# 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Hawaii, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. Primaries were held on August 11, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices.
With the 2018 election results, the Democratic Party easily retained both House seats and retained unitary control over the entirety of Hawaii's Congressional (both House and Senate) delegation.

## Overview

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii by district:
| District | Democratic | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 134,650 | 73.04% | 42,498 | 23.05% | 7,200 | 3.91% | 184,348 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 153,271 | 77.34% | 44,850 | 22.63% | 53 | 0.03% | 198,174 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 287,921 | 75.27% | 87,348 | 22.83% | 7,253 | 1.90% | 382,522 | 100.0% | |

## District 1

The incumbent was Democrat Colleen Hanabusa, who had represented the district since 2017 and from 2011 to 2015. Hanabusa was elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. She retired to seek the 2018 Democratic nomination for governor of Hawaii.

### Democratic primary

* Ed Case, former U.S. representative
* Doug Chin, lieutenant governor of Hawaii
* Beth Fukumoto, state representative, former Republican Minority Leader
* Kaniela Ing, state representative
* Donna Mercado Kim, state senator
* Ernie Martin, Honolulu City Councilman
* Sam Puletasi, former federal agent

#### Endorsements
##### Trade unions

* American Federation of Government Employees
* Hawaii State Teachers Association
* International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers

##### Organizations

* End Citizens United

##### Trade unions

* University of Hawaii Professional Association

##### U.S. representatives

* Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7)
* Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)

##### State representatives

* Sylvia Luke (D-HI-25)
* Takashi Ohno (D-HI-27)

##### Individuals

* Jim Dean, activist
* Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic candidate for governor of Michigan
* Shaun King, journalist and activist
* Bill McKibben, environmentalist
* Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, then the Democratic nominee for New York's 14th congressional district
* Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks

##### Trade unions

* National Nurses United
* United Food and Commercial Workers

##### Organizations

* Democratic Socialists of America
* Democracy for America
* Justice Democrats
* Our Revolution
* People for the American Way
* The People for Bernie Sanders
* Progressive Change Campaign Committee
* Working Families Party

##### Trade unions

* State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers
';Local and statewide politicians
* John Waihee, former governor of Hawaii

##### Individuals

* Lee Donahue, former Honolulu Chief of Police
* June Jones, football coach

##### Trade unions

* International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142
* International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 50
* United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 745

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ed Case | Doug Chin | Beth Fukumoto | Kaniela Ing | Ernie Martin | Donna Mercado Kim | Undecided |
| Merriman River Group | July 19–21, 2018 | 403 | ± 4.9% | 34% | 19% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 15% | 18% |
| Mason-Dixon | July 6–11, 2018 | 244 | ± 6.4% | 36% | 27% | 1% | 6% | 2% | 14% | 14% |
| Merriman River Group | May 3–5, 2018 | 321 | ± 5.5% | – | 19% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 26% | 32% |

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed Case | 47,491 | 40.0 |
| | Democratic | Doug Chin | 30,290 | 25.5 |
| | Democratic | Donna Mercado Kim | 21,563 | 18.2 |
| | Democratic | Kaniela Saito Ing | 7,539 | 6.4 |
| | Democratic | Beth Keiko Fukumoto | 7,476 | 6.3 |
| | Democratic | Ernie Yorihiko Martin | 3,827 | 3.2 |
| | Democratic | Sam Puletasi | 519 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 118,705 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary

* Campbell Cavasso, former state representative, and 2004, 2010, and 2014 Republican nominee for U.S. Senate
* Raymond Vinole, small business owner

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Campbell Cavasso | 10,564 | 81.9 |
| | Republican | Raymond Vinole | 2,342 | 18.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,906 | 100.0 |

### Green primary
#### Primary results

Green primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Zachary B. Burd | 173 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 173 | 100.0 |

### Libertarian primary
#### Primary results

Libertarian primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Michelle Rose Tippens | 150 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 150 | 100.0 |

### Nonpartisan primary
#### Primary results

Nonpartisan primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Calvin C. Griffin | 266 | 58.7 |
| | Nonpartisan | John E. Cipolla | 187 | 41.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 453 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Hawaii's 1st congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed Case | 134,650 | 73.1 |
| | Republican | Campbell Cavasso | 42,498 | 23.1 |
| | Libertarian | Michelle Tippens | 3,498 | 1.9 |
| | Green | Zach Burd | 2,214 | 1.2 |
| | Nonpartisan | Calvin Griffin | 1,351 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 184,211 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 2

The incumbent was Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, who had represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2016.

### Democratic primary

* Anthony Tony Austin
* Sherry Campagna
* Tulsi Gabbard, incumbent

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sherry Campagna | Tulsi Gabbard | Undecided |
| Merriman River Group | July 19–21, 2018 | 468 | ± 4.5% | 16% | 69% | 15% |

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard (incumbent) | 94,665 | 83.5 |
| | Democratic | Sherry Alu Campagna | 13,947 | 12.4 |
| | Democratic | Anthony Tony Austin | 4,692 | 4.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,304 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary

* Brian Evans, singer, Democratic candidate for senator in 2004 and 2014

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brian Evans | 12,337 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,337 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tulsi Gabbard (incumbent) | 153,271 | 77.4 |
| | Republican | Brian Evans | 44,850 | 22.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 198,121 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |