Hawaii General Results Candidates Q&A Select a race to see the results: (D) Democratic Party (R) Republican Party (G) Green Party (S) Solidarity Party (N) Nonpartisan Ballot (L) Libertarian Party (SL) Party for Socialism and Liberation (W) We The People (NL) No Labels As of Sep...
Any registered voter in Hawaii may participate in any party’s primary. Decision notes Hawaii has four major counties, with Honolulu County by far having the largest population. Hawaii County is a distant second, followed by Maui and Kauai counties. In the 2022 Republican primary for the Sena...
Djou, who will be the only Republican in the state's congressional delegation, said he does expect to side with Hawai'i Democrats and President Obama on certain issues. But, he said, "if they're doing something that I believe is not in the best interest of the people of Hawai'i, I ...
In 1980 when she was four years old, Jill followed the presidential race closely. Her favorite was Republican candidate Ronald Reagan because he had the same first name as Ronald McDonald! Later when she was in middle school, Jill took the bus all the way from Kailua to Kapiolani Park to...
In 1964, favorite son candidate senator Hiram Fong of Hawaii sought the Republican presidential nomination, while Patsy Mink ran in the Oregon primary in 1972. Honolulu-born Barack Obama, then serving as United States Senator from Illinois, was elected the 44th President of the United States on...
MIRIAM HELLREICH: "As you probably know, the Republican Party of Hawaii is my personal cash machine and country club . . . and it has been for some time. That's why I cannot afford to relinquish any control, even if I have to buddy up to these fanatical followers of Jonah. Malia Gr...
Voters Saturday also chose state Rep. Mark Takai in a seven-way Democratic contest to represent urban Honolulu in the U.S. Congress. He faces Republican Charles Djou in November. AP
The last Republican elected to the U.S. House for a full term1 was Pat Saiki, who won a second term in 1988. The last Republican governor was Linda Lingle, who won a second term in 2006. Hawaii saw little change in congressional redistricting; the second district essentially c...
Djou, for his part, said he’s growing excited about the emerging dynamic and compared the looming primary to the GOP infighting that recently allowed Democrats to pick up a historically Republican seat in upstate New York. “This is going to be a fight between a liberal Democrat and a ...
He has some luck on his side. Hawaii embraces incumbents – no Hawaii congressional or gubernatorial incumbent has ever lost in primary or general election. Although a heavily Blue state, Hawaii is not anti-Republican – George W. Bush received 47 percent of the vote in 2004 and Governor Lind...