Democratic Party primaries in Hawaii, 2026

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Democratic Party primaries, 2026

Primary Date

August 8, 2026

Federal elections

Democratic primaries for U.S. House

State party

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.

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

Federal elections

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Hawaii, 2026 (August 8 Democratic primaries)

The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Hawaii are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect two candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's two U.S. House districts. The primary is August 8, 2026. The filing deadline is June 2, 2026.

District 1

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

District 2

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

State elections

State Senate

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2026

Elections for the Hawaii State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is August 8, 2026. The filing deadline is June 2, 2026. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.

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Hawaii State Senate elections, 2026
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. Please contact Ballotpedia about candidate additions, withdrawals, or disqualifications.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
District 2
District 5
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 17
District 20
District 21
District 25

House of Representatives

See also: Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2026

Elections for the Hawaii House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is August 8, 2026. The filing deadline is June 2, 2026. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.

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State executive offices

See also: Hawaii state executive official elections, 2026

Seven state executive offices are up for election in Hawaii in 2026:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Office of Hawaiian Affairs (5 seats)

To see a full list of candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.

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Governor of Hawaii

Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

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)

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
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

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

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. 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.

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

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