2024 United States Senate election in Hawaii

2024 United States Senate election in Hawaii
	Hirono: 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Mazie Hirono; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Mazie Hirono; Democratic

The 2024 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Hawaii. Incumbent two-term Democratic senator Mazie Hirono was re-elected with 71.2% of the vote in 2018. Hirono was re-elected to a third term. Primary elections took place on August 10, 2024.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mazie Hirono, incumbent U.S. senator^[2]

Eliminated in primary

Ron Curtis, retired computer engineer and Republican nominee for Hawaii's 1st congressional district in 2020^[3]
Clyde Lewman, realtor and candidate for governor in 2022^[3]

Endorsements

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of August 11, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mazie Hirono (D)	$4,387,633	$3,047,072	$2,337,434
Source: Federal Election Commission^[19]

Results

Democratic primary results^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mazie Hirono (incumbent)	176,131	84.6%
	Democratic	Ron Curtis	14,271	6.9%
	Democratic	Clyde Lewman	4,287	2.1%
Total votes			194,689	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Bob McDermott, former state representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2022^[3]

Eliminated in primary

Melba Amaral, childcare provider^[3]
Paul Dolan, attorney^[3]
Adriel Lam, retired U.S. Army officer^[3]
Arturo Reyes, physician and perennial candidate^[3]
Emmanuel Tipon, attorney^[3]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of August 11, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Adriel Lam (R)	$20,265	$15,900	$4,360
Bob McDermott (R)	$2,503	$2,611	$10
Source: Federal Election Commission^[19]

Results

Republican primary results^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob McDermott	27,961	44.9%
	Republican	Adriel Lam	8,913	14.3%
	Republican	Melba Amaral	7,627	12.3%
	Republican	Paul Dolan	4,006	6.4%
	Republican	Arturo Reyes	3,319	5.3%
	Republican	Emmanuel Tipon	2,075	3.3%
Total votes			53,901	100.0%

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Emma Pohlman, attorney and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2022^[3]

Results

Green primary results^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Emma Pohlman	1,342	100.0%
Total votes			1,342	100.0%

We the People primary

Candidates

Nominee

Shelby Pikachu Billionaire, laborer^[3]

Results

We the People primary results^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	We the People	Shelby Billionaire	977	100.0%
Total votes			977	100.0%

Independents

Candidates

John Giuffre, businessman and perennial candidate^[3]

Declined

Tulsi Gabbard, former Democratic U.S. representative from Hawaii's 2nd congressional district (2013–2021) and candidate for President of the United States in 2020^[21]

Results

Nonpartisan primary results^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Giuffre	966	100.0%
Total votes			966	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[22]	Safe D	November 9, 2023
The Cook Political Report^[23]	Solid D	November 9, 2023
Elections Daily^[24]	Safe D	May 4, 2023
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill^[25]	Safe D	June 8, 2024
Inside Elections^[26]	Solid D	November 9, 2023
CNalysis^[27]	Solid D	November 21, 2023
RealClearPolitics^[28]	Solid D	August 5, 2024
Split Ticket^[29]	Safe D	October 23, 2024
538^[30]	Solid D	October 23, 2024

Results

2024 United States Senate election in Hawaii
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mazie Hirono (incumbent)	323,489	64.6
	Republican	Bob McDermott	159,709	31.9
	We the People	Shelby Billionaire	9,191	1.8
	Green	Emma Pohlman	8,241	1.6
Total votes			500,630	100

By congressional district

Hirono won both congressional districts.^[31]

District	Hirono	McDermott	Representative
1st	65%	32%	Ed Case
2nd	64%	32%	Jill Tokuda

References

^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ Everett, Burgess (October 5, 2022). "Senate Dems face brutal 2024 map with at least eight undecided incumbents". Politico. Retrieved October 5, 2022. Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono is 'running for reelection,' spokesperson Maddy Russak said.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "State of Hawaii : Office of Elections Online Voter Registration". olvr.hawaii.gov. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "AFA Endorsed Candidates for 2024 Election". Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^ "Our Recommended Candidates". Education Votes. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ "2024 Endorsements". National Union of Healthcare Workers. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
^ Mark, Ally (August 22, 2023). "Asian American Action Fund Endorses U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono for Re-Election". Asian American Action Fund. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
^ Chou, Lauren (April 19, 2023). "EMILYs List Endorses Mazie Hirono for Reelection to the United States Senate". EMILYs List. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
^ "2024 – Feminist Majority PAC". feministmajoritypac.org. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
^ "2024 Endorsements". 2024 Endorsements. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "Mazie Hirono". JStreetPAC. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ "Jewish Dems: President Biden Stands with Israel". Jewish Democratic Council of America. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
^ "Meet JAC's 2024 Candidates | Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs". jacpac.org. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ "LCV Action Fund Announces First Round of Congressional Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^ "Endorsed Candidates". National Women's Political Caucus. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ Dison, Denis (September 20, 2023). "NRDC Action Fund Endorses 51 House, Senate Incumbents". NRDC Action Fund. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
^ "2024 Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorsed Candidates". Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "2024 Endorsements". Population Connection Action Fund. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2024 Election United States Senate - Hawaii". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Primary Election August 10, 2024 Statewide Summary" (PDF). State of Hawaii - Office of Elections. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ Richardson, Mahealani (May 11, 2023). "Circulating survey that seeks input on imaginary Gabbard-Hirono contest raises eyebrows". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
^ "2024 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. January 24, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
^ "2024 Senate Race ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
^ "Election Ratings". Elections Daily. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^ "2024 Senate prediction map". elections2024.thehill.com/. The Hill. June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "'24 Senate Forecast". CNalysis. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "Battle for the Senate 2024". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ "2024 Senate Forecast". Split Ticket. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ "2024 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
^ https://x.com/TheDrewSav/status/1855333632916791617

External links

Official campaign websites

[1] "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[:0-2] Everett, Burgess (October 5, 2022). "Senate Dems face brutal 2024 map with at least eight undecided incumbents". Politico. Retrieved October 5, 2022. Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono is 'running for reelection,' spokesperson Maddy Russak said.

[:1-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "State of Hawaii : Office of Elections Online Voter Registration". olvr.hawaii.gov. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[adacwaendorse-4] "AFA Endorsed Candidates for 2024 Election". Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. Retrieved April 29, 2024.

[NEAendorse-5] "Our Recommended Candidates". Education Votes. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[6] "2024 Endorsements". National Union of Healthcare Workers. Retrieved February 11, 2024.

[7] Mark, Ally (August 22, 2023). "Asian American Action Fund Endorses U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono for Re-Election". Asian American Action Fund. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

[8] Chou, Lauren (April 19, 2023). "EMILYs List Endorses Mazie Hirono for Reelection to the United States Senate". EMILYs List. Retrieved April 19, 2023.

[9] "2024 – Feminist Majority PAC". feministmajoritypac.org. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

[10] "2024 Endorsements". 2024 Endorsements. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[11] "Mazie Hirono". JStreetPAC. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[jdjoshendorse-12] "Jewish Dems: President Biden Stands with Israel". Jewish Democratic Council of America. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[13] "Meet JAC's 2024 Candidates | Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs". jacpac.org. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[14] "LCV Action Fund Announces First Round of Congressional Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[15] "Endorsed Candidates". National Women's Political Caucus. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[16] Dison, Denis (September 20, 2023). "NRDC Action Fund Endorses 51 House, Senate Incumbents". NRDC Action Fund. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

[PPAF-17] "2024 Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorsed Candidates". Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

[18] "2024 Endorsements". Population Connection Action Fund. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[FEC-19] "2024 Election United States Senate - Hawaii". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved June 2, 2024.

[hsaresults-20] "Primary Election August 10, 2024 Statewide Summary" (PDF). State of Hawaii - Office of Elections. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[21] Richardson, Mahealani (May 11, 2023). "Circulating survey that seeks input on imaginary Gabbard-Hirono contest raises eyebrows". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[22] "2024 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. January 24, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.

[23] "2024 Senate Race ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[24] "Election Ratings". Elections Daily. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[25] "2024 Senate prediction map". elections2024.thehill.com/. The Hill. June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[26] "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[27] "'24 Senate Forecast". CNalysis. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[28] "Battle for the Senate 2024". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[29] "2024 Senate Forecast". Split Ticket. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[30] "2024 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[31] ttps://x.com/TheDrewSav/status/1855333632916791617

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