Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 (August 8 Democratic primary)

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Hawaii's 1st Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: June 2, 2026
Primary: August 8, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Hawaii
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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A Democratic Party primary takes place on August 8, 2026, in Hawaii's 1st Congressional District to determine which Democratic candidate will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.

Candidate filing deadline	Primary election	General election
June 2, 2026	August 8, 2026	November 3, 2026

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.

Hawaii utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Hawaii's 1st Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

• Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 (August 8 Republican primary)
• Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
  

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Incumbent Ed Case (D), Della Au Belatti (D), Perry Gregg (D), and Jarrett Keohokalole (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 8, 2026.

		Candidate
		Ed Case
		Della Au Belatti
		Perry Gregg
		Jarrett Keohokalole

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Perry Gregg

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "Feminist, raised in Evanston, Illinois by mother Doris Jefferson, teacher and father Lucius P. Gregg, Jr. the fourth African American graduate of the Naval Academy. Perry Emeritus Board Member Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent, Inc. (W.O.M.A.N., Inc.) San Francisco (1st man), former VP Harvard Club of San Francisco & Board Member, Advisory Board Member Taproot Foundation. Former Engineering Manager at Apple, Director of Software at NeXT (Steve Jobs direct report), Director of Software at Skully, VP of Engineering Robotics at a stealth San Francisco Startup. Harvard AB graduated 1983. University of California, Davis King Hall Law School, JD graduated 1986."

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Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

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Resolving Native claims is a matter of both justice and future-building. A stable, prosperous, and respectful community depends on our ability to address historical wrongs in a way that creates certainty for all. The settlements act approach is to build on the principles of recognition, respect, and partnership. with the US Military While upholding legal and moral obligations to Hawaiian Indigenous, the goal is to ensure transparency and open communication throughout the settlement process. It is important to pursue resolutions that honor Pacific Islander rights without creating instability for existing residents. A collaborative, respectful process that provides land and resources that are owed while fostering cooperation benefits all.

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For decades, Hawaii has led the nation in acquiring K-12 teacher and education administration talent. Thanks to our dedicated students, families, and educators we've consistently invested more than the average of the other US states yearly per pupil. We'll continue to build on that foresight by measuring, testing and training our schools and teachers, ensuring that every student has access to the best education in the country. Compensation will be tied to success.

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The time for debating the Northern Pacific garbage patch and Oahu cesspools is over. The effects pose a clear and present danger. Leadership is needed that treats this crisis with the urgency it deserves. The platform includes aggressive but achievable targets for untreated waste water reductions going after the University of Hawaii identified 14,000 worst pollution sources out of 88,000 identified. Efforts will be made to hold polluters accountable who do not take advantage of shared cost initiatives to help them make appropriate corrections. Taking decisive action now is essential to protecting health, tourism, jobs, homes, resources, military, law enforcement, first responders, veterans, their families and the future.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Hawaii

Election information in Hawaii: Aug. 8, 2026, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Aug. 8, 2026
• By mail: Postmarked by July 29, 2026
• Online: Aug. 8, 2026

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: N/A
• By mail: N/A by N/A
• Online: N/A

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Aug. 8, 2026
• By mail: Received by Aug. 8, 2026

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

July 27, 2026 to Aug. 8, 2026

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (HT)

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Ed Case	Democratic Party	$371,874	$107,384	$581,148	As of September 30, 2025
Della Au Belatti	Democratic Party	$34,964	$790	$34,175	As of September 30, 2025
Perry Gregg	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Jarrett Keohokalole	Democratic Party	$228,004	$55,568	$172,436	As of September 30, 2025
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026

Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Hawaii's 1st the 96th most Democratic district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Hawaii's 1st Congressional District

Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
62.0%	37.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Hawaii, 2024

Hawaii presidential election results (1900-2024)

• 15 Democratic wins
• 2 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Winning Party	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	D	D	D	R	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

See also: Party control of Hawaii state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Hawaii's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Hawaii
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	2	4
Republican	0	0	0
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	2	4

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Hawaii's top three state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Hawaii, October 2025

Office	Officeholder
Governor	Joshua Green
Lieutenant Governor	Sylvia Luke
Attorney General	Anne Lopez

State legislature

Hawaii State Senate

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	22
	Republican Party	3
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		25

Hawaii House of Representatives

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	42
	Republican Party	9
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		51

Trifecta control

Hawaii Party Control: 1992-2025
Twenty-six years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Hawaii in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Hawaii, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Hawaii	U.S. House	All candidates	25	$75	6/2/2026	Source

See also

• Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 (August 8 Republican primary)
• Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
• United States House elections in Hawaii, 2026 (August 8 Democratic primaries)
• United States House elections in Hawaii, 2026 (August 8 Republican primaries)
• United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2026
• United States House Republican Party primaries, 2026
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2026
• U.S. House battlegrounds, 2026

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Footnotes

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Hawaii's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mazie Hirono (D)

Brian Schatz (D)

Representatives

District 1

Ed Case (D)

District 2

Jill Tokuda (D)

Democratic Party (4)

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