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United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 5
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 20
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Hawaii took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's two congressional districts.
| Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
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Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Hawaii did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Democratic Party held both congressional seats from Hawaii.
| Members of the U.S. House from Hawaii -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 2 | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the two congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Case |  Democratic |
1 |
| Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic |
2 |
Voting in Hawaii
- See also: Voting in Hawaii
Click the links below for more information on Hawaii elections in 2020:
Battleground races
Ballotpedia has identified the following Hawaii elections as battlegrounds:
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Ed Case (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Ron Curtis (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Ed Case (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
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Nonpartisan candidates
District 2
General election candidates
- Kaiali'i Kahele (Democratic Party) ✔
- Joseph Akana (Republican Party)
- Jonathan Hoomanawanui (Aloha Aina Party)
- John Giuffre (American Shopping Party)
- Michelle Rose Tippens (Libertarian Party)
- Ron Burrus (Nonpartisan)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
- Joseph Akana ✔
- Steven Bond
- Karla Gottschalk
- David Hamman
- Elise Hatsuko Kaneshiro
- Nicholas Love
- Robert Nagamine
- Raymond Quel
- Felipe San Nicolas
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Aloha Aina Party candidates
American Shopping Party candidates
Libertarian candidates
Nonpartisan candidates
Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Hawaii in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Hawaii, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Hawaii | 1st Congressional District | All parties | 25 | Fixed number | $75.00 | Fixed number | 6/2/2020 | Source |
| Hawaii | 1st Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 25 | Fixed number | $75.00 | Fixed number | 6/2/2020 | Source |
| Hawaii | 2nd Congressional District | All parties | 25 | Fixed number | $75.00 | Fixed number | 6/2/2020 | Source |
| Hawaii | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 25 | Fixed number | $75.00 | Fixed number | 6/2/2020 | Source |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
