
References
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