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{{Infobox 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
| image_size = x200px
| 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%'''
| image2 = Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg
| 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_image = {{switcher |[[File:Hawaii Presidential Election Results 2012.svg|350px]] |County Results | [[File:2012 Hawaii presidential election by state senate district.svg|350px]] |State Senate District Results |default=1}}
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption =
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'''Obama'''
{{legend|#86B6F2|50–60%}}
{{legend|#4389e3|60–70%}}
{{legend|#1666cb|70–80%}}
{{legend|#0645B4|80–90%}}
{{legend|#002B84|90–100%}}
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| title = President
| before_election = [[Barack Obama]]
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Barack Obama]]
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsHI}}
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 [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] participated. Hawaii voters chose four electors to represent them in the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] via a popular vote pitting [[incumbent]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] and his running mate, [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]], against [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] challenger and former [[Governor of Massachusetts|Massachusetts Governor]] [[Mitt Romney]] and his running mate, [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] [[Paul Ryan]].
Prior to the election, 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win, or otherwise considered as a safe [[Red states and blue states|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 [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]], this is the last time a Democrat would win more than 70% of the vote in any state in a presidential race.
==Caucuses==
===Democratic caucuses===
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2012 Hawaii Democratic caucuses
| country = Hawaii
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Hawaii Democratic caucuses, 2008
| previous_year = 2008
| election_date = {{Start date|2012|03|7}}
| 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%'''
| image2 = NOTA_Option_Logo_3x4.svg
| candidate2 = [[Uncommitted (voting option)|Uncommitted]]
| delegate_count2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 42
| percentage2 = 3.09%
| image_size = x125px
| color1 = 224192
| color2 = 000000
}}
{{US 2012 elections series}}
The 2012 Hawaii Democratic caucuses took place on March 7, 2012.<ref name="TGP-D">[http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/HI-D Hawaii Democratic Delegation 2012 – ''The Green Papers'']</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! colspan="4" | Hawaii Democratic caucuses, 2012<ref name="TGP-D"/>
|-
! rowspan="1" width="160px"| Candidate
! rowspan="1" width="75px"| Votes
! rowspan="1" width="75px"| Percentage
! rowspan="1" width="75px"| Delegates
|- align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left"| '''[[Barack Obama]]''' '''(incumbent)'''
| '''1,316'''
| '''96.91%'''
| '''35'''
|- align="right"
| align="left"| [[Uncommitted (voting option)|Uncommitted]]
| 42
| 3.09%
| 0
|- align="right"
| '''Total:'''
| 1,358
| 100%
| '''35'''
|}
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===Republican caucuses===
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2012 Hawaii Republican caucuses
| country = Hawaii
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Hawaii Republican caucuses, 2008
| previous_year = 2008
| election_date = {{Start date|2012|03|13}}
| 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_image = Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucuses Election Results by County, 2012.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Hawaii results by county
{{legend|#ff6600|Mitt Romney}}
{{legend|#ffcc00|Ron Paul}}
| image2 = Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| 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 (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| delegate_count5 = 0
| popular_vote5 = 1,116
| percentage5 = 10.91%
| image_size = x125px
| color1 = ff6600
| color2 = 008000
| color4 = ffcc00
| color5 = 800080
}}
{{US 2012 elections series}}
The 2012 Hawaii Republican caucuses took place on March 13, 2012.<ref name="TGP">[http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/HI-R Hawaii Republican – ''The Green Papers'']</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/calendar.html|title=Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=January 11, 2012}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! colspan="4" | Hawaii Republican caucuses, 2012<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gophawaii.com/2012-presidential-caucus/presidential-caucus-results/ |title = Presidential Caucus Results {{!}} Hawaii GOPHawaii GOP  |access-date=2012-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318045637/http://www.gophawaii.com/2012-presidential-caucus/presidential-caucus-results/ |archive-date=2012-03-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="1" width="160px"| Candidate
! rowspan="1" width="75px"| Votes
! rowspan="1" width="75px"| Percentage
! rowspan="1" width="75px"| Delegates<ref>{{Cite web  | last = Green Papers | title = Hawaii Republican Caucus 2012  | url = http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/HI-R | publisher = Green Papers | date = March 18, 2012 | access-date = 18 March 2012 }}</ref>
|- align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}
| align="left"| [[File:America Symbol.svg|14px]]  '''[[Mitt Romney]]'''
| '''4,548'''
| '''44.47%'''
| '''9'''
|- align="right"
| align="left"| [[Rick Santorum]]
| 2,589
| 25.31%
| 5
|- align="right"
| align="left"| [[Ron Paul]]
| 1,975
| 19.31%
| 3
|- align="right"
| align="left"| [[Newt Gingrich]]
| 1,116
| 10.91%
| 0
|- align="right"
| colspan="3"| '''Unprojected delegates:'''
| '''3'''
|- align="right"
| '''Total:'''
| 10,228
| 100%
| '''20'''
|}
Certified results doesn't include 858 outstanding votes (write-ins and [[provisional ballot]]s).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gophawaii.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Hawaii-Caucus-Results-Calculator-FINAL-031612-10pm.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106014802/http://www.gophawaii.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Hawaii-Caucus-Results-Calculator-FINAL-031612-10pm.pdf |archive-date=2012-11-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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== 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===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Source
!Ranking
!As of
|-
| align="left" |[[Huffington Post]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Huffington Post Election Dashboard|work=[[HuffPost]]|url=http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130813173708/http://web.archive.org/web/20120502191502/http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map |archive-date=2013-08-13}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}
|November 6, 2012
|-
| align="left" |[[CNN]]<ref>{{cite news|title=America's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map|work=[[CNN]]|url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator#?battleground |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119130158/http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator%23?battleground |archive-date=2013-01-19}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}
|November 6, 2012
|-
| align=left | [[New York Times]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Election 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/electoral-map.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708093751/http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/electoral-map |archive-date=July 8, 2012}}</ref>
| {{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}
| November 6, 2012
|-
| align="left" |[[Washington Post]]<ref>{{cite news|title=2012 Presidential Election Results|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726195644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ |archive-date=2012-07-26}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}
|November 6, 2012
|-
| align="left" |[[RealClearPolitics]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110608112207/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html| archive-date = 2011-06-08| title = RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White House}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Solid|D}}
|November 6, 2012
|-
| align="left" |[[Sabato's Crystal Ball]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/projection-obama-will-likely-win-second-term/|title= PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Solid|D}}
|November 5, 2012
|-
| align="left" |[[FiveThirtyEight]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/nate_silvers_political_calcula.html|title= Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcome}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Solid|D}}
|November 6, 2012
|}
===Results===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! colspan="7" | 2012 United States presidential election in Hawaii<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2012/general/elections/results/2012/general/files/histatewide.pdf |title=Hawaii Office of Elections Final Summary |access-date=2012-11-08 }}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party
! style="width: 17em" |Candidate
! style="width: 17em" |Running mate
! style="width: 5em" |Votes
! style="width: 7em" |Percentage
! style="width: 5em" |Electoral votes
|-
! style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | '''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]'''
| '''[[Barack Obama]]''' '''(incumbent)'''
| '''[[Joe Biden]]''' '''(incumbent)'''
| align="right" | '''306,658'''
| align="right" | '''70.55%'''
| align="right" | '''4'''
|-
! style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| [[Mitt Romney]]
| [[Paul Ryan]]
| align="right" | 121,015
| align="right" | 27.84%
| align="right" | 0
|-
! style="background-color:#FFD700; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| [[Gary Johnson]]
| [[Jim Gray (jurist)|Jim Gray]]
| align="right" | 3,840
| align="right" | 0.88%
| align="right" | 0
|-
! style="background-color:#0BDA51; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | [[Green Party of the United States|Green]]
| [[Jill Stein]]
| [[Cheri Honkala]]
| align="right" | 3,184
| align="right" | 0.73%
| align="right" | 0
|-
|-bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="4" align="right" | '''Totals'''
| align="right" | '''434,697'''
| align="right" | '''100.00%'''
| align="right" | '''4'''
|-bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="6" align="right" | Voter turnout (registered voters)
| colspan="1" align="right" | 61.9%
|}
====By county====
{| width="60%"  class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| County
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Barack Obama<br />Democratic
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Mitt Romney<br />Republican
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Various candidates<br />Other parties
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin
! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast
|-
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Hawaii County, Hawaii|Hawaii]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47,224
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 74.42%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,753
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 23.25%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1,477
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.33%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32,471
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 51.17%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 63,454
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Honolulu County, Hawaii|Honolulu]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 204,349
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 68.86%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 88,461
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 29.81%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 3,932
| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.33%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 115,888
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.05%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 296,742
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Kalawao County, Hawaii|Kalawao]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 92.59%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7.41%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0
| {{party shading/Others}}| 0.00%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 23
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 85.18%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 27
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Kauai County, Hawaii|Kauai]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18,641
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 73.47%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,121
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 24.13%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 610
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.40%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 12,520
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.34%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25,372
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| [[Maui County, Hawaii|Maui]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36,052
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 74.10%
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,602
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 23.85%
| {{party shading/Others}}| 999
| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.05%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 24,450
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50.25%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48,653
|-
!Totals!!306,658!!70.55%!!121,015!!27.84%!!7,024!!1.62%!!185,643!!42.71%!!434,697
|}
====By congressional district====
Obama won both congressional districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2013/07/09/1220127/-Daily-Kos-Elections-2012-election-results-by-congressional-and-legislative-districts|title=Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts|website=Daily Kos|access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable
! District
! Obama
! Romney
! Representative
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Hawaii|1|1st}}
| '''69.7%'''
| 29.02%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Colleen Hanabusa]]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Hawaii|2|2nd}}
| '''71.38%'''
| 26.67%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Tulsi Gabbard]]
|- align=center
|}
== 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==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/HI-R The Green Papers]: for Hawaii
*[http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/events.phtml?s=c&f=m The Green Papers]: Major state elections in chronological order
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