2020 Hawaii elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Hawaii on November 3, 2020. [1] Paper ballots for voting by mail were sent to all registered voters in the state. [2] [3]

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State offices

Hawaii Senate

14 out of the 25 seats in the Hawaii Senate were up for election. Out of the contested seats, the Democrats won 13 seats while the Republicans won one seat. The resulting composition was 24 Democrats and one Republican. No seats changed hands.

Hawaii House of Representatives

All of the 51 seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives were up for election. The Democrats won 47 seats and the Republicans won four seats. The Democrats gained one seat, District 50.

Federal offices

President of the United States

Hawaii had four electoral votes in the Electoral College. Democrat Joe Biden won all of them, with 64% of the popular vote.

United States House of Representatives

Hawaii had two representatives in the United States House of Representatives. The Democratic Party won all the districts. No seats changed hands.

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References

  1. "Hawaii elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.org . Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  2. Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com , archived from the original on October 6, 2020, Hawaii
  3. "Absentee and Mail Voting Policies in Effect for the 2020 Election", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures , retrieved October 11, 2020, Hawaii