2008 United States House Election in Hawaii

The 2008 United States House Election in Hawaii took place on November 4, 2008. Democratic secured 2 seats, which constitutes 100.00% of the total seats, alongside receiving 76.58% of the popular vote. A total number of 456,064 votes were casted in the election, of which 38,233 were deemed invalid. There were totally 7 candidates ran for 2 seats across the 2 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 7 candidates competed for seats. Democratic won 2 seats, making up 100.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 76.58% of the popular vote.

2008 United States House Election in Hawaii - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2, name: 'Democratic'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['blue','red','gold','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 319956, name: 'Democratic'},{value: 82540, name: 'Republican'},{value: 11293, name: 'Libertarian'},{value: 4042, name: 'Independent'}] }]}
Democratic	319,956	76.58%	2	2	100.00%
Republican	82,540	19.75%	2	0	-
Libertarian	11,293	2.70%	2	0	-
Independent	4,042	0.97%	1	0	-
Total	417,831	100%	7	2	100%

2008 United States House Election in Hawaii - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District	Democratic		Others		Valid Votes	Rejected Votes
Electoral District	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Rejected Votes
District 1	154,208	77.14%	45,709	22.86%	199,917	18,517
District 2	165,748	76.06%	52,166	23.94%	217,914	19,716
Total	319,956	76.58%	97,875	23.42%	417,831	38,233

Elected Candidates

2008 United States House Election in Hawaii - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Electoral District	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 1	Neil Abercrombie	Democratic	154,208	77.14%	Steve Tataii	Republican	38,115	19.07%	58.07%
District 2	Mazie Hirono	Democratic	165,748	76.06%	Roger B. Evans	Republican	44,425	20.39%	55.67%

Results by Candidates

There are 7 candidates competed for 7 seats, with 4 candidates (57.14%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2008 United States House Election in Hawaii - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 1	Neil Abercrombie	Democratic	154,208	77.14%
	Steve Tataii	Republican	38,115	19.07%
	Li Zhao	Libertarian	7,594	3.80%
District 2	Mazie Hirono	Democratic	165,748	76.06%
	Roger B. Evans	Republican	44,425	20.39%
	Shaun Stenshol	Independent	4,042	1.85%
	Lloyd J. (Jeff) Mallan	Libertarian	3,699	1.70%

Results by Districts

District 1

Neil Abercrombie of Democratic received 77.14% of the votes, totaling 154,208 votes, to win the election, defeated Steve Tataii of Republican by a comfortable margin of 58.07%. The total votes casted was 218,434, with 18,517 (8.48%) of these being rejected.

2008 United States House Election in Hawaii District 1
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 154208, name: 'Neil Abercrombie'},{value: 38115, name: 'Steve Tataii'},{value: 7594, name: 'Li Zhao'}] }]}
Neil Abercrombie	Democratic	154,208	77.14%
Steve Tataii	Republican	38,115	19.07%
Li Zhao	Libertarian	7,594	3.80%
Election Date: 2008-11-04, Valid Votes: 199,917, Rejected: 18,517, Total: 218,434, Margin: 58.07%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 76118, name: 'Neil Abercrombie'}] }]}
Neil Abercrombie	Democratic	76,118	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 76,118, Rejected: 18,698, Total: 94,816
Libertarian Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['gold','#0E9C96'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 396, name: 'Li Zhao'},{value: 295, name: 'C. Kaui Jochanan Amsterdam'}] }]}
Li Zhao	Libertarian	396	57.31%
C. Kaui Jochanan Amsterdam	Libertarian	295	42.69%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 691, Rejected: 17, Total: 708, Margin: 14.62%
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 13083, name: 'Steve Tataii'}] }]}
Steve Tataii	Republican	13,083	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 13,083, Rejected: 8,026, Total: 21,109

District 2

Mazie Hirono of Democratic received 76.06% of the votes, totaling 165,748 votes, to win the election, defeated Roger B. Evans of Republican by a comfortable margin of 55.67%. The total votes casted was 237,630, with 19,716 (8.30%) of these being rejected.

2008 United States House Election in Hawaii District 2
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red','#808080','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 165748, name: 'Mazie Hirono'},{value: 44425, name: 'Roger B. Evans'},{value: 4042, name: 'Shaun Stenshol'},{value: 3699, name: 'Lloyd J. (Jeff) Mallan'}] }]}
Mazie Hirono	Democratic	165,748	76.06%
Roger B. Evans	Republican	44,425	20.39%
Shaun Stenshol	Independent	4,042	1.85%
Lloyd J. (Jeff) Mallan	Libertarian	3,699	1.70%
Election Date: 2008-11-04, Valid Votes: 217,914, Rejected: 19,716, Total: 237,630, Margin: 55.67%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 73791, name: 'Mazie Hirono'}] }]}
Mazie Hirono	Democratic	73,791	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 73,791, Rejected: 26,117, Total: 99,908
Independent Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 967, name: 'Shaun Stenshol'}] }]}
Shaun Stenshol	Independent	967	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 967, Rejected: 291, Total: 1,258
Libertarian Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 427, name: 'Lloyd J. (Jeff) Mallan'}] }]}
Lloyd J. (Jeff) Mallan	Libertarian	427	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 427, Rejected: 23, Total: 450
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 12743, name: 'Roger B. Evans'}] }]}
Roger B. Evans	Republican	12,743	100.00%
Election Date: 2008-09-20, Valid Votes: 12,743, Rejected: 8,666, Total: 21,409