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2018 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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2018 United States Senate election in Hawaii
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November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
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Turnout51.32% Increase
 
Nominee Mazie Hirono Ron Curtis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 276,316 112,035
Percentage 71.15% 28.85%
Hirono:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Curtis:      50–60%      60–70%
     No votes
U.S. senator before election

Mazie Hirono
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Mazie Hirono
Democratic

The 2018 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Hawaii. Democratic incumbent Mazie Hirono won a second term, defeating Republican nominee Ron Curtis. Hirono won by the largest margin of any U.S. senate candidate in 2018.[1]

The primary election took place on August 11, 2018. Hirono won the Democratic nomination unopposed, while Curtis won the Republican nomination with 24% of the vote in an eight-way primary.[2]

Democratic primary

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Background

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Incumbent senator Hirono raised $600,000 by 2016 and was expected to run for re-election. U.S. representative Tulsi Gabbard was considered a potential candidate in the primary.[3]

However, Gabbard did not challenge Hirono for the nomination.

Candidates

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Results

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Democratic primary results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mazie Hirono (incumbent) 201,679 100%
Total votes 201,679 100%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Ron Curtis, retired systems engineer[15]

Eliminated in primary

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Results

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Results by county:
  Curtis—30–40%
  Curtis—<30%
  White—<30%
  No data
Republican primary results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Curtis 6,370 23.73%
Republican Consuelo Anderson 5,172 19.26%
Republican Robert C. Helsham 3,988 14.85%
Republican Thomas E. White 3,657 13.62%
Republican Rocky De La Fuente 3,065 11.42%
Republican George L. Berish 1,658 6.18%
Republican Michael R. Hodgkiss 1,576 5.87%
Republican Eddie Pirkowski 1,358 5.06%
Total votes 26,848 100%

Nonpartisan primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • Charles Haverty
  • Matthew K. Maertens
  • Arturo Pacheco Reyes[a]

Results

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Results by county:
  Reyes—40–50%
  Reyes—30–40%
  Haverty—40–50%
  No data
Nonpartisan primary results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Arturo Pacheco Reyes 441 38.02%
Nonpartisan Charles Haverty 416 35.86%
Nonpartisan Matthew K. Maertens 303 26.12%
Total votes 1,160 100%

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[19] Safe D October 26, 2018
Inside Elections[20] Safe D November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21] Safe D November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[22] Safe D November 5, 2018
Fox News[23][b] Likely D November 5, 2018
CNN[24] Safe D November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics[25] Safe D November 5, 2018

Results

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United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2018[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mazie Hirono (incumbent) 276,316 71.15% +8.55%
Republican Ron Curtis 112,035 28.85% −8.55%
Total votes 388,351 100% N/A
Democratic hold

By county

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By congressional district

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Hirono won both congressional districts.[27]

District Hirono Curtis Representative
1st 70% 30% Colleen Hanabusa (115th Congress)
Ed Case (116th Congress)
2nd 72% 28% Tulsi Gabbard

Notes

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  1. ↑ Note: Arturo Pacheco Reyes did not qualify for the general election.[18]
  2. ↑ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races.

References

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  1. ↑ Duffy, Jennifer; Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (December 20, 2018). "50 Interesting Facts About the 2018 Election". Cook Political Report. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  2. ↑ "United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2018 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ Grube, Nick (July 25, 2016). "Hirono Campaign Has $558K". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Staff, HNN. "U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono undergoes surgery for advanced kidney cancer".
  5. ↑ Blair, Chad (January 2, 2017). "Warren Makes Pitch For Hirono". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "EMILY's List Endorses Nine Democratic Women Senators for Re-Election in 2018". EMILY's List. February 10, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Endorsed Candidates - End Citizens United". Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ "LCV Action Fund Endorses Senator Mazie Hirono for Re-Election". League of Conservation Voters. January 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ Stewart, Brian (August 1, 2017). "MoveOn Endorses Six Senators' Re-Election Bids, Backing 'Health Care Heroes' for Helping Lead Effort to Stop Trumpcare From Becoming Law, Embracing Progressive Policies in Trump Era". MoveOn.org. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Candidates We Endorse and Support".
  11. ↑ "Federal Endorsements by the NOW PAC | National Organization for Women Political Action Committees". nowpac.org. August 23, 2017. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  12. ↑ "NRDC Action Fund announces first wave of 2018 Senate endorsements". www.nrdcactionfund.org. January 5, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements". July 16, 2012.
  14. 1 2 3 "2018 Hawaii primary election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 https://olvr.hawaii.gov/Controls/CandidatesOnBallot.aspx?elid=82 "2018 Candidates on Ballot Report"
  16. ↑ "Ballotpedia - United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2018". Ballotpedia.
  17. ↑ "WHITE, THOMAS EDWARD MR - Candidate overview - FEC.gov". FEC.gov.
  18. ↑ 2018 General Election Candidates and Election Winners
  19. ↑ "2018 Senate Race Ratings for October 26, 2018". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  20. ↑ "2018 Senate Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  21. ↑ "2018 Crystal Ball Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections 2018 race ratings". Daily Kos. June 5, 2018.
  23. ↑ "2018 Senate Power Rankings". Fox News. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Key Races: Senate". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Battle for the Senate 2018". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  26. ↑ "2018 Hawaii general election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  27. ↑ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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Official campaign websites

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