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2012Final results

2012 election for President in Hawaii

President · Hawaii

Barack H. Obama (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Mitt Romney (R) by 42.7 points.

Barack H. ObamaDemocrat · winner
70.5%306,658
Mitt RomneyRepublican
27.8%121,015
Gary JohnsonLibertarian
0.9%3,840
0.7%3,184
434,697 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+18.32000D+8.72004D+45.32008D+42.72012D+32.22016D+29.52020

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

The candidates

Barack H. Obama (D)Mitt Romney (R)

Also on the ballot: Gary Johnson (Libertarian), 0.9%; Jill Stein (Green), 0.7%