The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Hawaii, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The state's primary elections were held on August 8, 2020.
Beginning with the 2020 election cycle, per Act 136, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, all state elections are conducted by mail.
Overview
District
Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii by district:
District 1
The 1st district is located entirely on the island of Oahu, centering on Honolulu and the towns of, Aiea, Mililani, Pearl City, Waipahu and Waimalu. The incumbent was Democrat Ed Case, who was elected with 73.1% of the vote in 2018.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ed Case, incumbent U.S. representative
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ron Curtis, engineer and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018
Eliminated in primary
- James Dickens, salesman
- Nancy Olson, family nurse practitioner
- Arturo Reyes, perennial candidate
- Taylor Smith
Primary results
Nonpartisan primary
According to the election laws of Hawaii, in order for nonpartisan candidates to appear on the general election ballot, they must receive at least 10% of votes cast (16,529 votes) or receive as many or more votes than any other candidate who won a partisan nomination (≥ 13,873 votes). Griffin failed to do either, and did not appear on the November ballot.
Candidates
Disqualified
- Calvin Griffin
Primary results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 2
The 2nd district takes in rural and suburban Oahu, including Waimanalo Beach, Kailua, Kaneohe, Kahuku, Makaha, Nanakuli, as well as encompassing all the other islands of Hawaii, taking in Maui and Hilo. The incumbent was Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, who was reelected with 77.4% of the vote in 2018 and announced that she would run for President of the United States in 2020. Hawaii law permits candidates to run for both Congress and the presidency.
On October 25, 2019, Gabbard announced she would not seek reelection to focus on her presidential campaign. However, she suspended her campaign on March 19, 2020, after lower result ratings in the primaries and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign. Hawaii's Office of Elections forbids candidate filing for any of the state's 2020 elections after June 2, 2020.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kai Kahele, state senator
Defeated in primary
- Brian Evans, singer and Republican nominee for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in 2018
- Noelle Famera, small business owner and activist (endorsed Hoomanawanui after the primary elections)
- Brenda Lee
Withdrawn
- David Cornejo, software engineer
- Ryan Meza, investor, entrepreneur, and a consultant (endorsed Famera)
Declined
- Alan Arakawa, former mayor of Maui
- Kirk Caldwell, mayor of Honolulu
- Bernard Carvalho, former mayor of Kauai
- Beth Fukumoto, former state representative
- Tulsi Gabbard, incumbent U.S. representative, former 2020 candidate for U.S. president
- Kaniela Ing, former state representative
- Donna Mercado Kim, state senator and former president of the Hawaii Senate
- Chris Lee, state representative
- Ernie Martin, former chair of the Honolulu City Council
- Jill Tokuda, former state senator
Endorsements
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Joe Akana, U.S. Air Force veteran
Defeated in primary
- Steven Bond
- Karla Bart Gottschalk, retired civil rights lawyer and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016
- David Hamman, locksmith
- Elise Hatsuko Kaneshiro
- Nicholas Love, pastor
- Robert Nagamine, former lieutenant colonel in the Hawaii Air National Guard
- Raymond Quel, security protection specialist
- Felipe San Nicolas, former telecommunications manager
Declined
- Samuel Wilder King II, attorney
- Steve Rousseau
Primary results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Michelle Rose Tippens, executive director and Libertarian nominee for Hawaii's 1st congressional district in 2018
Primary results
American Shopping primary
Candidates
Nominee
- John Giuffre, perennial candidate
Primary results
Aloha Aina primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jonathan Hoomanawanui, VFW service officer
Primary results
Nonpartisan primary
According to election laws of Hawaii, in order for nonpartisan candidates to appear on the general election ballot, they had to receive at least 10% of votes cast (17,049 votes) or receive as many or more votes than any other candidate that won a partisan nomination (≥ 133 votes). Burrus fulfilled the latter requirement and was on the November ballot.
Candidates
Nominee
- Ron Burrus, analyst
Eliminated in primary
- Byron McCorriston, entrepreneur
Primary results
General election
Predictions
Results
See also
- 2020 Hawaii elections
Notes
References
External links
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Hawaii", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Hawaii: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Hawaii". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Hawaii at Ballotpedia
Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
- Ed Case (D) for Congress
- Ron Curtis (R) for Congress Archived August 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
- Joe Akana (R) for Congress
- Jonathan Hoomanawanui (AĀ) for Congress Archived August 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- Kai Kahele (D) for Congress
- Michelle Rose Tippens (L) for Congress Archived August 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
