Elections in Hawaii are held for various local, state, and federal seats in the

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. Regular elections are held every even year, although special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. The primary election is held on the second Saturday in August, while the general election is held on Election Day, which is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. In a 2020 study, Hawaii was ranked as the 6th-easiest state for citizens to vote in, based on registration and identification requirements, and convenience provisions. The next scheduled statewide general election in Hawaii will take place on November 3, 2026. The most recent statewide election was held on .

Elected offices

Federal

Hawaii participates in federal elections along with every other state in the

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. The state votes on electors for

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and

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, as well as legislators to represent it in

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President and Vice President

Since its admission in 1959, Hawaii has participated in 17 indirect

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which have been held every four years since

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. The state is currently delegated four electors to the

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which has remained unchanged since

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. Candidates for president and vice president are listed on the ballot either as nominees of a qualified political party, or as a

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ed candidate who represents an unqualified party or group.

Senate

Hawaii is represented in the

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by two senators. They are elected to six-year terms through statewide elections with candidates nominated by political parties through partisan primary elections.

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and

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serve as the state's current senators. Hirono was last elected in

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and is up for re-election in

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, while Schatz was last elected in

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and is up for re-election in 2028.

House of Representatives

Additionally, Hawaii is represented in the

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by two

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, whom are elected in the two

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to two-year terms. The districts are reapportioned every ten years following the release of a new

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. The state's current representatives are

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, who represents the , and

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, who represents the . They were last elected in

and are both up for re-election in 2026.

State

Hawaii also holds elections for its own

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Governor and lieutenant governor

The

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and

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are the only statewide elected executive offices. Candidates for both offices are nominated in separate primary elections and run as a party-nominated

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in the general election. They are elected to four-year terms and are limited from serving more than two consecutive terms, although a governor is eligible for re-election if they were out of office for at least one election cycle. The current governor is Josh Green, serving with lieutenant governor Sylvia Luke. They were elected in

. Green is eligible for re-election in 2026.

Senate

All twenty-five members of the

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are elected in single-member constituent districts. The senate follows a 2-4-4 term system; every ten years, senators are elected to two-year terms, while the next four elections are held for four-year terms in half of the senate's seats. The current composition of the senate was elected in

and

; half of the seats will be up for election in 2026.

House of Representatives

All fifty-one members of the

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are elected to two-year terms in single-member constituent districts. The current composition of the house was elected in

; all seats will be up for election in 2026.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

All nine members of the

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Board of Trustees are elected in nonpartisan statewide contests. Trustees are elected to a four-year term by general election of Hawaii registered voters. The islands of Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Molokai, and Hawai‘i each have one representative trustee; the rest serve in an at-large capacity. The current composition of the board was elected in 2022; the trustees for Maui, Kauai, and Molokai, and two at-large seats, will be up for election in 2024.

Political parties

As of May 2025, there are three registered

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in Hawaii: * Democratic Party of Hawaii (D) * Libertarian Party of Hawaii (L) * Hawaii Republican Party (R) For a political party to qualify, it must petition for signatures of at least 0.1% of total registered voters as of the previous general election. The petition is due 170 days before the primary election. For a registered party to remain qualified, it must have run a candidate in the previous general election for any statewide office or U.S. Representative seat whose incumbent was either barred from or chose not to run for re-election. Additionally, the party must have satisfied at least one of the following requirements in the previous election: * Received at least 10% of the vote in any statewide or U.S. Representative election. * Received at least 4% of the total vote of all state senate elections. * Received at least 4% of the total vote of all state representative elections. * Received at least 2% of the total vote of all state senate and state representative elections. Formerly qualified parties include: * Green Party of Hawaii (G) * Libertarian Party of Hawaii (L) * No Labels Hawaii (NL) *

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(SL) * Solidarity Party of Hawaii (S) * We The People (W)

Nonpartisan candidates

Hawaii is unique in that it is the only state in the country in which

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or candidates run in a primary election to qualify as the sole

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candidate in the general election. To appear on the ballot, these candidates must either receive 10% of the total primary votes for the office, or receive more votes than the lowest vote received by a partisan candidate.

Upcoming elections

2026

* 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii * 2026 Hawaii gubernatorial election * 2026 Hawaii Senate election * 2026 Hawaii House of Representatives election * 2026 Office of Hawaiian Affairs election * 2026 Hawaii ballot measures * 2026 Hawaii local elections ** 2026 Hawaii County elections ** 2026 Honolulu County elections ** 2026 Kauaʻi County elections *** 2026 Kauaʻi County mayoral election ** 2026 Maui County elections *** 2026 Maui County mayoral election

List of recent elections

2024

* 2024 United States presidential election in Hawaii *

2024 United States Senate election in Hawaii The 2024 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Hawaii. Incumbent two-term Hawaii Democratic Party, Democratic senator Mazie Hirono was re-e ...

* 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii * 2024 Hawaii Senate election * 2024 Hawaii House of Representatives election * 2024 Honolulu mayoral election * 2024 Hawaii Democratic presidential caucuses * 2024 Hawaii Republican presidential caucuses

2022

2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii The 2022 United States Senate election in Hawaii was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the U.S. state, state of Hawaii. The primary took place on August 13. Incumbent Democratic Party (United ...

* 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii * 2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election *

2022 Hawaii Senate election The 2022 Hawaii Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect senators in all 25 districts of the Hawaii Senate, state Senate of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Due to the chamber's use of the 2-4-4 term system, members were elected in si ...

* 2022 Hawaii House of Representatives election

2020

* 2020 United States presidential election in Hawaii ** 2020 Hawaii Democratic presidential primary *

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2020 Hawaii Senate election The 2020 Hawaii Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. ...

* 2020 Hawaii House of Representatives election * 2020 Honolulu mayoral election

2018

* 2018 United States Senate election in Hawaii * 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii *

2018 Hawaii gubernatorial election The 2018 Hawaii gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of Hawaii and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, lieutenant governor of Hawaii. After prevailing in an intensely competitive primary election on August ...

* 2018 Hawaii Senate election * 2018 Hawaii House of Representatives election

References

External links

Hawaii Office of Elections
''official website'' * * * * (State affiliate of the U.S.

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) * {{Hawaii Political events in Hawaii Government of Hawaii

Elected offices

Federal

President and Vice President

Senate

House of Representatives

State

Governor and lieutenant governor

Senate

House of Representatives

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Political parties

Nonpartisan candidates

Upcoming elections

2026

List of recent elections

2024

2022

2020

2018

See also

References

External links