The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the

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, one from each of the state's two

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. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,

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to the United States Senate and various

and

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. There was a small swing towards both the Democratic and Republican party candidates as a result of a decreased field of third-party candidates. The only third-party candidate successfully nominated was Michelle Tippens of the

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. The

Aloha ʻĀina Party The Aloha ʻĀina Party ( Hawaiian for " love of the land") is a political party in the US state of Hawaiʻi that advocates for the Hawaiian sovereignty movement and the promotion of Native Hawaiian culture. History The Aloha ʻĀina Party w ...

focused instead on their campaign for Dan Decker for the 2022 United States' Senate Election. John Giuffre's American Shopping Party was not on the ballot following the State of Hawaii Office of Elections' proclamation to disqualify the party for not receiving the prerequisite support in the 2020 elections. While Giuffre nominated as an independent candidate, he did not receive sufficient support to appear on the ballot.

Overview

District

Results of the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii by district:

District 1

The 1st district is located entirely on the island of

Oahu Oahu (, , sometimes written Oahu) is the third-largest and most populated island of the Hawaiian Islands and of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu's southeast coast. The island of Oahu and the uninhabited Northwe ...

, centering on

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and the towns of Aiea, Mililani,

Pearl City Pearl City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the Ewa District and City & County of Honolulu on the island of Oahu, in the U.S. state of Hawaii. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 45,295. Pearl ...

Waipahu Waipahu () is a former sugarcane Sugar plantations in Hawaii, plantation town and now census-designated place (CDP) located in the Ewa District on the island of Oahu, Oahu in the Honolulu County, Hawaii, City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawai ...

and Waimalu. The incumbent was Democrat

Ed Case Edward Espenett Case (born September 27, 1952) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district since 2019, which covers the urban core o ...

, who was re-elected with 72.0% of the vote in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative and co-chair of the

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Sergio Alcubilla, attorney and former director of external relations at the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Conrad Kress, former

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Patrick Largey, activist *Arturo Reyes, perennial candidate

Results

Nonpartisan primary

Candidates

=Eliminated in primary

= *Steven Abkin, construction manager and engineer ''(also running as Democrat)'' *Calvin Griffin, perennial candidate

Failed to qualify

*Joseph Gilmore (write-in)

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

The 2nd district takes in rural and suburban

, including Waimanalo Beach,

Kailua Kailua () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the Koolaupoko District of the island of Oahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay. It is in the judicial district and the ahupua'a named Ko'ol ...

Kaneohe Kāneohe () is a census-designated place (CDP) included in the City and County of Honolulu and in Hawaii state District of Koolaupoko on the island of Oahu. In the Hawaiian language, ''kāne ohe'' means "bamboo man". According to an ancient ...

Kahuku Kahuku () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. In the Hawaiian language, ''ka huku'' means "the projection", presumably a reference to Kahuku Point nearby, the northernmost point of land on the island of Oahu. As ...

, Makaha, Nanakuli, as well as encompassing all the other islands of Hawaii, taking in

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and

Hilo Hilo () is the largest settlement in and the county seat of Hawaii County, Hawaiʻi, United States, which encompasses the Island of Hawaiʻi, and is a census-designated place (CDP). The population was 44,186 according to the 2020 census. I ...

. The incumbent was Democrat

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 ...

, who was elected with 63.0% of the vote in 2020. He announced that he would run for Hawaii governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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 state senator and candidate for

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''(previously filed to run for

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)''

=Eliminated in primary

= *

Patrick Branco Patrick Pihana Branco (born April 28, 1987) is an American lawmaker and a member of the Democratic Party who served as the State Representative for District 50 (Kailua and Kāne‘ohe Bay) on the island of Oʻahu. He was elected in November 202 ...

, state representative *Nicole Gi, environmental engineer *Brendan Schultz, humanitarian aid nonprofit founder *Steven Sparks *Kyle Yoshida, mechanical engineer

=Declined

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative ''( running for governor)'' *

Jarrett Keohokalole Jarrett K. Keohokalole (born August 7, 1983) is an American legislator serving as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate, Hawai‘i State Senate, representing Senate District 24 which includes Kāne‘ohe and Ka ...

, state senator ''(running for re-election)''

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Joe Akana, business development professional and nominee for this district in

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Joe Webster

Results

Libertarian Party

Nominee

*Michelle Tippens,

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veteran and perennial candidate

Results

Independents

Declared

* John "Raghu" Giuffre

Declined

Charles Djou Charles Kong Djou (born August 9, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who is currently secretary and chief executive of the American Battle Monuments Commission. A former member of the Republican Party, Djou briefly served as U.S. repre ...

, former Republican U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district (2010–2011) and candidate for Mayor of Honolulu in

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General election

Predictions

Results

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Ed Case (D) for CongressConrad Kress (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Joe Akana (R) for CongressJill Tokuda (D) for Congress
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