2012Final results
2012 election for Hawaii Senate District 20
Hawaii State Senate · Hawaii
Mike Gabbard (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Dean Kalani Capelouto (R) by 43.8 points.
Mike GabbardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%9,384
Dean Kalani CapeloutoRepublican
28.1%3,665
13,049 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET