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, leading 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 four electoral votes by a wide 42.71% margin of victory. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time a Democrat would win 70% or more of the vote in any state in a presidential race.
Caucuses Democratic caucuses
The 2012 Hawaii Democratic caucuses took place on March 7, 2012.Hawaii Democratic Delegation 2012 – The Green Papers 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
Republican caucuses
The 2012 Hawaii Republican caucuses took place on March 13, 2012.Hawaii Republican – The Green Papers Hawaii Republican caucuses, 2012 Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates 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).
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
Predictions SourceRankingAs ofHuffington PostNovember 6, 2012CNNNovember 6, 2012 New York Times November 6, 2012Washington PostNovember 6, 2012RealClearPoliticsNovember 6, 2012Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2012FiveThirtyEightNovember 6, 2012
Results
2012 United States presidential election in HawaiiPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Barack Obama (incumbent) Joe Biden (incumbent) 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 Barack ObamaDemocratic Mitt RomneyRepublican Various candidatesOther 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 Kauaʻi 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% 48,653Totals306,65870.55%121,01527.84%7,0241.61%185,64342.71%434,697
By congressional district Obama won both congressional districts. District Obama Romney Representative 69.7% 29.02%Colleen Hanabusa 71.38% 26.67%Tulsi Gabbard
See also 2012 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Hawaii Republican Party
References
External links The Green Papers: for Hawaii The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order