The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the two

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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 the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,

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to the

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and various

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. The state's primary elections were held on August 8, 2020. Beginning with the 2020 election cycle, per Act 136, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, all state elections are conducted by mail.

Overview

District

Results of the 2020 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 is 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 distr ...

, who was elected with 73.1% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Ron Curtis, engineer and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018

=Eliminated in Primary

= *James Dickens, salesman *Nancy Olson, family nurse practitioner *Arturo Reyes, perennial candidate *Taylor Smith

Primary results

Nonpartisan primary

According to election laws of Hawaii, in order for nonpartisan candidates to appear on the general election ballot, they had to receive at least 10% of votes cast (16,529 votes) or receive as many or more votes than any other candidate that won a partisan nomination (≥ 13,873 votes). Griffin failed to do either, and will not appear on the November ballot.

Candidates

=Disqualified

= *Calvin Griffin

Primary 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 Maui 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 is Democrat

Tulsi Gabbard Tulsi Gabbard (; born April 12, 1981) is an American politician, United States Army Reserve officer and political commentator who served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021. Gabbard was the firs ...

, who was reelected with 77.4% of the vote in 2018 and announced that she would run for President of the United States in 2020. Hawaii law permits candidates to run for both Congress and the presidency. On October 25, 2019, Gabbard announced she would not seek reelection to focus on her presidential campaign. However, she suspended her campaign on March 19, 2020, after lower result ratings in the primaries and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden's

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. Hawaii's Office of Elections forbids candidate filing for any of the state's 2020 elections after June 2, 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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. ...

, state senator

Defeated in Primary

* Brian Evans, singer and Republican nominee for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in 2018 * Noelle Famera, small business owner and activist ''(endorsed Hoomanawanui after the primary elections)'' * Brenda Lee

Withdrawn

*David Cornejo, software engineer *Ryan Meza, investor, entrepreneur, and a consultant (endorsed Famera)

Declined

Alan Arakawa Alan M. Arakawa (born 1951) is an American politician who served as the fifth and seventh mayor of the County of Maui in Hawaii. Education Arakawa graduated from Maui High School and attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa as a business majo ...

, former mayor of Maui *

Kirk Caldwell Kirk William Caldwell (born September 4, 1952) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii, from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Caldwell also held the position of acting mayor in 2010 following the resi ...

mayor of Honolulu The mayor of Honolulu is the chief executive officer of the City and County of Honolulu. An office established in 1900 and modified in 1907, the mayor of Honolulu is elected by universal suffrage of residents of Honolulu to no more than two four ...

Bernard Carvalho Bernard P. Carvalho Jr. (born September 29, 1961) is an American politician and former American football player who served as Mayor of Kauai in Hawaii from December 1, 2008, to December 3, 2018. Carvalho was elected in November 2008 to complete t ...

, former

mayor of Kauai The Mayor of Kauai is the chief executive officer of the County of Kauai in the state of Hawaii. The mayor has municipal jurisdiction over the islands of Kauai and Ni’ihau. Derek Kawakami was elected on November 6, 2018, as the mayor of Kauai ...

Beth Fukumoto Beth Keiko Fukumoto (formerly Fukumoto Chang, born March 30, 1983) is an American politician who served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2013 to 2018, representing District 36. Fukumoto was first elected to the state House of Represent ...

, former state representative *

, incumbent U.S. Representative, former 2020 candidate for

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Kaniela Ing Mark Kaniela Saito Ing (born December 24, 1988) is an American politician and community organizer who was a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 11th District, representing south Maui from November 7, 2012 until November 6, 2018 ...

, former state representative *

Donna Mercado Kim Donna Mercado Kim is an American Democratic party politician from Hawaii. She is a state senator from Senate District 14 and was President of the Hawaiʻi Senate for almost three years. Education Kim attended, and graduated from Farrington Hig ...

, state senator and former President of the

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* Chris Lee, state representative *Ernie Martin, former chair of the

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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

Endorsements

;Tulsi Gabbard vs. Kai Kahele ;Tulsi Gabbard vs. Generic Opponent

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Joe Akana, U.S. Air Force veteran

=Defeated in primary

= *Steven Bond *Karla Bart Gottschalk, retired civil rights lawyer and candidate for U.S. Senate in

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*David Hamman, locksmith *Elise Hatsuko Kaneshiro *Nicholas Love, pastor *Robert Nagamine, former lieutenant colonel in the

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*Raymond Quel, security protection specialist *Felipe San Nicolas, former telecommunications manager

=Declined

= * Samuel Wilder King II, attorney * Steve Rousseau

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Michelle Rose Tippens, executive director and Libertarian nominee for

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in 2018

Primary results

American Shopping primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *John Giuffre, perennial candidate

Primary results

Aloha Aina primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Jonathan Hoomanawanui,

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service officer

Primary results

Nonpartisan primary

According to election laws of Hawaii, in order for nonpartisan candidates to appear on the general election ballot, they had to receive at least 10% of votes cast (17,049 votes) or receive as many or more votes than any other candidate that won a partisan nomination (≥ 133 votes). Burrus fulfilled the latter requirement and was on the November ballot.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Ron Burrus, analyst

=Eliminated in primary

= *Byron McCorriston, entrepreneur

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

Notes

References

External links

* * * (State affiliate of the U.S.

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) * ; Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Ed Case (D) for Congress

Ron Curtis (R) for Congress
; Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Joe Akana (R) for Congress

Jonathan Hoomanawanui (AĀ) for Congress

Kai Kahele (D) for Congress

Michelle Rose Tippens (L) for Congress
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Overview

District

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Eliminated in Primary

Primary results

Nonpartisan primary

Candidates

=Disqualified

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Defeated in Primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Defeated in primary

=Declined

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

Primary results

American Shopping primary

Candidates

=Nominee

Primary results

Aloha Aina primary

Candidates

=Nominee

Primary results

Nonpartisan primary

Candidates

=Nominee

=Eliminated in primary

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

See also

Notes

References

External links