Hawaii's 2nd congressional district | |
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Representative | |
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Population (2023) | 711,869 [1] |
Median household income | $89,073 [2] |
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Cook PVI | D+14 [3] |
Hawaii's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is represented by Jill Tokuda, who succeeded Kai Kahele after the 2022 election. The district encompasses all rural and most suburban areas of Oahu/Honolulu County, as well as the entire state outside of Oahu. It includes the counties of Kauai, Maui, Kalawao, and Hawaii ("the Big Island"). The district spans 331 miles. The most populous community entirely within the district is Hilo. Major segments of the economy include tourism, ranching, and agriculture.
Under the U.S. Constitution, a candidate for this district has to be a resident of Hawaii, but does not have to live in the district itself. The first non-resident elected to this seat was Ed Case, a Honolulu attorney, though he was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii. The home state office of the second congressional district is at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building near Honolulu Harbor.
When Hawaii and Alaska were admitted to the Union in 1959, both new states were granted one at-large representative to Congress pending the next United States census. In the reapportionment following the 1960 U.S. census, Hawaii gained a second U.S. representative. Instead of creating two congressional districts, the state continued to elect its U.S. representatives at large. Two representatives were first elected in 1962, and Hawaii was first represented by two U.S. representatives on January 2, 1963, upon the convening of the 88th Congress. The 2nd congressional district was created in 1971 when Hawaii began electing its representatives from districts instead of electing at-large representatives statewide.
The 2nd congressional district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+14. It has supported the Democratic nominee in every presidential election since 1988, and has never elected a Republican U.S. representative. In October 2019, Representative Tulsi Gabbard announced that she would not seek reelection, instead choosing to focus on her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
In January 2019, Hawaii state senator Kai Kahele announced he would run for the seat in 2020. [4] Other Democrats who announced were David Cornejo, Brian Evans (a self-described "Berniecrat" who ran for the seat as a Republican in 2018), Noelle Famera, and Ryan Meza. Republicans Joseph Akana and Jonathan Hoomanawanui also announced. Kahele won the Democratic nomination on August 8 and the general election on November 3.
Presidential Election Results since 2000 | |
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Year | Result [5] |
2000 | Al Gore (D) 56% – George W. Bush (R) 36% |
2004 | John Kerry (D) 56% – George W. Bush (R) 44% |
2008 | Barack Obama (D) 73% – John McCain (R) 25% |
2012 | Barack Obama (D) 71% – Mitt Romney (R) 27% |
2016 | Hillary Clinton (D) 61% – Donald Trump (R) 30% |
2020 | Joe Biden (D) 64% – Donald Trump (R) 34% |
# | County | Seat | Population |
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1 | Hawai'i | Hilo | 207,615 |
3 | Honolulu | Honolulu | 989,408 |
5 | Kalawao | None | 81 |
7 | Kauai | Lihue | 73,851 |
9 | Maui | Wailuku | 164,183 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Patsy Mink (Incumbent) | 91,038 | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 91,038 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patsy Mink (Incumbent) | 79,856 | 57.08% | |
Republican | Diana Hansen-Young | 60,043 | 42.92% | |
Total votes | 139,899 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patsy Mink (Incumbent) | 86,916 | 62.58% | |
Republican | Carla W. Coray | 51,984 | 37.42% | |
Total votes | 138,900 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel Akaka | 124,116 | 79.51% | |
Republican | Hank Inouye | 23,917 | 15.32% | |
Independents for Godly Government | Bill Penaroza | 3,461 | 2.22% | |
People's Party | Dexter Cate | 2,408 | 1.54% | |
Libertarian | Don Smith | 2,197 | 1.41% | |
Total votes | 156,099 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel Akaka (Incumbent) | 118,272 | 85.73% | |
Republican | Charlie Isaak | 15,697 | 11.38% | |
Libertarian | Amelia L. Fritts | 3,988 | 2.89% | |
Total votes | 137,957 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel Akaka (Incumbent) | 141,477 | 89.90% | |
Libertarian | Don Smith | 15,903 | 10.10% | |
Total votes | 157,380 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel Akaka (Incumbent) | 132,072 | 89.23% | |
Nonpartisan candidate | Gregory B. Mills | 9,080 | 6.14% | |
Libertarian | Amelia L. Fritts | 6,856 | 4.63% | |
Total votes | 148,008 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel Akaka (Incumbent) | 112,377 | 82.18% | |
Republican | A.D. (Al) Shipley | 20,000 | 14.63% | |
Libertarian | Amelia L. Fritts | 4,364 | 3.19% | |
Total votes | 136,741 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel Akaka (Incumbent) | 123,830 | 76.05% | |
Republican | Maria M. Hustace | 35,371 | 21.73% | |
Libertarian | Ken Schoolland | 3,618 | 2.22% | |
Total votes | 162,819 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel Akaka (Incumbent) | 144,802 | 88.94% | |
Libertarian | Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan | 18,006 | 11.06% | |
Total votes | 162,808 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patsy Mink | 51,841 | 37.35% | |
Democratic | Mufi Hannemann | 50,164 | 36.14% | |
Democratic | Ron Menor | 23,629 | 17.02% | |
Republican | Andy Poepoe | 8,872 | 6.39% | |
Republican | Stanley Monsef | 2,264 | 1.63% | |
Democratic | Duane A. Black | 1,242 | 0.90% | |
Libertarian | Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan | 791 | 0.57% | |
Total votes | 138,803 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patsy Mink (Incumbent) | 118,155 | 66.27% | |
Republican | Andy Poepoe | 54,625 | 30.64% | |
Libertarian | Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan | 5,508 | 3.09% | |
Total votes | 178,288 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patsy Mink (Incumbent) | 131,454 | 72.65% | |
Republican | Kamuela Price | 40,070 | 22.14% | |
Libertarian | Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan | 9,431 | 5.21% | |
Total votes | 180,955 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patsy Mink (Incumbent) | 124,431 | 70.14% | |
Republican | Robert H. (Lopaka) Garner | 42,891 | 24.18% | |
Libertarian | Larry Bartley | 10,074 | 5.68% | |
Total votes | 177,396 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patsy Mink (Incumbent) | 109,178 | 60.33% | |
Republican | Tom Pico Jr. | 55,729 | 30.80% | |
Nonpartisan candidate | Nolan Crabbe | 7,723 | 4.27% | |
Libertarian | James M. Keefe | 4,769 | 2.64% | |
Natural Law | Amanda (Mandy) Toulon | 3,564 | 1.97% | |
Total votes | 180,963 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patsy Mink (Incumbent) | 144,254 | 69.40% | |
Republican | Carol J. Douglass | 50,423 | 24.25% | |
Libertarian | Noreen Leilehua Chun | 13,194 | 6.35% | |
Total votes | 207,871 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patsy Mink (Incumbent) | 112,856 | 61.59% | |
Republican | Russ Francis | 65,906 | 35.97% | |
Libertarian | Lawrence G.K. Duquesne | 4,468 | 2.44% | |
Total votes | 183,230 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patsy Mink (Incumbent) † | 100,671 | 56.16% | |
Republican | Bob McDermott | 71,661 | 39.98% | |
Libertarian | Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan | 4,719 | 2.63% | |
Natural Law | Nick Bedworth | 2,200 | 1.23% | |
Total votes | 179,251 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Case | 23,576 | 51.44% | |
Democratic | John Mink | 16,624 | 36.27% | |
Republican | John Carroll | 1,933 | 4.22% | |
Republican | Whitney Anderson | 942 | 2.06% | |
No party | 34 others | 2,754 | 5.96% | |
Total votes | 46,216 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Case (Incumbent) | 33,002 | 43.24% | |
Democratic | Matt Matsunaga | 23,050 | 30.20% | |
Democratic | Colleen Hanabusa | 6,046 | 7.92% | |
Republican | Barbara Marumoto | 4,497 | 5.89% | |
Republican | Bob McDermott | 4,298 | 5.63% | |
No party | 39 others | 5,435 | 7.12% | |
Total votes | 76,328 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ed Case (Incumbent) | 133,317 | 62.77% | |
Republican | Mike Gabbard | 79,072 | 37.23% | |
Total votes | 212,389 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mazie Hirono | 106,906 | 61.04% | |
Republican | Bob Hogue | 68,244 | 38.96% | |
Total votes | 175,150 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mazie Hirono (Incumbent) | 165,748 | 76.06% | |
Republican | Roger B. Evans | 44,425 | 20.39% | |
Independent | Shaun Stenshol | 4,042 | 1.86% | |
Libertarian | Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan | 3,699 | 1.70% | |
Total votes | 217,914 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mazie Hirono (Incumbent) | 132,290 | 72.19% | |
Republican | John W. Willoughby | 46,404 | 25.32% | |
Libertarian | Pat Brock | 3,254 | 1.78% | |
Nonpartisan candidate | Andrew V. Von Sonn | 1,310 | 0.72% | |
Total votes | 183,258 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard | 168,466 | 80.54% | |
Republican | Kawika Crowley | 40,697 | 19.45% | |
Blank Votes | 5,631 | N/A | ||
Over Votes | 73 | N/A | ||
Total votes | 214,867 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard (Incumbent) | 142,010 | 78.7% | |
Republican | Kawika Crowley | 33,630 | 18.6% | |
Libertarian | Joe Kent | 4,693 | 2.6% | |
Total votes | 180,333 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard (Incumbent) | 170,848 | 76.23% | |
Republican | Angela Aulani Kaaihue | 39,668 | 17.70% | |
Blank votes | 13,483 | 6.02% | ||
Over votes | 134 | 0.05% | ||
Total votes | 224,133 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard (Incumbent) | 153,271 | 77.4% | |
Republican | Brian Evans | 44,850 | 22.6% | |
Total votes | 198,121 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Kai Kahele | 172,517 | 63.0% | 14.4 | |
Republican | Joe Akana | 84,027 | 30.9% | 8.3 | |
Libertarian | Michelle Rose Tippens | 6,785 | 2.5% | 2.5 | |
Aloha ʻĀina | Jonathan Hoomanawanui | 6,453 | 2.4% | 2.4 | |
Independent | Ron Burrus | 2,659 | 1.0% | 1.0 | |
American Shopping | John Giuffre | 661 | 0.2% | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 273,112 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jill Tokuda | 127,995 | 62.3 | |
Republican | Joe Akana | 72,455 | 35.2 | |
Libertarian | Michelle Tippens | 5,108 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | 205,558 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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