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2012Final results

2012 election for Hawaii's 1st District

U.S. House · Hawaii

Colleen Hanabusa (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Charles Djou (R) by 9.2 points.

Colleen HanabusaDemocrat · winner
54.6%116,505
Charles DjouRepublican
45.4%96,824
213,329 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

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

Races before and after

EvenD+38.72006D+58.12008D+6.52010D+9.22012D+3.92014D+49.92016

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Colleen HanabusaCharles Djou
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$693.7K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$926.2K
$54.9K
Cash on hand
$13.9K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012