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Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District

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Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Jill Tokuda (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Hawaii representatives represented an average of 730,069 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 683,431 residents.

Elections

See also: Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election, 2030


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Incumbent Jill Tokuda (D) and Brenton Awa (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Jill Tokuda
Jill Tokuda (D)
Image of Brenton Awa
Brenton Awa (R)

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See also: Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Incumbent Jill Tokuda (D) defeated Steven Bond (R), Aaron Toman (L), and Randall Meyer (Nonpartisan) in the general election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jill Tokuda
Jill Tokuda (D)
 
66.5
 
166,251
Image of Steven Bond
Steven Bond (R)
 
30.2
 
75,471
Image of Aaron Toman
Aaron Toman (L)  Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
4,497
Image of Randall Meyer
Randall Meyer (Nonpartisan)  Candidate Connection
 
1.6
 
3,937

Total votes: 250,156
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Incumbent Jill Tokuda (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jill Tokuda
Jill Tokuda
 
100.0
 
84,978

Total votes: 84,978
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Steven Bond (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steven Bond
Steven Bond
 
100.0
 
19,627

Total votes: 19,627
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Aaron Toman (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aaron Toman
Aaron Toman  Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
361

Total votes: 361
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No Labels Party primary

The No Labels Party primary scheduled for August 10, 2024, was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Randall Meyer (Nonpartisan) advanced from the Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Randall Meyer
Randall Meyer  Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
580

Total votes: 580
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We the People primary

The We the People primary scheduled for August 10, 2024, was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Jill Tokuda (D) defeated Joseph Akana (R) and Michelle Rose Tippens (L) in the general election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jill Tokuda
Jill Tokuda (D)
 
62.2
 
128,407
Image of Joseph Akana
Joseph Akana (R)  Candidate Connection
 
35.3
 
72,874
Image of Michelle Rose Tippens
Michelle Rose Tippens (L)
 
2.5
 
5,130

Total votes: 206,411
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jill Tokuda
Jill Tokuda
 
57.6
 
62,275
Image of Patrick Branco
Patrick Branco
 
25.0
 
27,057
Kyle Yoshida
 
6.1
 
6,624
Image of Brendan Schultz
Brendan Schultz  Candidate Connection
 
5.7
 
6,115
Image of Nicole Gi
Nicole Gi
 
3.6
 
3,937
Steven Sparks
 
2.0
 
2,137

Total votes: 108,145
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Joseph Akana (R) defeated Joe Webster (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Akana
Joseph Akana  Candidate Connection
 
83.9
 
28,200
Image of Joe Webster
Joe Webster  Candidate Connection
 
16.1
 
5,403

Total votes: 33,603
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Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Michelle Rose Tippens (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michelle Rose Tippens
Michelle Rose Tippens
 
100.0
 
343

Total votes: 343
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See also: Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kaiali'i Kahele
Kaiali'i Kahele (D)
 
63.0
 
171,517
Image of Joseph Akana
Joseph Akana (R)
 
30.9
 
84,027
Image of Michelle Rose Tippens
Michelle Rose Tippens (L)
 
2.5
 
6,785
Image of Jonathan Hoomanawanui
Jonathan Hoomanawanui (Aloha Aina Party)
 
2.4
 
6,453
Image of Ron Burrus
Ron Burrus (Nonpartisan)  Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
2,659
Image of John Giuffre
John Giuffre (American Shopping Party)
 
0.2
 
661

Total votes: 272,102
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Kaiali'i Kahele (D) defeated Brian Evans (D), Brenda Lee (D), and Noelle Famera (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kaiali'i Kahele
Kaiali'i Kahele
 
76.5
 
100,841
Image of Brian Evans
Brian Evans  Candidate Connection
 
9.4
 
12,337
Brenda Lee
 
8.1
 
10,694
Image of Noelle Famera
Noelle Famera  Candidate Connection
 
6.1
 
7,992

Total votes: 131,864
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Akana
Joseph Akana
 
44.1
 
15,107
Image of Elise Hatsuko Kaneshiro
Elise Hatsuko Kaneshiro  Candidate Connection
 
15.4
 
5,294
David Hamman
 
10.0
 
3,430
Robert Nagamine
 
8.4
 
2,887
Nicholas Love
 
7.6
 
2,616
Image of Steven Bond
Steven Bond
 
6.5
 
2,218
Felipe San Nicolas
 
4.3
 
1,465
Image of Karla Gottschalk
Karla Gottschalk
 
2.8
 
953
Raymond Quel
 
0.9
 
305

Total votes: 34,275
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Aloha Aina Party primary

Aloha Aina primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Jonathan Hoomanawanui (Aloha Aina Party) advanced from the Aloha Aina Party primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jonathan Hoomanawanui
Jonathan Hoomanawanui
 
100.0
 
3,423

Total votes: 3,423
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American Shopping Party primary

American Shopping primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

John Giuffre (American Shopping Party) advanced from the American Shopping Party primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Giuffre
John Giuffre
 
100.0
 
134

Total votes: 134
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Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Michelle Rose Tippens (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michelle Rose Tippens
Michelle Rose Tippens
 
100.0
 
1,014

Total votes: 1,014
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Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Ron Burrus (Nonpartisan) defeated Byron McCorriston (Nonpartisan) in the Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ron Burrus
Ron Burrus  Candidate Connection
 
59.2
 
1,308
Byron McCorriston
 
40.8
 
901

Total votes: 2,209
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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Incumbent Tulsi Gabbard (D) defeated Brian Evans (R) in the general election for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard (D)
 
77.4
 
153,271
Image of Brian Evans
Brian Evans (R)
 
22.6
 
44,850

Total votes: 198,121
(100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Incumbent Tulsi Gabbard (D) defeated Sherry Alu Campagna (D) and Anthony Tony Austin (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
 
83.5
 
94,629
Image of Sherry Alu Campagna
Sherry Alu Campagna
 
12.3
 
13,947
Image of Anthony Tony Austin
Anthony Tony Austin  Candidate Connection
 
4.1
 
4,688

Total votes: 113,264
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2

Brian Evans (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 11, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Evans
Brian Evans
 
100.0
 
12,331

Total votes: 12,331
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Previous election results


District map

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Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Hawaii after the 2020 census

The Hawaii Reapportionment Commisssion approved a new congressional district map on January 28, 2022.[13] Two congressional district maps were presented to the commission at their meeting on September 9, 2021. One map kept the congressional lines as they were drawn following the 2010 census. An alternate map slightly adjusted the lines along the western coast of Oahu.[14] On October 1, the commission voted to adopt the alternate proposal, shown here.[15] After hearing public testimony, the commission drafted a final proposal on January 26.[16] This map took effect for Hawaii's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Hawaii work? In Hawaii, a nine-member commission draws both congressional and state legislative district lines. The majority and minority leaders of the Hawaii State Senate and Hawaii House of Representatives each select two members. These eight members then select a ninth tie-breaking commissioner. If the commission is unable to reach an agreement on a ninth member, the Hawaii Supreme Court must make the appointment.[17]

Both congressional and state legislative district boundaries must be contiguous and compact. In addition, where possible, district lines "must follow permanent and easily recognized features ... and coincide with census tracts." In addition, "districts must also avoid submerging one area in another with substantially different predominant socioeconomic interests." No district can be drawn "to unduly favor a person or political faction."[17]

State law permits state legislative districts to be multimember, but a maximum of four representatives can be elected from a single district.[17]

2020

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2024

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2010-2011

This is the 2nd Congressional District of Hawaii after the 2001 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in Hawaii after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Hawaii State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

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

2026

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+12. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 12 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Hawaii's 2nd the 114th most Democratic district nationally.[18]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Hawaii's 2nd the 105th most Democratic district nationally.[19]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 63.6%-34.1%.[20]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Hawaii's 2nd the 103rd most Democratic district nationally.[21]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 63.6% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 34.1%.[22]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District the 70th most Democratic nationally.[23]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.09. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.09 points toward that party.[24]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Hawaii Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates," accessed June 8, 2016
  2. Politico, "Hawaii House Races Results," August 13, 2016
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hawaii Elections Division, "Candidate Report," accessed June 4, 2014
  4. Hawaii Free Press, "Why Marissa is Running for Congress," accessed January 21, 2014
  5. Joe Kent for Congress, "Home," accessed March 24, 2014
  6. ABC News, "General Election Results 2012-Hawaii," November 7, 2012
  7. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. State of Hawaii, "Regular Meeting of the Reapportionment Commission - January 28, 2022," accessed February 4, 2022
  14. State of Hawaii, "Reapportionment Commission," accessed September 15, 2021
  15. State of Hawaii Reapportionment Commission, "Written Summary for Video Record," Oct. 14, 2021
  16. Hawaii Office of Elections, "Reapportionment Commission," accessed February 4, 2022
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 All About Redistricting, "Hawaii," accessed April 29, 2015
  18. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  19. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  20. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  21. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  22. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  23. Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  24. FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


Senators
Representatives
District 1
Ed Case (D)
District 2
Democratic Party (4)