The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the two

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from the

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Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

, one from each of the state's two

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. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,

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to the United States Senate and various

and

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Overview

District

Results of the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii by district:

District 1

The 1st district is located entirely on the island of

Oahu Oahu () (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering place#Island of Oʻahu as The Gathering Place, Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over t ...

, centering on

Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...

and the towns of

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Mililani Mililani () is a city located near the center of the island of Oahu in Honolulu County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It consists of two census-designated places, Mililani Town, with a population of 28,121 at the 2020 census, and Mililani Mauka, wi ...

Pearl City Pearl City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in the Ewa District and City & County of Honolulu on the Island of Oahu. As of the 2010 Census, the CDP had a total population of 47,698. Pearl City is located ...

Waipahu Waipahu () is a former sugarcane plantation town and now census-designated place (CDP) located in the Ewa District on the island of Oahu in the City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 43,4 ...

and Waimalu. The incumbent was Democrat

Ed Case Edward Espenett Case (born September 27, 1952) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician serving as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district, which covers the urban core of Honolulu. He represented the 2nd distric ...

, who was re-elected with 72.0% of the vote in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative and co-chair of the

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Sergio Alcubilla, attorney and former director of external relations at the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Conrad Kress, former

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Patrick Largey, activist *Arturo Reyes, perennial candidate

Results

Nonpartisan primary

Candidates

=Eliminated in primary

= *Steven Abkin, construction manager and engineer ''(also running as Democrat)'' *Calvin Griffin, perennial candidate

Failed to qualify

*Joseph Gilmore (write-in)

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

The 2nd district takes in rural and suburban

, including Waimanalo Beach,

Kailua Kailua () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the North Koolaupoko, Hawaii, Koolaupoko District of the island of Oahu, Oahu on the windward and leeward, windward coast at Kailua Bay. It is i ...

Kaneohe Kāneohe () is a census-designated place (CDP) included in the City and County of Honolulu and located in Hawaii state District of Koolaupoko on the island of Oahu. In the Hawaiian language, ''kāne ohe'' means "bamboo man". According to an a ...

Kahuku Kahuku () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. In the Hawaiian language, ''ka huku'' means "the projection", presumably a reference to Kahuku Point nearby, the northernmost point of land on the island of Oahu. As ...

, Makaha, Nanakuli, as well as encompassing all the other islands of Hawaii, taking in

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and

Hilo Hilo () is a census-designated place (CDP) and the largest settlement in Hawaii County, Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, which encompasses the Hawaii (island), Island of Hawaii. The population was 44,186 according to the 2020 United ...

. The incumbent was Democrat

Kai Kahele Kaialiʻi Kahele (born March 28, 1974) is an American politician, educator, and commercial pilot serving as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district. From 2016 to 2020, he served in the Hawaii Senate from the 1st district. ...

, who was elected with 63.0% of the vote in 2020. He announced that he would run for Hawaii governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Jill Tokuda Jill Naomi Tokuda (born March 3, 1976) is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the U.S representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2023. Tokuda represented the 24th district in the Hawaii Senate from 2006 to 20 ...

, former state senator and candidate for

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''(previously filed to run for

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)''

=Eliminated in primary

= * Patrick Branco, state representative *Nicole Gi, environmental engineer *Brendan Schultz, humanitarian aid nonprofit founder *Steven Sparks *Kyle Yoshida, mechanical engineer

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative ''( running for governor)'' * Jarrett Keohokalole, state senator ''(running for re-election)''

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Joe Akana, business development professional and nominee for this district in

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Joe Webster

Results

Libertarian Party

Nominee

*Michelle Tippens,

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veteran and perennial candidate

Results

Independents

Declared

* John "Raghu" Giuffre

Declined

Charles Djou Charles Kong Djou (born August 9, 1970) is an American politician who served as U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district from 2010 to 2011. Appointed by President Joe Biden, Djou currently serves as the Secretary of the Americ ...

, former Republican U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district (2010–2011) and candidate for Mayor of Honolulu in

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General election

Predictions

Results

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Ed Case (D) for CongressConrad Kress (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Joe Akana (R) for CongressJill Tokuda (D) for Congress
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