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.
Primary elections 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.
Democratic primary Background 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.
However, Gabbard did not challenge Hirono for the nomination. Candidates Nominee Mazie Hirono, incumbent U.S. senator (2013–present)
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Ron Curtis, retired systems engineer Eliminated in primary Consuelo Anderson, educator and businesswomanhttps://olvr.hawaii.gov/Controls/CandidatesOnBallot.aspx?elid=82 "2018 Candidates on Ballot Report" George L. Berish, former Honolulu Symphony board member and finance chair Rocky De La Fuente, businessman Robert C. Helsham Sr. Michael R. Hodgkiss Eddie Pirkowski, CEO Thomas Edward White
Results
Nonpartisan primary
Candidates
Declared Charles Haverty Matthew K. Maertens Arturo Pacheco Reyes
Results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political Report October 26, 2018Inside Elections November 1, 2018Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2018Daily Kos November 5, 2018Fox News November 5, 2018CNN November 5, 2018RealClearPolitics November 5, 2018
Results
By county
CountyMazie HironoDemocraticRon CurtisRepublican#%#%Hawaii43,34874.25%15,03125.75%Honolulu176,70568.97%79,50331.03%Kauaʻi18,51075.15%6,12024.85%Maui37,75376.84%11,38123.16% Totals276,31671.15%112,03528.85%
By congressional district Hirono won both congressional districts. District Hirono Curtis Representative70%30%Colleen Hanabusa (115th Congress)Ed Case (116th Congress) 72% 28%Tulsi Gabbard
Notes
References
External links Candidates at Vote Smart Candidates at Ballotpedia Campaign finance at FEC Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
Official campaign websites Ron Curtis (R) for Senate Mazie Hirono (D) for Senate