2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

←  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  →
Both Hawaii seats in the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	46.4% 16.9 pp
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 2 0 Seats won 2 0 Seat change Popular vote 271,953 124,091 Percentage 67.79% 30.93% Swing 0.41% 1.45%
Democratic hold

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii were held on November 8, 2022, 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 other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

There was a small swing towards both the Democratic and Republican party candidates as a result of a decreased field of third party candidates. The only third party candidate that successfully nominated was Michelle Tippens of the Libertarian Party (United States). ^[1] The Aloha ʻĀina Party focused instead on their campaign for Dan Decker for the 2022 United States' Senate Election. John Giuffre's American Shopping Party was not on the ballot following the State of Hawaii Office of Elections' proclamation to disqualify the party for not receiving the prerequisite support in the 2020 elections. While Giuffre nominated as an independent candidate, he did not receive sufficient support to appear on the ballot.

Overview

District

Results of the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii by district: ^[1]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	143,546	70.9%	51,217	25.3%	7,615	3.8%	202,378	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 2	128,407	59.2%	72,874	33.6%	15,704	7.2%	216,985	100.00%	Democratic hold
Total	271,953	64.8%	124,091	29.6%	23,319	5.6%	419,363	100.00%

Popular vote Democratic   64.8% Republican   29.6% Other   5.6%

House seats Democratic   100.00%

District 1

2022 Hawaii's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Ed Case Conrad Kress Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 143,546 51,217 Percentage 73.7% 26.3%

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

U.S. Representative before election Ed Case Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Ed Case Democratic

See also: Hawaii's 1st congressional district

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 re-elected with 72.0% of the vote in 2020. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ed Case, incumbent U.S. representative and co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition ^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Sergio Alcubilla, attorney and former director of external relations at the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii ^[3]

Endorsements

Sergio Alcubilla

State legislators

• Gary Hooser, former state senator (2002–2010) ^[4]

Individuals

• Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020 ^[5]

Ed Case

Editorial boards

• Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board ^[6]

Organization

• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[7]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Ed Case	Sergio Alcubilla	Undecided
MRG Research	June 28–30, 2022	390 (LV)	± 5.0%	65%	8%	27%

Results

Democratic primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Case (incumbent)	100,667	83.2
	Democratic	Sergio Alcubilla	20,364	16.8
Total votes			121,031	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Conrad Kress, former United States Navy SEAL ^[9]

Eliminated in primary

• Patrick Largey, activist ^[10]
• Arturo Reyes, perennial candidate ^[10]

Results

Republican primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Conrad Kress	13,449	50.4
	Republican	Arturo Reyes	7,465	28.0
	Republican	Patrick Largey	5,785	21.7
Total votes			26,699	100.0

Nonpartisan primary

Candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Steven Abkin, construction manager and engineer (also running as Democrat)
• Calvin Griffin, perennial candidate

Failed to qualify

• Joseph Gilmore (write-in) ^[11]

Results

Nonpartisan primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Calvin Griffin	270	53.6
	Nonpartisan	Steven Abkin	234	46.4
Total votes			504	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [12]	Solid D	February 7, 2022
Inside Elections [13]	Solid D	March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [14]	Safe D	February 2, 2022
Politico [15]	Solid D	April 5, 2022
RCP [16]	Safe D	June 9, 2022
Fox News [17]	Solid D	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [18]	Solid D	July 20, 2022
538 [19]	Solid D	June 30, 2022

Results

2022 Hawaii's 1st congressional district election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Case (incumbent)	143,546	73.7
	Republican	Conrad Kress	51,217	26.3
Total votes			194,763	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2022 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Jill Tokuda Joe Akana Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 128,407 72,874 Percentage 62.2% 35.3%

County results Precinct results Tokuda:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Akana:     40–50%     50–60%     70–80%     >90% Tie:     50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Kai Kahele Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda Democratic

See also: Hawaii's 2nd congressional district

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 Kai Kahele, who was elected with 63.0% of the vote in 2020. ^[2] He announced that he would run for Hawaii governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jill Tokuda, former state senator and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii in 2018 (previously filed to run for Lieutenant Governor) ^[20]

Eliminated in primary

• Patrick Branco, state representative ^{[21] [22]}
• Nicole Gi, environmental engineer ^[23]
• Brendan Schultz, humanitarian aid nonprofit founder ^{[24] [25]}
• Steven Sparks ^[24]
• Kyle Yoshida, mechanical engineer ^{[24] [25]}

Declined

• Kai Kahele, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for governor) ^[26]
• Jarrett Keohokalole, state senator ^[21] (running for re-election) ^[27]

Endorsements

Patrick Branco

Organizations

• Congressional Hispanic Caucus BOLD PAC ^[28]
• Congressional LGBTQ+ Caucus Equality PAC ^[28]
• LGBTQ Victory Fund ^[29]
• New Politics ^[28]
• VoteVets.org ^[30]

Jill Tokuda

U.S. senators

• Mazie Hirono, U.S. senator from Hawaii (2013–present) ^{[31] [32]}
• Brian Schatz, U.S. senator from Hawaii (2012–present) ^[33]

U.S. representatives

• Judy Chu, U.S. representative from CA-27 (2009–present) ^[32]
• Pramila Jayapal, U.S. representative from WA-7 (2017–present) ^{[34] [33]}
• Kai Kahele, outgoing U.S. representative from HI-2 (2021–2023) ^[33]
• Ted Lieu, U.S. representative from CA-33 (2015–present) ^[32]
• Mark Pocan, U.S. representative from WI-2 (2013–present) ^[34]
• Jamie Raskin, U.S. representative from MA-8 (2017–present) ^[34]
• Brad Sherman, U.S. representative from CA-30 (1997–present) ^[32]
• Mark Takano, U.S. representative from CA-41 (2013–present) ^[32]

State legislators

• Adrian Tam, state representative from the 22nd district (2020–present) ^[28]

Editorial boards

• Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board ^[6]

Labor unions

• Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152 ^[28]
• Hawaii International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 625 ^[31]
• Hawaii State AFL-CIO ^[35]
• Hawaii State Teachers Association ^[36]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1186 ^[31]
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 3 ^[31]
• United Public Workers, AFSCME Local 646 ^[37]

Organizations

• Asian American Action Fund ^[38]
• Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC ^[34]
• EMILY's List ^[39]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[40]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[41]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[42]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Patrick Branco	Jill Tokuda	Undecided
MRG Research	June 28–30, 2022	391 (LV)	± 5.0%	6%	31%	63%
OmniTrak (D) [upper-alpha 1]	May 9–25, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.0%	7%	36%	57%

Results

Democratic primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jill Tokuda	62,275	57.6
	Democratic	Patrick Branco	27,057	25.0
	Democratic	Kyle Yoshida	6,624	6.1
	Democratic	Brendan Schultz	6,115	5.7
	Democratic	Nicole Gi	3,937	3.6
	Democratic	Steven Sparks	2,137	2.0
Total votes			108,145	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Akana, business development professional and nominee for this district in 2020 ^{[24] [25]}

Eliminated in primary

• Joe Webster ^[24]

Results

Republican primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Akana	28,200	83.9
	Republican	Joe Webster	5,403	16.1
Total votes			33,603	100.0

Libertarian Party

Nominee

• Michelle Tippens, U.S. Army veteran and perennial candidate ^{[24] [25]}

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Michelle Rose Tippens	343	100.0
Total votes			343	100.0

Independents

Declared

• John "Raghu" Giuffre ^[10]

Declined

• Charles Djou, former Republican U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district (2010–2011) and candidate for Mayor of Honolulu in 2016 ^[43]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [12]	Solid D	February 7, 2022
Inside Elections [13]	Solid D	March 18, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [14]	Safe D	February 2, 2022
Politico [15]	Solid D	April 5, 2022
RCP [16]	Safe D	June 9, 2022
Fox News [17]	Solid D	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [18]	Solid D	July 20, 2022
538 [19]	Solid D	June 30, 2022

Results

2022 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jill Tokuda	128,407	62.2
	Republican	Joe Akana	72,874	35.3
	Libertarian	Michelle Tippens	5,130	2.5
Total votes			206,411	100.0
	Democratic hold

Notes

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

Partisan clients

1. This poll was sponsored by Tokuda's campaign.

References

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Ed Case (D) for Congress
• Conrad Kress (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Joe Akana (R) for Congress
• Jill Tokuda (D) for Congress