Hawaii's 1st Congressional District

Hawaii's 1st Congressional District

Incumbent

Ed Case

Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Hawaii's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Ed Case (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Hawaii representatives represented an average of 730,069 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 683,431 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 10 Democratic primary)

Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 10 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Incumbent Ed Case defeated Patrick Largey in the general election for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Case (D)	71.8	164,237
		Patrick Largey (R)	28.2	64,373

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 228,610
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Incumbent Ed Case defeated Cecil Hale in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Case	92.0	84,114
		Cecil Hale	8.0	7,308

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,422
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brent Schulz (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Patrick Largey advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick Largey	100.0	17,368

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,368
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Zachary Burd (R)
• Ku Lono Cuadra (R)
• Derek Kirkpatrick (R)
• Arturo Reyes (R)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

No candidate advanced from the primary.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		Calvin Griffin	100.0	409

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Boyce Brown (G)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• BlessingStar De La Cruz (We the People)
• Clifford Kauaula (We the People)

2022

See also: Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Incumbent Ed Case defeated Conrad Kress in the general election for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Case (D)	73.7	143,546
		Conrad Kress (R)	26.3	51,217

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 194,763
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joseph Gilmore (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Incumbent Ed Case defeated Sergio Alcubilla in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Case	83.2	100,667
		Sergio Alcubilla	16.8	20,364

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 121,031
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Conrad Kress defeated Arturo Reyes and Patrick Largey in the Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Conrad Kress	50.4	13,449
		Arturo Reyes	28.0	7,465
		Patrick Largey	21.7	5,785

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,699
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

No candidate advanced from the primary.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		Calvin Griffin	53.6	270
		Steven Abkin	46.4	234

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 504
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2020

See also: Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Incumbent Ed Case defeated Ron Curtis in the general election for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Case (D)	72.0	183,245
		Ron Curtis (R)	28.0	71,188

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 254,433
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Incumbent Ed Case advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Case	100.0	131,802

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 131,802
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Ron Curtis defeated James Dickens, Nancy Olson, Arturo Reyes, and Taylor Smith in the Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ron Curtis	41.1	13,909
		James Dickens	21.0	7,120
		Nancy Olson	19.7	6,665
		Arturo Reyes	12.7	4,301
		Taylor Smith	5.4	1,839

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,834
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

No candidate advanced from the primary.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		Calvin Griffin	100.0	2,324

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,324
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2018

See also: Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Ed Case defeated Cam Cavasso, Michelle Rose Tippens, Zachary Burd, and Calvin Griffin in the general election for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Case (D)	73.1	134,650
		Cam Cavasso (R)	23.1	42,498
		Michelle Rose Tippens (L)	1.9	3,498
		Zachary Burd (G)	1.2	2,214
		Calvin Griffin (Nonpartisan)	0.7	1,351

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 184,211 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Case	40.0	47,482
		Doug Chin	25.5	30,283
		Donna Kim	18.2	21,554
		Kaniela Ing	6.3	7,531
		Beth Fukumoto	6.3	7,473
		Ernest Y. Martin	3.2	3,827
		Sam Puletasi	0.4	519

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 118,669
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Cam Cavasso defeated Raymond Vinole in the Republican primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cam Cavasso	81.8	10,552
		Raymond Vinole	18.2	2,340

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,892
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Calvin Griffin defeated John Cipolla in the primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Calvin Griffin	58.7	266
		John Cipolla	41.3	187

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 453
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Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Zachary Burd advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zachary Burd	100.0	173

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 173
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1

Michelle Rose Tippens advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Hawaii District 1 on August 11, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Rose Tippens	100.0	150

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 150
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2016

Regular election

See also: Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Mark Takai (D) did not seek re-election in 2016. The seat was vacant following Takai's death from pancreatic cancer on July 20, 2016. Colleen Hanabusa (D) defeated Shirlene Ostrov (R), Alan Yim (L), and Calvin Griffin (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hanabusa defeated six other Democratic candidates in the primary on August 13, 2016.

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Colleen Hanabusa	71.9%	145,417
	Republican	Shirlene Ostrov	22.7%	45,958
	Libertarian	Alan Yim	3.3%	6,601
	Independent	Calvin Griffin	2.2%	4,381
Total Votes				202,357
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Colleen Hanabusa	80.4%	74,022
Lei Ahu Isa	12.5%	11,518
Howard Kim	3%	2,750
Javier Ocasio	1.2%	1,117
Sam Puletas	1.1%	1,036
Lei Sharsh-Davis	1%	915
Steve Tataii	0.8%	737
Total Votes		92,095
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

Special election

See also: Hawaii's 1st Congressional District special election, 2016

Hawaii's 1st Congressional District held a special election to replace Mark Takai, who died on July 20, 2016, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The election was held at the same time as the regular election on November 8, 2016. Colleen Hanabusa (D) won the election and served out the final two months of Takai's term. She defeated Peter Cross (D), Angela Aulani Kaaihue (D), Howard Kim (D), Javier Ocasio (D), Shirlene Ostrov (R), Alan Yim (L), Calvin Griffin (I), Yvonne Perry (I), and Peter Plotzeneder (I) in the election.

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 Special Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Colleen Hanabusa	65.1%	129,083
	Republican	Shirlene Ostrov	22.2%	44,090
	Democratic	Angela Aulani Kaaihue	3%	5,885
	Libertarian	Alan Yim	2.8%	5,559
	Democratic	Howard Kim	2.1%	4,259
	Democratic	Peter Cross	1.7%	3,420
	Independent	Calvin Griffin	1.4%	2,824
	Democratic	Javier Ocasio	1%	1,893
	Independent	Yvonne Perry	0.5%	1,050
	Independent	Peter Plotzeneder	0.2%	328
Total Votes				198,391
Source: Hawaii Secretary of State

2014

See also: Hawaii's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Hawaii held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Mark Takai (D) defeated Charles Djou (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mark Takai	51.2%	93,390
	Republican	Charles Djou	47.4%	86,454
Total Votes				179,844
Source: Hawaii Office of Elections

General election candidates

• Mark Takai
• Charles Djou

August 9, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

• Donna Mercado Kim: State Senate president
• Stanley Chang
• William Espero: State Senator
• Mark Takai: State Representativea
• Ikaika Anderson: Honolulu Council Member
• Kathryn Xian
• Joey Manahan: Honolulu City Councilman

Republican Primary

• Allan Levene
• Charles Djoua

Failed to file

• Richard Wanda
• Philmund Lee
• Hannah Miyamoto
• James Brewer, Jr.

Not on ballot

• Robert Meyer
• Calvin Griffin

Rumored candidates

• Mufi Hannemann: Former Honolulu Mayor

2012

See also: Hawaii's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of Hawaii held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Colleen Hanabusa defeated Charles Djou to win re-election.

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Colleen Hanabusa Incumbent	53.5%	116,505
	Republican	Charles Djou	44.5%	96,824
	n/a	Blank Votes	2.1%	4,467
Total Votes				217,796
Source: Hawaii Office of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Colleen Hanabusa won election to the United States House. She defeated Charles Djou (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Colleen Hanabusa	53.2%	94,140
	Republican	Charles Djou	46.8%	82,723
Total Votes				176,863

2008
On November 4, 2008, Neil Abercrombie won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Tataii (R) and Li Zhao (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Neil Abercrombie incumbent	70.6%	154,208
	Republican	Steve Tataii	17.4%	38,115
	Libertarian	Li Zhao	3.5%	7,594
	N/A	Blank	8.4%	18,446
	N/A	Over voters	0%	71
Total Votes				218,434

2006
On November 7, 2006, Neil Abercrombie won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Richard (Noah) Hough in the general election.

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Neil Abercrombie incumbent	69.4%	112,904
	Republican	Richard (Noah) Hough	30.6%	49,890
Total Votes				162,794

2004
On November 2, 2004, Neil Abercrombie won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dalton Tanonaka (R) and Elyssa (Erin O'Bryn) Young (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Neil Abercrombie incumbent	63%	128,567
	Republican	Dalton Tanonaka	34%	69,371
	Libertarian	Elyssa Young	3.1%	6,243
Total Votes				204,181

2002
On November 5, 2002, Neil Abercrombie won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mark Terry (R) and James H. Bracken (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Neil Abercrombie incumbent	72.9%	131,673
	Republican	Mark Terry	24.9%	45,032
	Libertarian	James H. Bracken	2.2%	4,028
Total Votes				180,733

2000
On November 7, 2000, Neil Abercrombie won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Phil Meyers (R) and Jerry Murphy (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Hawaii District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Neil Abercrombie incumbent	69%	108,517
	Republican	Phil Meyers	28.6%	44,989
	Libertarian	Jerry Murphy	2.3%	3,688
Total Votes				157,194

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Hawaii after the 2020 census

The Hawaii Reapportionment Commisssion approved a new congressional district map on January 28, 2022. Two congressional district maps were presented to the commission at their meeting on September 9, 2021. One map kept the congressional lines as they were drawn following the 2010 census. An alternate map slightly adjusted the lines along the western coast of Oahu. On October 1, the commission voted to adopt the alternate proposal, shown here. After hearing public testimony, the commission drafted a final proposal on January 26. This map took effect for Hawaii's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Hawaii work? In Hawaii, a nine-member commission draws both congressional and state legislative district lines. The majority and minority leaders of the Hawaii State Senate and Hawaii House of Representatives each select two members. These eight members then select a ninth tie-breaking commissioner. If the commission is unable to reach an agreement on a ninth member, the Hawaii Supreme Court must make the appointment.

Both congressional and state legislative district boundaries must be contiguous and compact. In addition, where possible, district lines "must follow permanent and easily recognized features ... and coincide with census tracts." In addition, "districts must also avoid submerging one area in another with substantially different predominant socioeconomic interests." No district can be drawn "to unduly favor a person or political faction."

State law permits state legislative districts to be multimember, but a maximum of four representatives can be elected from a single district.

Hawaii District 1
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Hawaii District 1
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2010-2011

This is the 1st Congressional District of Hawaii after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Hawaii after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Hawaii State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Hawaii's 1st the 106th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 63.9%-34.5%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Hawaii's 1st the 104th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 63.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 34.5%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Hawaii's 1st Congressional District the 76th most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.05. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.05 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Hawaii
• Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
• Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
• Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
• Hawaii's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 1

Footnotes

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Hawaii's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mazie Hirono (D)

Brian Schatz (D)

Representatives

District 1

Ed Case (D)

District 2

Jill Tokuda (D)

Democratic Party (4)