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Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (August 8 Democratic primary)

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Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
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
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
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A Democratic Party primary takes place on August 8, 2026, in Hawaii's 2nd 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.[1]

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

This page focuses on Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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 2

Incumbent Jill Tokuda (D) is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 8, 2026.

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Jill Tokuda

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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
Jill Tokuda Democratic Party $282,446 $372,060 $393,827 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.

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.


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

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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+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.[2]

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 2nd Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
60.0%38.0%

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
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Joshua Green
Lieutenant GovernorDemocratic Party Sylvia Luke
Attorney GeneralIndependent 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

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hawaii Legislature, "Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 12–31," accessed September 3, 2025
  2. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


Hawaii's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Mazie Hirono (D)
Brian Schatz (D)
Representatives
District 1
Ed Case (D)
District 2
Democratic Party (4)


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