The 2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the
United States Senate
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Hawaii
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. The primary took place on August 13.
Incumbent
Democrat
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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
Robert Charles McDermott (born August 5, 1963) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 6, 2012, representing District 40 (ʻEwa, ʻEwa Beach, ʻEwa Gentry, Iroquois Point).
McDerm ...
's 26%.
Schatz was originally appointed to the Senate in 2012 following the death of incumbent
Daniel Inouye. He won a
special election
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to finish Inouye's term in 2014, won his first full term in
2016
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, and ran for reelection for his second full term in 2022.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
*
Brian Schatz, incumbent U.S. Senator
Eliminated in primary
*Brandon Makaawaawa
*Steve Tataii, teacher and perennial candidate
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
*
Bob McDermott
Robert Charles McDermott (born August 5, 1963) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Hawaii House of Representatives since November 6, 2012, representing District 40 (ʻEwa, ʻEwa Beach, ʻEwa Gentry, Iroquois Point).
McDerm ...
,
state representative, nominee for in
2002, and candidate for
Governor of Hawaii
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in
2018
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Eliminated in primary
*Steven Bond, realtor, farmer and candidate for in
2020
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*Zachary Burd
*Wallyn Kanoelani Christian, realtor
*Timothy Dalhouse, retired Army veteran
*Shaena Dela Cruz
*Adriel Lam
*Asia Lavonne, pastor
*Edward Pirkowski
*John Roco
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
* Feena Bonoan,
U.S. Navy
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veteran, filmmaker, and candidate for
Hawaii Senate
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in
2020
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= Disqualified
=
* Michael Kokoski, nominee for this seat in
2014
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Results
Green primary
Candidates
Nominee
*Emma Jane Pohlman, attorney
Results
Aloha ʻĀina primary
Candidates
Nominee
*Dan Decker, former chair of the
Aloha ʻĀina
Results
Nonpartisan primary
Candidates
Disqualified
* Dennis Miller
* Steve Tataii
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Results
By congressional district
Schatz won both congressional districts.
See also
*
2022 United States Senate elections
References
External links
;Official campaign websites
Feena Bonoan (L) for SenateBob McDermott (R) for SenateBrian Schatz (D) for Senate
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Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and pow ...