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Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election (August 11, 2018 Republican primary)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
- Early voting: Oct. 23 - Nov. 3
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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| Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 5, 2018 |
| Primary: August 11, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent: Tulsi Gabbard (Democrat) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voting in Hawaii |
| Race ratings |
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic 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, 2018 |
| See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd Hawaii elections, 2018 U.S. Congress elections, 2018 U.S. Senate elections, 2018 U.S. House elections, 2018 |
A Republican Party primary election took place on August 11, 2018, in Hawaii's 2nd District to determine which Republican would run in the district's November 6, 2018, general election.
This page focuses on the Republican primary. For an overview of the election in general, click here.
Candidates and election results
Brian Evans advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2 on August 11, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Evans | 100.0 | 12,331 |
| Total votes: 12,331 | |||
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District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+19, meaning that in the previous 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.[1]
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.[2]
State overview
Partisan control
This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Hawaii heading into the 2018 elections.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2016 elections, Democrats held both U.S. Senate seats in Hawaii.
- Democrats held both of the U.S. House seats in Hawaii.
State executives
- As of August 2018, Democrats held two of 10 state executive positions. The remaining eight positions were officially nonpartisan.
- The governor of Hawaii was Democrat David Ige. The state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018.
State legislature
Democrats controlled both chambers of the Hawaii State Legislature. They had a 45-6 majority in the state House and a 25-0 majority in the state Senate.
Trifecta status
- Hawaii was under a state government trifecta, meaning the Democratic Party held the governorship, a majority in the state senate, and a majority in the state house.
2018 elections
- See also: Hawaii elections, 2018
Hawaii held elections for the following positions in 2018:
- One U.S. Senate seat
- Two U.S. House seats
- Governor
- Lieutenant governor
- Thirteen state Senate seats
- Fifty-one state House of Representatives seats
- Four Honolulu City Council seats
- Two statewide ballot measures
Demographics
| Demographic data for Hawaii | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 1,425,157 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 6,423 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 25.4% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 37.7% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 9.9% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 23.7% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 9.9% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 91% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 30.8% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $69,515 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 11.6% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Hawaii. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
As of July 2017, Hawaii's three largest cities were Urban Honolulu (pop. est. 350,395), East Honolulu (pop. est. 47,957), and Pearl City (pop. est. 47,241).[3]
State election history
This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Hawaii from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Hawaii Office of Elections.
Historical elections
Presidential elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Hawaii every year from 2000 to 2016.
| Election results (President of the United States), Hawaii 2000-2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 |  Hillary Clinton |
61.0% |  Donald Trump |
29.4% | 31.6% |
| 2012 | Barack Obama |
70.1% | Mitt Romney |
27.7% | 42.4% |
| 2008 | Barack Obama |
71.5% | John McCain |
26.4% | 45.1% |
| 2004 | John Kerry |
53.7% | George W. Bush |
45.0% | 8.7% |
| 2000 | Al Gore |
55.3% | George W. Bush |
37.1% | 18.2% |
U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Hawaii from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.
| Election results (U.S. Senator), Hawaii 2000-2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 | Brian Schatz |
70.1% | John Carroll |
21.2% | 48.9% |
| 2014 | Brian Schatz |
66.8% | Cam Cavasso |
26.5% | 40.3% |
| 2012 | Mazie Hirono |
61.6% | Linda Lingle |
36.8% | 24.8% |
| 2010 | Daniel Inouye |
71.9% | Cam Cavasso |
20.7% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Daniel Akaka |
60.3% | Cynthia Thielen |
36.1% | 24.2% |
| 2004 | Daniel Inouye |
72.7% | Cam Cavasso |
20.2% | 52.5% |
| 2000 | Daniel Akaka |
67.7% | John Carroll |
22.8% | 44.9% |
Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Hawaii.
| Election results (Governor), Hawaii 2000-2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2014 | David Ige |
49.0% | Duke Aiona |
36.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010 | Neil Abercrombie |
57.8% | Duke Aiona |
40.8% | 17.0% |
| 2006 | Linda Lingle |
49.8% | Randy Iwase |
34.9% | 14.9% |
| 2002 | Linda Lingle |
51.6% | Mazie Hirono |
47.0% | 4.6% |
Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Hawaii in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.
| Congressional delegation, Hawaii 2000-2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Republicans | Republicans (%) | Democrats | Democrats (%) | Balance of power |
| 2016 | 0 |
0.0% | 2 |
100.0% | D+2 |
| 2014 | 0 |
0.0% | 2 |
100.0% | D+2 |
| 2012 | 0 |
0.0% | 2 |
100.0% | D+2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
50.0% | 1 |
50.0% | Even |
| 2008 | 0 |
0.0% | 2 |
100.0% | D+2 |
| 2006 | 0 |
0.0% | 2 |
100.0% | D+2 |
| 2004 | 0 |
0.0% | 2 |
100.0% | D+2 |
| 2002 | 0 |
0.0% | 2 |
100.0% | D+2 |
| 2000 | 0 |
0.0% | 2 |
100.0% | D+2 |
Trifectas, 1992-2017
A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.
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 |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2018
- United States House elections in Hawaii (August 11, 2018 Republican primaries)
- Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District election (August 11, 2018 Democratic primary)
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
Footnotes
