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Democratic Party primaries in Hawaii, 2026
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| Primary Date |
| August 8, 2026 |
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| Democratic Party of Hawaii |
| State political party revenue |
This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that will take place in Hawaii on August 8, 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.
Federal elections
U.S. House
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Hawaii
Context of the 2026 elections
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 |
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| 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 |
State party overview
Democratic Party of Hawaii
- See also: Democratic Party of Hawaii
State political party revenue
State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Hawaii. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Hawaii with 62.2 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 30 percent. In presidential elections between 1960 and 2016, Hawaii voted Democratic 86.67 percent of the time and Republican 13.33 percent of the time. The only presidential elections from 1960 to 2016 where Hawaii voted for the Republican candidate were the elections in 1972 and 1984. Richard Nixon (R) and Ronald Reagan (R), respectively, won nearly every state in those elections.[2] Hawaii voted Democratic in every presidential election from 2000 to 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Hawaii. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won all 51 state House districts in Hawaii with an average margin of victory of 42.9 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won all 51 state House districts in Hawaii with an average margin of victory of 31.7 points. Six of those districts were controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 78.86% | 18.99% | D+59.9 | 67.83% | 22.93% | D+44.9 | D |
| 2 | 81.90% | 16.56% | D+65.3 | 70.83% | 20.79% | D+50 | D |
| 3 | 78.94% | 18.86% | D+60.1 | 66.06% | 24.28% | D+41.8 | D |
| 4 | 74.69% | 20.89% | D+53.8 | 61.65% | 26.42% | D+35.2 | D |
| 5 | 70.37% | 27.44% | D+42.9 | 60.96% | 30.41% | D+30.5 | D |
| 6 | 63.87% | 34.13% | D+29.7 | 55.17% | 36.08% | D+19.1 | D |
| 7 | 70.15% | 27.80% | D+42.3 | 62.01% | 28.48% | D+33.5 | D |
| 8 | 77.15% | 21.48% | D+55.7 | 66.05% | 24.87% | D+41.2 | D |
| 9 | 82.40% | 16.67% | D+65.7 | 71.21% | 21.87% | D+49.3 | D |
| 10 | 66.49% | 31.34% | D+35.2 | 59.75% | 31.99% | D+27.8 | D |
| 11 | 65.21% | 32.49% | D+32.7 | 59.60% | 31.32% | D+28.3 | D |
| 12 | 73.87% | 23.66% | D+50.2 | 64.66% | 24.79% | D+39.9 | D |
| 13 | 78.96% | 18.21% | D+60.8 | 65.73% | 21.35% | D+44.4 | D |
| 14 | 72.91% | 23.66% | D+49.2 | 61.55% | 28.21% | D+33.3 | D |
| 15 | 73.72% | 24.41% | D+49.3 | 62.16% | 30.30% | D+31.9 | D |
| 16 | 73.80% | 24.28% | D+49.5 | 63.81% | 27.75% | D+36.1 | D |
| 17 | 64.14% | 34.73% | D+29.4 | 61.51% | 32.48% | D+29 | R |
| 18 | 64.74% | 34.13% | D+30.6 | 62.93% | 31.13% | D+31.8 | D |
| 19 | 68.62% | 30.02% | D+38.6 | 65.35% | 28.24% | D+37.1 | D |
| 20 | 74.85% | 23.28% | D+51.6 | 68.93% | 24.22% | D+44.7 | D |
| 21 | 75.85% | 22.20% | D+53.7 | 69.81% | 22.91% | D+46.9 | D |
| 22 | 63.65% | 33.95% | D+29.7 | 60.51% | 32.82% | D+27.7 | D |
| 23 | 74.44% | 23.74% | D+50.7 | 70.35% | 22.60% | D+47.8 | D |
| 24 | 72.02% | 26.06% | D+46 | 67.57% | 25.28% | D+42.3 | D |
| 25 | 72.41% | 25.81% | D+46.6 | 65.99% | 26.66% | D+39.3 | D |
| 26 | 69.71% | 28.67% | D+41 | 66.03% | 27.94% | D+38.1 | D |
| 27 | 73.79% | 24.89% | D+48.9 | 66.44% | 27.44% | D+39 | D |
| 28 | 75.18% | 23.76% | D+51.4 | 65.88% | 27.53% | D+38.3 | D |
| 29 | 72.71% | 25.65% | D+47.1 | 65.49% | 27.73% | D+37.8 | D |
| 30 | 74.18% | 25.14% | D+49 | 66.96% | 27.11% | D+39.8 | D |
| 31 | 67.31% | 31.63% | D+35.7 | 60.03% | 33.91% | D+26.1 | D |
| 32 | 71.52% | 27.25% | D+44.3 | 61.88% | 31.86% | D+30 | D |
| 33 | 71.14% | 28.00% | D+43.1 | 64.50% | 29.83% | D+34.7 | D |
| 34 | 73.09% | 25.92% | D+47.2 | 63.82% | 30.29% | D+33.5 | D |
| 35 | 71.64% | 27.28% | D+44.4 | 60.83% | 33.40% | D+27.4 | D |
| 36 | 65.58% | 33.62% | D+32 | 58.08% | 35.51% | D+22.6 | R |
| 37 | 68.17% | 30.78% | D+37.4 | 60.07% | 33.75% | D+26.3 | D |
| 38 | 75.65% | 23.90% | D+51.8 | 68.58% | 27.30% | D+41.3 | D |
| 39 | 66.08% | 33.05% | D+33 | 55.93% | 37.10% | D+18.8 | D |
| 40 | 63.55% | 35.44% | D+28.1 | 52.55% | 41.16% | D+11.4 | R |
| 41 | 64.77% | 34.18% | D+30.6 | 52.81% | 39.86% | D+13 | D |
| 42 | 62.03% | 36.85% | D+25.2 | 51.48% | 41.06% | D+10.4 | D |
| 43 | 69.40% | 29.09% | D+40.3 | 51.86% | 39.48% | D+12.4 | R |
| 44 | 71.73% | 26.37% | D+45.4 | 52.37% | 37.93% | D+14.4 | D |
| 45 | 65.66% | 32.94% | D+32.7 | 57.08% | 35.06% | D+22 | R |
| 46 | 69.74% | 29.10% | D+40.6 | 57.86% | 34.83% | D+23 | D |
| 47 | 51.82% | 46.23% | D+5.6 | 48.08% | 40.22% | D+7.9 | D |
| 48 | 67.63% | 31.05% | D+36.6 | 58.22% | 33.67% | D+24.6 | D |
| 49 | 71.40% | 27.44% | D+44 | 63.21% | 29.76% | D+33.4 | D |
| 50 | 64.02% | 34.41% | D+29.6 | 59.88% | 31.83% | D+28 | R |
| 51 | 70.33% | 28.32% | D+42 | 61.16% | 30.89% | D+30.3 | D |
| Total | 70.55% | 27.84% | D+42.7 | 62.22% | 30.04% | D+32.2 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawaii Legislature, "Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 12–31," accessed September 3, 2025
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Historical Presidential Elections," accessed August 2, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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