2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
| country = Hawaii
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
| previous_year = 2006
| election_date = November 4, 2008
| next_election = 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
| next_year = 2010
| seats_for_election = All 2 Hawaii seats to the United States House of Representatives
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| last_election1 = 2
| seats1 = 2
| seat_change1 = {{Steady}}
| popular_vote1 = 319,956
| percentage1 = 76.58%
| swing1 = {{Increase}}11.54%
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| last_election2 = 0
| seats2 = 0
| seat_change2 = {{Steady}}
| popular_vote2 = 82,540
| percentage2 = 19.75%
| swing2 = {{Decrease}}15.21%
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
}}
{{Elections in Hawaii}}
The 2008 congressional elections in Hawaii were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who was to represent the state of Hawaii in the United States House of Representatives for the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009, until their terms of office expire on January 3, 2011. Incumbent Neil Abercrombie (D) was reelected in Hawaii's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Mazie Hirono (D) was reelected in Hawaii's 2nd congressional district.
Hawaii has two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
Overview
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| colspan="6" | United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2008{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm#stateHI|title = Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives}} |
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| colspan=2 style="width: 15em" |Party
! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 7em" |Percentage ! style="width: 5em" |Seats ! style="width: 5em" |+/– |
| style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Democratic | align="right" | 319,956 | align="right" | 76.58% | align="right" | 2 | align="right" | — |
| style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Republican | align="right" | 82,540 | align="right" | 19.75% | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | — |
| style="background-color:#FFCC00; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Libertarian | align="right" | 11,293 | align="right" | 2.70% | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | — |
| style="background-color:#DDDDDD; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Independents | align="right" | 4,042 | align="right" | 0.97% | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | — |
| bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="2" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 417,831 | align="right" | 100.00% | align="right" | 2 | align="right" | — |
| bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |
District 1
{{Infobox election
| election_name = First district election
| country = Hawaii
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
| previous_year = 2006
| next_election = 2010 Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election
| next_year = May 2010
| election_date = November 4, 2008
| image_size = 125x136px
| image1 = x150px
| nominee1 = Neil Abercrombie
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 154,208
| percentage1 = 80.18%
| image2 = x110px
|nominee2 = Steve Tataii
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 38,115
| percentage2 = 19.81%
| map_image = HI district 1-108th.gif
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption =
| title = U.S. Representative
| before_election = Neil Abercrombie
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Neil Abercrombie
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{see also|Hawaii's 1st congressional district}}
This district has been represented by Democrat Neil Abercrombie since 1991. He ran against Republican Steve Tataii and Libertarian Li Zhao. CQ Politics forecasted the race as "Safe Democrat".
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Hawaii's 1st congressional district election, 2008
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Neil Abercrombie (inc.)
|votes = 154,208
|percentage = 77.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Steve Tataii
|votes = 38,115
|percentage = 19.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Li Zhao
|votes = 7,594
|percentage = 3.80
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 199,917
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Clear}}
District 2
{{Infobox election
| election_name = Second district election
| country = Hawaii
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2006
| previous_year = 2006
| next_election = United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2010
| next_year = 2010
| election_date = November 4, 2008
| image_size = 125x136px
| image1 = x150px
| nominee1 = Mazie Hirono
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 165,748
| percentage1 = 78.85%
| image2 = x110px
| nominee2 = Roger B. Evans
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 44,425
| percentage2 = 21.14%
| map_image = HI district 2-108th.gif
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption =
| title = U.S. Representative
| before_election = Mazie Hirono
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Mazie Hirono
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{see also|Hawaii's 2nd congressional district}}
This district has been represented by Democrat Mazie Hirono since 2007. She ran against Republican Roger B. Evans, Independent Shaun Stenshol, and Libertarian Jeff Mallan. CQ Politics forecasted the race as "Safe Democrat".
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Hawaii's 2nd congressional district election, 2008
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mazie Hirono (inc.)
|votes = 165,748
|percentage = 76.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Roger B. Evans
|votes = 44,425
|percentage = 20.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shaun Stenshol
|votes = 4,042
|percentage = 1.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Jeff Mallan
|votes = 3,699
|percentage = 1.70
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 217,914
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Clear}}
References
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External links
- [http://hawaii.gov/elections Hawaii Office of Elections]
- [http://www.votesmart.org/election_congress_state.php?state_id=HI&go33.x=8&go33.y=10 U.S. Congress candidates for Hawaii] at Project Vote Smart
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080809210145/http://www.2008racetracker.com/page/Hawaii Hawaii U.S. House Races] from 2008 Race Tracker
- [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/election.php?state=HI Campaign contributions for Hawaii congressional races] from OpenSecrets
{{sequence
| prev= 2006 elections
| list= United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
2008
| next= 2010 elections
}}
{{2008 United States elections}}