RepublicanNo state or federal office heldLost the 2012 general

Linda Lingle

Ran in 1 election in 2012.

Last margin
−25.2
Lost 2012
Elections
1
2012

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Lingle has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Lingle won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2012U.S. Senate, HawaiiGeneralLostMazie K. Hirono (D)37.4%D+25.2$5.9MD+43.4+18.2

Source: 99chambers results archive

Money

Lingle’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2011–12
$5.9M

Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2012Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:36 AM ET

In the polls

Included in 5 polls; Lingle’s best result was 43% (U.S. Senate in Hawaii, 2012).

Lingle’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

Who Lingle has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Lingle

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC