2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
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  2016 November 6, 2018 2020  

All 2 Hawaii seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout50.5%
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election20
Seats won20
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote287,92187,348
Percentage75.31%22.85%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.29%Increase2.svg2.11%

2018 U.S. House elections in Hawaii.svg
Democratic
  70–80%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Hawaii, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. Primaries were held on August 11, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices.

Contents

With the 2018 election results, the Democratic Party easily retained both House seats and retained unitary control over the entirety of Hawaii's Congressional (both House and Senate) delegation.

Overview

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii by district: [1]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 134,65073.04%42,49823.05%7,2003.91%184,348100.0%Democratic hold
District 2 153,27177.34%44,85022.63%530.03%198,174100.0%Democratic hold
Total287,92175.27%87,34822.83%7,2531.90%382,522100.0%

District 1

2018 Hawaii's 1st congressional district election
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  Ed Case, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg Cam Cavasso (cropped).jpg
Nominee Ed Case Campbell Cavasso
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote134,65042,498
Percentage73.1%23.1%

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Precinct results
Case:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Colleen Hanabusa
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Ed Case
Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Colleen Hanabusa, who had represented the district since 2017 and from 2011 to 2015. Hanabusa was elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. She retired to seek the 2018 Democratic nomination for governor of Hawaii.

Democratic primary

Endorsements

Beth Fukumoto
Trade unions
Kaniela Ing
Donna Mercado Kim

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Ed
Case
Doug
Chin
Beth
Fukumoto
Kaniela
Ing
Ernie
Martin
Donna Mercado
Kim
Undecided
Merriman River Group [21] July 19–21, 2018403± 4.9%34%19%5%6%3%15%18%
Mason-Dixon [22] July 6–11, 2018244± 6.4%36%27%1%6%2%14%14%
Merriman River Group [23] May 3–5, 2018321± 5.5%19%11%8%4%26%32%

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Case 47,491 40.0
Democratic Doug Chin 30,29025.5
Democratic Donna Mercado Kim 21,56318.2
Democratic Kaniela Saito Ing 7,5396.4
Democratic Beth Keiko Fukumoto 7,4766.3
Democratic Ernie Yorihiko Martin3,8273.2
Democratic Sam Puletasi5190.4
Total votes118,705 100.0

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Campbell Cavasso 10,564 81.9
Republican Raymond Vinole2,34218.1
Total votes12,906 100.0

Green primary

Primary results

Green primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Zachary B. Burd 173 100.0
Total votes173 100.0

Libertarian primary

Primary results

Libertarian primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Michelle Rose Tippens 150 100.0
Total votes150 100.0

Nonpartisan primary

Primary results

Nonpartisan primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Calvin C. Griffin 266 58.7
Nonpartisan John E. Cipolla18741.3
Total votes453 100.0

General election

Results

Hawaii's 1st congressional district, 2018 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Case 134,650 73.1
Republican Campbell Cavasso 42,49823.1
Libertarian Michelle Tippens3,4981.9
Green Zach Burd2,2141.2
Nonpartisan Calvin Griffin1,3510.7
Total votes184,211 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

2018 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Tulsi Gabbard Brian Evans
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote153,27144,850
Percentage77.4%22.6%

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Precinct results
Gabbard:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Evans:     50–60%     60–70%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, who had represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Sherry
Campagna
Tulsi
Gabbard
Undecided
Merriman River Group [21] July 19–21, 2018468± 4.5%16%69%15%

Primary results

2018 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary results by county
Map legend
Gabbard--80-90%
Gabbard--70-80%
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2018 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary results by county
Map legend
  •   Gabbard—80–90%
  •   Gabbard—70–80%
  •   No data
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tulsi Gabbard (incumbent) 94,665 83.5
Democratic Sherry Alu Campagna13,94712.4
Democratic Anthony Tony Austin4,6924.1
Total votes113,304 100.0

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian Evans 12,337 100.0
Total votes12,337 100.00

General election

Results

2018 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district results by county
Map legend
Gabbard--80-90%
Gabbard--70-80%
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2018 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district results by county
Map legend
  •   Gabbard—80–90%
  •   Gabbard—70–80%
  •   No data
Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, 2018 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tulsi Gabbard (incumbent) 153,271 77.4
Republican Brian Evans44,85022.6
Total votes198,121 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. "Ed Case Prepares To Enter Hawaii Race For Congress". Honolulu Civil Beat. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  3. Jones, Caleb (December 18, 2017). "Hawaii attorney general announces run for US Congress". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  4. Dayton, Kevin (March 29, 2018). "Fukumoto joins race for Congress". Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  5. Garcia, Eric (November 7, 2017). "State Rep. Kaniela Ing Runs for Hanabusa's Seat". Roll Call . Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  6. "Veteran state senator announces bid for Hanabusa's congressional seat". Honolulu Star-Advertiser . November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  7. Dayton, Kevin (December 3, 2017). "City Councilman joins race for Congress". Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  8. "AFGE Endorses Hawaii's Doug Chin for Congress". prnewswire.com. July 10, 2018.
  9. Dayton, Kevin (August 8, 2018). "Hawaii teachers union endorses Chin for Congress". Honolulu Star-Advertiser .
  10. "IFPTE Endorses Doug Chin for Congress". IFTPE.org. March 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  11. "FOUR REFORMERS REJECTING CORPORATE PAC MONEY EARN END CITIZENS UNITED ENDORSEMENT". EndCitizensUnited.org. July 24, 2018.
  12. Cocke, Sophie (June 7, 2018). "Ige, Tokuda and Fukumoto secure major union endorsements". Honolulu Star-Advertiser .
  13. Jayapal, Pramila [@PramilaJayapal] (July 31, 2018). "I'm so proud to endorse @KanielaIng in Hawaii's 1st Congressional District! Kaniela has been an incredible leader in his state legislature and he is running a people-powered campaign fighting for what working families need. VOTE for him and learn more: https://kanielaing.com" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Endorsements – Vote Kaniela Ing for Congress". KanielaIng.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  15. El-Sayed, Abdul [@AbdulElSayed] (August 11, 2018). "From Hawaii to Michigan to NYC, Americans deserve: ✅ Medicare for All ✅ $15 and a union ✅ affordable housing ✅ clean water ✅ excellent PUBLIC schools That's why I'm pulling for @KanielaIng today" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  16. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [@Ocasio2018] (June 27, 2018). "America: Please send @KanielaIng to Congress with me! He is incredibly inspiring – another working class American who knocked on 15,000 doors to win his state assembly seat. Now he's running for Congress. Imagine what we could accomplish if we both went in together. 💪🏽🗳" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  17. Emerson, Anthony [@AnthonyEmerso14] (April 27, 2018). "@DemSocialists has endorsed @RepKanielaIng for #HI01 and @GayleforCA for Calif. Lt. Gov, in addition to a host of local candidates. #hawaiipolitics #DSA2018" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  18. @WorkingFamilies (August 11, 2018). "Clap if you're voting for @KanielaIng in the next three hours! #FightForAloha #Ing2018" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  19. "SHOPO endorses Ernie Martin for 1st Congressional District". HawaiiNewsNow. May 29, 2018.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "View Endorsements – Donna Mercado Kim for Congress". Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  21. 1 2 Merriman River Group
  22. Mason-Dixon
  23. Merriman River Group
  24. 1 2 "Statewide Summary" (PDF). Office of Elections. State of Hawaii. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  25. "Home". Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
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  27. @TulsiGabbard (May 31, 2018). "I thank the people of Hawaii's 2nd..." (Tweet) via Twitter.
  28. Congress, Brian Evans for US. "Singer and Author Brian Evans Will Run for U.S. Congress in 2018". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

State of Hawaii Office of Elections