2012 U.S. Senate Election
On May 19, 2011, Mazie Hirono announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat left open by Senator Daniel Akaka, who is retiring at the end of his term in 2012. She won the Democratic primary election on August 11, 2012. Hirono was endorsed as one of Democracy for America's Dean Dozen. She faced former Governor of Hawaii, Republican Linda Lingle, in the general election on November 6, 2012, and won. She will be the first female Senator from Hawaii as well as the first Asian-born immigrant to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
In the 2012 Campaign, Hirono was able to raise $5,166,586,with approximately 52% of that amount coming from large corporations, whereas Lingle raised $5,457,797, with 74% of the funding coming from large corporations. Hirono ended up spending $5,049,378.57, to come up with a 63% win over her opponent, while Lingle spent $4,800,027.
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