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2012Final results

2012 election for Hawaii Senate District 2

Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii

Russell E. Ruderman (D) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating Daryl Lee Smith (R) by 53.8 points.

Russell E. RudermanDemocrat · winner
76.9%10,487
Daryl Lee SmithRepublican
23.1%3,154
13,641 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+78.71998 specialD+22.92000D+37.12002D+50.82010D+53.82012D+43.82022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET