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Hawaii lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022 (August 13 Democratic primary)
- Primary date: Aug. 13
- Mail-in registration deadline: Aug. 3
- Online reg. deadline: Aug. 13
- In-person reg. deadline: Aug. 13
- Early voting starts: Aug. 3
- Early voting ends: Aug. 12
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Absentee/mail-in deadline: Aug. 13
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 7, 2022 |
| Primary: August 13, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Joshua Green (Democratic) |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Hawaii |
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A Democratic Party primary took place on August 13, 2022, in Hawaii to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's lieutenant gubernatorial election on November 8, 2022.
Sylvia Luke advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii.
This page focuses on Hawaii's Democratic Party lieutenant gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on Hawaii's Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Hawaii lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022 (August 13 Republican primary)
- Hawaii gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
Candidates and election results
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sylvia Luke | 36.2 | 87,797 |
 | Ikaika Anderson | 27.8 | 67,462 | |
 | Keith Amemiya | 23.6 | 57,199 | |
 | Sherry Menor-McNamara | 10.5 | 25,349 | |
 | Sam Puletasi | 1.0 | 2,328 | |
| Daniel Cunningham | 0.9 | 2,215 | ||
| Total votes: 242,350 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sergio Alcubilla (D)
- Jill Tokuda (D)
- Ron Menor (D)
State profile
| Demographic data for Hawaii | ||
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| 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. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Hawaii
Hawaii voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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See also
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