Hawaii gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
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| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii |
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| Filing deadline: Pending |
| Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026 |
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7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
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Hawaii is holding an election for governor and lieutenant governor on November 3, 2026.
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
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Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
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Governor
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Lieutenant Governor
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Hawaii
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
| Race ratings: Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 3/25/2025 | 3/18/2025 | 3/11/2025 | 3/4/2025 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
- See also: Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Hawaii
Joshua Green defeated Duke Aiona in the general election for Governor of Hawaii on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joshua Green (D) | 63.2 | 261,025 | |
| Duke Aiona (R) | 36.8 | 152,237 | ||
| Total votes: 413,262 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Hawaii
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joshua Green | 62.9 | 158,161 | |
| Vicky Cayetano | 20.9 | 52,447 | ||
| Kaiali'i Kahele | 15.0 | 37,738 | ||
| Van Tanabe | 0.5 | 1,236 | ||
| Richard Kim | 0.4 | 991 | ||
| David Bourgoin | 0.2 | 590 | ||
| Clyde McClain Lewman | 0.1 | 249 | ||
| Total votes: 251,412 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kirk Caldwell (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Hawaii
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Duke Aiona | 49.6 | 37,608 | |
| BJ Penn | 26.1 | 19,817 | ||
| Gary Cordery | 10.9 | 8,258 | ||
| Heidi Tsuneyoshi | 9.6 | 7,255 | ||
| Lynn Barry Mariano | 1.2 | 903 | ||
| Paul Morgan | 1.0 | 796 | ||
| Keline-Kameyo Kahau | 0.6 | 469 | ||
| Walter Woods | 0.6 | 438 | ||
| Moses Paskowitz | 0.2 | 189 | ||
| George Hawat | 0.2 | 140 | ||
| Total votes: 75,873 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Hawaii
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| Keleionalani Taylor | 61.9 | 755 | ||
| Caleb Nazara | 38.1 | 464 | ||
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
| Total votes: 1,219 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gene Tamashiro (L)
- Frank Hinshaw (L)
2018
- See also: Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2018
General election
General election for Governor of Hawaii
Incumbent David Ige defeated Andria Tupola, Jim Brewer, and Terrence Teruya in the general election for Governor of Hawaii on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Ige (D) | 62.7 | 244,934 | |
| Andria Tupola (R) | 33.7 | 131,719 | ||
| Jim Brewer (G) | 2.6 | 10,123 | ||
| Terrence Teruya (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 4,067 | ||
| Total votes: 390,843 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Hawaii
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Ige | 51.4 | 124,572 | |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 44.4 | 107,631 | ||
| Ernest Caravalho | 2.3 | 5,662 | ||
| Wendell Ka'ehu'ae'a | 0.9 | 2,298 | ||
| Richard Kim | 0.6 | 1,576 | ||
| Van Tanabe | 0.3 | 775 | ||
| Total votes: 242,514 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clayton Hee (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Hawaii
Andria Tupola defeated John Carroll and Ray L'Heureux in the Republican primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Andria Tupola | 55.5 | 17,297 | |
| John Carroll | 35.2 | 10,974 | ||
| Ray L'Heureux | 9.3 | 2,885 | ||
| Total votes: 31,156 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Hawaii
Terrence Teruya defeated Selina Blackwell and Link El in the primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Terrence Teruya | 47.7 | 543 | |
| Selina Blackwell | 43.7 | 497 | ||
| Link El | 8.6 | 98 | ||
| Total votes: 1,138 | ||||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Governor of Hawaii
Jim Brewer advanced from the Green primary for Governor of Hawaii on August 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jim Brewer | 100.0 | 454 | |
| Total votes: 454 | ||||
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2014
- See also: Hawaii Gubernatorial election, 2014
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  David Ige/Shan Tsutsui |
49.5% | 181,065 | |
| Republican | Duke Aiona/Elwin Ahu | 37.1% | 135,742 | |
| Independent | Mufi Hannemann/Les Chang | 11.7% | 42,925 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Davis/Cindy Marlin | 1.7% | 6,393 | |
| Total Votes | 366,125 | |||
| Election results via Hawaii Office of Elections | ||||
See also
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Governor of Hawaii official website
- Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii official website
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
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