Hawaii's 1st congressional district is a

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in 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 state ...

. The district is located entirely on the island of

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, encompassing the urban areas of the

City and County of Honolulu Honolulu County (officially known as the City and County of Honolulu, formerly Oahu County) is a consolidated city–county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The city–county includes both the city of Honolulu (the state's capital and largest cit ...

, a consolidated city-county that includes Oahu's central plains and southern shores, including 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 district is smaller and more

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than the 2nd Congressional District (which includes the rest of the state). The district is currently represented by

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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 distr ...

History

When Hawaii and Alaska were admitted to the Union in 1959, both new states were granted one at-large Representative to Congress, pending the next United States Census. In the re-apportionment following the 1960 U.S. Census, Hawaii was entitled to a second U.S. Representative. Instead of creating two congressional districts, the state continued to elect its Representatives at-large. Two representatives were first elected in

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, and Hawaii was first represented by two U.S. Representatives on January 2, 1963, upon the convening of the 88th Congress. The 1st Congressional District was created in 1971, when Hawaii began electing its representatives from districts, instead of electing at-large Representative statewide.

Election results from statewide races

Hawaii Office of Elections
Election results separated by year.
Accessed February 11, 2015.

List of members representing the district

District established following the .

Election results

1970

1972

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1986 (Special)

1986

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2010 (Special)

2010

2012

2014

2016 (Special)

2016

2018

2020

2022

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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