The 2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next

governor of Hawaii The governor of Hawaii () is the head of government of the U.S. state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 1 through 6. It is a directly elected position, votes bei ...

. Incumbent Democratic governor

David Ige David Yutaka Ige (; 伊芸豊, ''Ige Yutaka'', born January 15, 1957) is an American politician and engineer who served as the eighth governor of Hawaii from 2014 to 2022. A Democrat, he served in the Hawaii State Senate from 1994 to 2014 and ...

was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third term. Incumbent

lieutenant governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

Josh Green was the Democratic nominee, and faced former lieutenant governor

Duke Aiona James R. "Duke" Aiona Jr. (born June 8, 1955) is an American politician and jurist who served as the eleventh lieutenant governor of Hawaii under Linda Lingle from 2002 to 2010. A member of the Republican Party, he also served both as an attorn ...

, the Republican nominee. This marked the third time Aiona had been the Republican gubernatorial nominee, having previously run unsuccessfully in

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

and

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

. Green won the election with 63.2% of the vote. Green's performance was the highest percentage of the vote ever received by any gubernatorial candidate in the state's history, surpassing the record from the previous election. Despite this, Aiona performed 3 points better and received 20,000 more raw votes than

Andria Tupola Andria Pilialoha Lagimanino Tupola (born December 6, 1980) is an American politician and member of the Honolulu City Council, representing the 1st district since January 2021. She was a Republican member of the Hawaii House of Representatives fr ...

did in

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, likely because there were no third-party candidates in the 2022 race. Green is the first Hawaii governor born after Hawaii's statehood.

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Josh Green,

lieutenant governor of Hawaii The lieutenant governor of Hawaii () is the assistant chief executive of the U.S. state of Hawaii and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Article V, Sections 2 though 6 of the Constitution of Hawaii. Elected by popular suff ...

(2018–present) and former

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(2008–2018)

=Eliminated in primary

= * David Bourgoin, business consultant and candidate for

mayor of Honolulu The mayor of Honolulu is the chief executive officer of the City and County of Honolulu. An office established in 1900 and modified in 1907, the mayor of Honolulu is elected by universal suffrage of residents of Honolulu to no more than two fo ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

* Vicky Cayetano, former First Lady of Hawaii (1997–2002) and wife to former governor

Ben Cayetano Benjamin Jerome Cayetano (born November 14, 1939) is an American politician and author who served as the fifth governor of the State of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002. He is the first Filipino American to serve as a state governor in the United Stat ...

Kai Kahele Kaialiʻi Kahele (born March 28, 1974) is an American politician, educator, and commercial pilot who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. From 2016 to ...

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for (2021–2023) * Richard Kim, dentist, musician, and candidate for governor in 2018 * Clyde Lewman, realtor * Van Tanabe, perennial candidate

=Withdrew

= * Kirk Caldwell, former

(2013–2021) and former

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(2002–2008)

=Declined

= * Donovan Dela Cruz,

(2011–present) *

Colleen Hanabusa Colleen Wakako Hanabusa (, born May 4, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2016 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she ran for her party's nomination for ...

, former U.S. representative for (2011–2015, 2016–2019), candidate for the U.S. Senate in

, candidate for governor in

, and candidate for

* Sharon Har,

(2007–present)

=Endorsements

Polling

Graphical summary

Results

2022 Hawaii gubernatorial Democratic primary

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Sylvia Luke Sylvia Jung Luke (Birth name#Maiden and married names, née Chang, born December 15, 1967) is an American attorney and politician who is serving as the 16th lieutenant governor of Hawaii. She served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representati ...

(1999–2022) and House Finance Committee chair (2013–2022)

=Eliminated in primary

= * Keith Amemiya, business executive and candidate for

Ikaika Anderson Justin-Michael "Ikaika" Anderson (born February 5, 1978) is an American politician from the state of Hawaii and a member of the Democratic Party. Anderson formerly served as chair and presiding officer of the Honolulu City Council and councilmemb ...

, former member (2009–2020) and chair (2019–2020) of the

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* Daniel H. Cunningham, independent candidate for governor in

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

and

* Sherry Menor-McNamara, president and CEO of Chamber of Commerce Hawaii (2013–present) *Sam Puletasi, candidate for lieutenant governor in

and for in

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

and

=Withdrew

= *

Jill Tokuda Jill Naomi Tokuda (born March 3, 1976) is an American politician and business owner serving as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2023. Tokuda is one of three Japanese Americans who currently serve in the Hou ...

, former

(2006–2018) and candidate for

''( successfully ran for U.S. House)''

=Declined

= * Sergio Alcubilla, attorney and former director of external relations, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii ''( ran for Hawaii's 1st congressional district)'' * Donovan Dela Cruz, state senator *

Joey Manahan Jose Maria Brias "Joey" Manahan (born 1971) is a Filipino American politician from the state of Hawaii. Joey Manahan is a former member of the Honolulu City Council and served as the Chair of the Budget Committee and Vice-Chair of the Transpo ...

member (2013–2021) and former

(2007–2013) * Kym Pine, former state representative, former

member, and candidate for

Mayor of Honolulu The mayor of Honolulu is the chief executive officer of the City and County of Honolulu. An office established in 1900 and modified in 1907, the mayor of Honolulu is elected by universal suffrage of residents of Honolulu to no more than two fo ...

Scott Saiki Scott Kazuo Saiki (born July 17, 1964) is an American attorney and politician. He has served as a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing the state's 26th district. He served as majority leader from 2013 to 2017 and ...

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Endorsements

Polling

Results

2022 Hawaii lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic primary

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, former

(2002–2010) and nominee for

governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

and

=Eliminated in primary

= * Gary Cordery, businessman * George Hawat * Keline-Kameyo Kahau, Aloha ʻĀina candidate for

Hawaii House of Representatives The Hawaii House of Representatives () is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii, amended during the 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention, 1978 constit ...

''(also filed for Aloha ʻĀina primary)'' * Lynn Barry Mariano, retired Army Officer and Civil Servant * Paul Morgan, business consultant and former member of the

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* Moses Paskowitz, realtor * B.J. Penn,

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and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and former

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Champion * Heidi Tsuneyoshi,

member * Walter Woods

=Declined

= * Peter Savio, businessperson and real estate developer *

member (2021–present), former Minority Leader of the

(2017–2018), and nominee for governor in

=Endorsements

Polling

Results

2022 Hawaii gubernatorial Republican primary

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Seaula Tupa'i Jr., pastor

=Eliminated in primary

= * Rob Burns, realtor * Tae Kim, candidate for

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prosecutor in 2020

Results

2022 Hawaii lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary

Nonpartisan primary

Under Hawaii law, a nonpartisan candidate must either receive at least ten percent of the vote for that office (32,729 votes for governor or 30,918 votes for lieutenant governor) or receive a vote "equal to or greater than the lowest vote received by the partisan candidate who was nominated" (37,608 votes for governor or 35,798 votes for lieutenant governor) to qualify for the general election ballot. Because none of the nonpartisan candidates for governor or lieutenant governor met that threshold, no nonpartisan candidates for governor or lieutenant governor advanced to the general election.

Governor

Candidates

=Eliminated in primary

= *Caleb Nazara, pastor *Keleionalani Taylor, activist

Results

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Charles Keoho

Results

General election

Predictions

Post-primary endorsements

Results

2022 Hawaii governor election by state senate district

2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election by state house district

By county

By congressional district

Green won both congressional districts.

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links

Official campaign websites
Duke Aiona (R) for Governor

Mihail Gilevich (I) for Governor

Josh Green (D) for Governor

T. K. Hinshaw (L) for Governor
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