2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
Flag of Hawaii.svg
  2018 November 3, 2020 2022  

All 2 Hawaii seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout63.3% Increase2.svg 12.7 pp
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election20
Seats won20
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote354,762155,215
Percentage67.38%29.48%
SwingDecrease2.svg 7.93%Increase2.svg 6.63%

2020 U.S. House elections in Hawaii.svg
2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii by county.svg
Democratic
  60–70%
  70–80%

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Hawaii, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The state's primary elections were held on August 8, 2020.

Contents

Beginning with the 2020 election cycle, per Act 136, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, all state elections are conducted by mail. [1]

Overview

District

Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii by district: [2]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 183,24572.02%71,18827.98%00.00%254,433100.00%Democratic hold
District 2 171,51763.01%84,02730.87%16,5586.08%272,102100.00%Democratic hold
Total354,76267.38%155,21529.48%16,5583.14%526,535100.00%
Popular vote
Democratic
67.38%
Republican
29.48%
Other
3.14%
House seats
Democratic
100.00%

District 1

The 1st district is located entirely on the island of Oahu, centering on Honolulu and the towns of, Aiea, Mililani, Pearl City, Waipahu and Waimalu. The incumbent was Democrat Ed Case, who was elected with 73.1% of the vote in 2018. [3]

2020 Hawaii's 1st congressional district election
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  2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022  
  Ed Case, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Ed Case Ron Curtis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote183,24571,188
Percentage72.0%28.0%

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

U.S. Representative before election

Ed Case
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Ed Case
Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Case (incumbent) 131,802 100.0
Total votes131,802 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ron Curtis, engineer and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018 [6]
Eliminated in primary
  • James Dickens, salesman [7]
  • Nancy Olson, family nurse practitioner [8]
  • Arturo Reyes, perennial candidate [6]
  • Taylor Smith [6]

Primary results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ron Curtis 13,909 41.1
Republican James Dickens7,12021.0
Republican Nancy Olson6,66519.7
Republican Arturo Reyes4,30112.7
Republican Taylor Smith1,8395.4
Total votes33,834 100.0

Nonpartisan primary

According to the election laws of Hawaii, in order for nonpartisan candidates to appear on the general election ballot, they must receive at least 10% of votes cast (16,529 votes) or receive as many or more votes than any other candidate who won a partisan nomination (≥ 13,873 votes). Griffin failed to do either, and did not appear on the November ballot. [9]

Candidates

Disqualified
  • Calvin Griffin [9]

Primary results

Nonpartisan primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Calvin Griffin2,324100.0
Total votes2,317 100.0

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Safe DNovember 2, 2020
Inside Elections [11] Safe DOctober 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe DNovember 2, 2020
Politico [13] Safe DNovember 2, 2020
Daily Kos [14] Safe DNovember 2, 2020
RCP [15] Safe DNovember 2, 2020

Results

Hawaii's 1st congressional district election, 2020 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ed Case (incumbent) 183,245 72.02% −1.08%
Republican Ron Curtis71,18827.98%+4.91%
Total votes254,433 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 2

2020 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district election
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  2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022  
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Nominee Kai Kahele Joe Akana
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote171,51784,027
Percentage63.0%30.9%

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

U.S. Representative before election

Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Kai Kahele
Democratic

The 2nd district takes in rural and suburban Oahu, including Waimanalo Beach, Kailua, Kaneohe, Kahuku, Makaha, Nanakuli, as well as encompassing all the other islands of Hawaii, taking in Maui and Hilo. The incumbent was Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, 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. [17]

On October 25, 2019, Gabbard announced she would not seek reelection to focus on her presidential campaign. [18] However, she suspended her campaign on March 19, 2020, after lower result ratings in the primaries and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign. [19] Hawaii's Office of Elections forbids candidate filing for any of the state's 2020 elections after June 2, 2020. [20]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Defeated in primary

  • Brian Evans, singer and Republican nominee for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in 2018 [21]
  • Noelle Famera, small business owner and activist [22] (endorsed Hoomanawanui after the primary elections) [23]
  • Brenda Lee [21] [24]

Withdrawn

  • David Cornejo, software engineer [21] [25]
  • Ryan Meza, investor, entrepreneur, and a consultant (endorsed Famera)

Declined

Endorsements

Kai Kahele
Federal officials
State officials
State legislators
Other individuals
Organizations
Unions
Hypothetical polling

Tulsi Gabbard vs. Kai Kahele

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Tulsi
Gabbard
Kai
Kahele
Undecided
Public Policy Polling [41] September 27–29, 2019990 (V)±  3.4%48%26%27%

Tulsi Gabbard vs. Generic Opponent

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Tulsi
Gabbard
Generic
Opponent
Undecided
Public Policy Polling [41] September 27–29, 2019990 (V)±  3.4%38%50%11%

Primary results

2020 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary results by county
Map legend
Kahele--70-80%
No data 2020 HI-02 Democratic primary.svg
2020 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary results by county
Map legend
  •   Kahele—70–80%
  •   No data
Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kai Kahele 100,841 76.5
Democratic Brian Evans12,3379.3
Democratic Brenda Lee10,6948.1
Democratic Noelle Famera7,9926.1
Total votes131,864 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Joe Akana, U.S. Air Force veteran [42]
Defeated in primary
  • Steven Bond [6]
  • Karla Bart Gottschalk, retired civil rights lawyer and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 [43]
  • David Hamman, locksmith [44]
  • Elise Hatsuko Kaneshiro [45]
  • Nicholas Love, pastor [6]
  • Robert Nagamine, former lieutenant colonel in the Hawaii Air National Guard [6]
  • Raymond Quel, security protection specialist [6]
  • Felipe San Nicolas, former telecommunications manager [6]
Declined
  • Samuel Wilder King II, attorney [26]
  • Steve Rousseau [46]

Primary results

2020 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district Republican primary results by county
Map legend
Akana--40-50%
Akana--30-40%
No data 2020 HI-02 Republican primary.svg
2020 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district Republican primary results by county
Map legend
  •   Akana—40–50%
  •   Akana—30–40%
  •   No data
Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Akana 15,107 44.1
Republican Elise Kaneshiro5,29415.5
Republican David Hamman3,43010.0
Republican Robert Nagamine2,8878.4
Republican Nicholas Love2,6167.6
Republican Steven Bond2,2186.5
Republican Felipe San Nicolas1,4654.3
Republican Karla Bart Gottschalk9532.8
Republican Raymond Quel3050.9
Total votes34,275 100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Libertarian primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Michelle Rose Tippens 1,014 100.0
Total votes1,014 100.0

American Shopping primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John Giuffre, perennial candidate [48]

Primary results

American Shopping primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
American ShoppingJohn Giuffre134100.0
Total votes134 100.0

Aloha Aina primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jonathan Hoomanawanui, VFW service officer [49]

Primary results

Aloha ʻĀina primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Aloha ʻĀina Jonathan Hoomanawanui 3,423 100.0
Total votes3,423 100.0

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. [9]

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ron Burrus, analyst [50]
Eliminated in primary
  • Byron McCorriston, entrepreneur [51]

Primary results

Nonpartisan primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Ron Burrus 1,308 59.2
Nonpartisan Byron McCorriston90140.8
Total votes2,209 100.0

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [10] Safe DNovember 2, 2020
Inside Elections [11] Safe DOctober 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [12] Safe DNovember 2, 2020
Politico [13] Safe DNovember 2, 2020
Daily Kos [14] Safe DNovember 2, 2020
RCP [15] Safe DNovember 2, 2020

Results

Hawaii's 2nd congressional district election, 2020 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kai Kahele 171,517 63.01% −14.35%
Republican Joe Akana84,02730.87%+8.23%
Libertarian Michelle Rose Tippens6,7852.49%N/A
Aloha ʻĀina Jonathan Hoomanawanui6,4532.37%N/A
Nonpartisan Ron Burrus2,6590.98%N/A
American ShoppingJohn Giuffre6610.24%N/A
Total votes272,192 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

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Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates