2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii

2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii
	November 8, 2022
Turnout	48.4%
	Schatz: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; McDermott: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; No votes
U.S. senator before election; Brian Schatz; Democratic	Elected U.S. senator ; Brian Schatz; Democratic

The 2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Hawaii. The primary took place on August 13.

Incumbent Democrat Brian Schatz won re-election to a second full term in a landslide, winning 71.2% of the vote to Republican state representative Bob McDermott's 26%. The results were a slightly lower margin of victory for Schatz compared to his previous victory in 2016.

Schatz was first appointed to the Senate in 2012 after the death of incumbent Daniel Inouye. He won a 2014 special election to finish Inouye's term, won his first full term in 2016, and ran for reelection for his second full term in 2022.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Brian Schatz, incumbent U.S. Senator^[3]

Eliminated in primary

Steve Tataii, teacher and perennial candidate^[4]

Endorsements

Brian Schatz

Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Schatz (incumbent)	228,595	93.56%
	Democratic	Steve Tataii	15,725	6.44%
Total votes			244,320	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Bob McDermott, state representative, nominee for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in 2002, and candidate for Governor of Hawaii in 2018^[13]

Eliminated in primary

Steven Bond, realtor, farmer and candidate for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in 2020^[4]
Wallyn Kanoelani Christian, realtor^[4]
Timothy Dalhouse, retired Army veteran^[4]
Asia Lavonne, pastor^[4]

Results

Republican primary results^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob McDermott	25,686	39.56%
	Republican	Timothy Dalhouse	17,158	26.42%
	Republican	Wallyn Kanoelani Christian	9,497	14.62%
	Republican	Steven Bond	6,407	9.87%
	Republican	Asia Lavonne	6,187	9.53%
Total votes			64,935	100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Feena Bonoan, U.S. Navy veteran, filmmaker, and candidate for Hawaii Senate in 2020^[4]

Disqualified

Michael Kokoski, nominee for this seat in 2014^[4]

Results

Libertarian primary results^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Feena Bonoan	515	100.0
Total votes			515	100.0%

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Emma Jane Pohlman, attorney^[4]

Results

Green primary results^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Emma Jane Pohlman	1,245	100.0
Total votes			1,245	100.0%

Aloha ʻĀina primary

Candidates

Nominee

Dan Decker, former chair of the Aloha ʻĀina^[4]

Results

Aloha ʻĀina primary results^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Aloha ʻĀina	Dan Decker	987	100.0
Total votes			987	100.0%

Nonpartisan primary

Candidates

Disqualified

Dennis Miller^[4]
Steve Tataii^[4]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[14]	Solid D	March 4, 2022
Inside Elections^[15]	Solid D	April 1, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[16]	Safe D	March 1, 2022
Politico^[17]	Solid D	April 1, 2022
RCP^[18]	Safe D	February 24, 2022
Fox News^[19]	Solid D	May 12, 2022
DDHQ^[20]	Solid D	July 20, 2022
538^[21]	Solid D	June 30, 2022
The Economist^[22]	Safe D	September 7, 2022

Post-primary endorsements

Brian Schatz (D)

Newspapers

Honolulu Star-Advertiser^[23]

Organizations

Brady Campaign^[24]
Hawaii AFL–CIO^[24]
Hawaii Fire Fighters Association^[24]
Hawaii Government Employees Association^[24]
Human Rights Campaign^[24]
Humane Society Legislative Fund^[24]
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers^[24]
International Longshore and Warehouse Union^[24]
J Street PAC^[24]
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare^[24]
National Education Association^[25]
Newtown Action Alliance^[24]
United Association^[24]
United Auto Workers^[24]

Bob McDermott (R)

Individuals

Timothy Dalhouse, retired Army veteran and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2022^[26]

Results

2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Brian Schatz (incumbent)	290,894	71.21%	–2.40%
	Republican	Bob McDermott	106,358	26.04%	+3.80%
	Libertarian	Feena Bonoan	4,915	1.20%	–0.43%
	Green	Emma Jane Pohlman	4,142	1.01%	N/A
	Aloha ʻĀina	Dan Decker	2,208	0.54%	N/A
Total votes			408,517	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By county

County	Brian Schatz Democratic		Bob McDermott Republican		Feena Bonoan Libertarian		Emma Pohlman Green		Dan Decker Aloha ʻĀina		Margin		Total votes
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes
Hawaii^[28]	46,096	72.90	15,156	23.97	798	1.26	792	1.25	392	0.62	30,940	48.93	63,234
Honolulu^[29]	190,178	70.18	74,265	27.40	2,991	1.10	2,334	0.86	1,223	0.45	115,913	42.77	270,991
Kauai^[30]	16,891	72.50	5,658	24.28	306	1.31	306	1.31	138	0.59	11,233	48.21	23,299
Maui^[31]	37,565	74.04	11,202	22.08	813	1.60	703	1.39	450	0.89	26,363	51.96	50,733
Totals	289,585	71.25	105,704	26.01	4,870	1.20	4,102	1.01	2,189	0.54	183,881	45.24	406,450

By congressional district

Schatz won both congressional districts.^[32]

District	Schatz	McDermott	Representative
1st	72%	26%	Ed Case
2nd	71%	26%	Kai Kahele (117th Congress)
2nd	71%	26%	Jill Tokuda (118th Congress)

References

^ "General Election 2022 – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2022 Summary Report Run 4" (PDF). State of Hawaii Office of Elections. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
^ "Results: Democratic incumbent Sen. Brian Schatz defeats Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott in Hawaii's US Senate election". news.yahoo.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ Grube, Nick (April 26, 2021). "Campaign Finance Records Suggest An Easy Reelection Bid For Brian Schatz". Honolulu Civil Beat. Washington. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "2022 Office of Elections Filing Report". Hawaii Office of Elections. March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
^ "2022 Feminist Majority PAC Endorsements". feministmajoritypac.org. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
^ "Giffords Endorses Senator Brian Schatz for the US Senate". Giffords. April 27, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ Kassel, Matthew (November 30, 2021). "JDCA announces first slate of 2022 endorsements". Jewish Insider. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
^ Courtnee Connon (June 10, 2021). "LCV Action Fund Announces First Round of U.S. Senate Endorsements in the 2022 Election Cycle". League of Conservation Voters.
^ Turrentine, Jeff (March 8, 2022). "NRDC Action Fund Endorses These Candidates in the 2022 Elections". Natural Resources Defense Council. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
^ "2022 House & Senate Endorsements". Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
^ "Sierra Club 2022 Endorsements".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Primary Election 2022 – State of Hawaii – Statewide August 13, 2022 Summary Report" (PDF). State of Hawaii Office of Elections. August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
^ "Republican state representative announces run against Schatz for US Senate". www.hawaiinewsnow.com. Hawaii News Now. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
^ "2022 Senate Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ "2022 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
^ "Hawaii Senate Race 2022". Politico. April 1, 2022.
^ "Battle for the Senate 2022". RCP. January 10, 2022.
^ "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
^ "2022 Election Forecast". DDHQ. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
^ "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^ "Economist's 2022 Senate forecast". The Economist. September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
^ "Editorial: Brian Schatz, Jill Tokuda, Ed Case for Congress". October 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Brian Schatz's Ratings and Endorsements". justfacts.votesmart.org. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ "Our Recommended Candidates". Retrieved October 29, 2022.
^ "Tim Dalhouse Endorses Rep. Bob McDermott dor U.S. Senate". www.timdalhouse.com. August 16, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - Statewide - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
^ "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - County of Hawaii - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - City and County of Honolulu - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - County of Kauai - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - County of Maui - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
^ "Statement of Vote" (PDF). elections.hawaii.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 4, 2024.

External links

Official campaign websites

[1] "General Election 2022 – State of Hawaii – Statewide November 8, 2022 Summary Report Run 4" (PDF). State of Hawaii Office of Elections. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

[2] "Results: Democratic incumbent Sen. Brian Schatz defeats Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott in Hawaii's US Senate election". news.yahoo.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[3] Grube, Nick (April 26, 2021). "Campaign Finance Records Suggest An Easy Reelection Bid For Brian Schatz". Honolulu Civil Beat. Washington. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[filing-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "2022 Office of Elections Filing Report". Hawaii Office of Elections. March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

[fem-5] "2022 Feminist Majority PAC Endorsements". feministmajoritypac.org. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

[giffords.org-6] "Giffords Endorses Senator Brian Schatz for the US Senate". Giffords. April 27, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[slate1-7] Kassel, Matthew (November 30, 2021). "JDCA announces first slate of 2022 endorsements". Jewish Insider. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[court1-8] Courtnee Connon (June 10, 2021). "LCV Action Fund Announces First Round of U.S. Senate Endorsements in the 2022 Election Cycle". League of Conservation Voters.

[action1-9] Turrentine, Jeff (March 8, 2022). "NRDC Action Fund Endorses These Candidates in the 2022 Elections". Natural Resources Defense Council. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

[hsend-10] "2022 House & Senate Endorsements". Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.

[sier-11] "Sierra Club 2022 Endorsements".

[primaryresults-12] "Primary Election 2022 – State of Hawaii – Statewide August 13, 2022 Summary Report" (PDF). State of Hawaii Office of Elections. August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.

[13] "Republican state representative announces run against Schatz for US Senate". www.hawaiinewsnow.com. Hawaii News Now. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

[Cook_PR-14] "2022 Senate Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[Inside_Elections-15] "Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-16] "2022 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

[Politico-17] "Hawaii Senate Race 2022". Politico. April 1, 2022.

[RCP-18] "Battle for the Senate 2022". RCP. January 10, 2022.

[Fox_News-19] "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

[DDHQ-20] "2022 Election Forecast". DDHQ. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

[FiveThirtyEight-21] "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.

[The_Economist-22] "Economist's 2022 Senate forecast". The Economist. September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[23] "Editorial: Brian Schatz, Jill Tokuda, Ed Case for Congress". October 24, 2022.

[Vote_Smart-24] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Brian Schatz's Ratings and Endorsements". justfacts.votesmart.org. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[25] "Our Recommended Candidates". Retrieved October 29, 2022.

[26] "Tim Dalhouse Endorses Rep. Bob McDermott dor U.S. Senate". www.timdalhouse.com. August 16, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[generalresults-27] "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - Statewide - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.

[28] "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - County of Hawaii - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[29] "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - City and County of Honolulu - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[30] "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - County of Kauai - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[31] "GENERAL ELECTION 2022 - County of Maui - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[32] "Statement of Vote" (PDF). elections.hawaii.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 4, 2024.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Disqualified

Results

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Aloha ʻĀina primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Nonpartisan primary

Candidates

Disqualified

General election

Predictions

Post-primary endorsements

Results

By county

By congressional district

See also

References

External links