2026 Hawaii elections
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A general election in Hawaii is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, with a primary scheduled for August 8, 2026. Officers for various federal, state, and local positions will be elected.[1]
The candidate filing period begins February 2, 2026 and ends June 2, 2026.[2]
Organizations seeking to become qualified political parties must submit petitions with 861 signatures by February 19, 2026, to qualify for the ballot.[3]
Federal elections
[edit]U.S. House of Representatives
[edit]Both members of the United States House of Representatives from Hawaii will be elected.
| Party | 2024 gen. | Current[a] | Won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 2 | 2 | TBD | |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | TBD | |
| Vacant | — | 0 | — | |
State executive elections
[edit]Governor and lieutenant governor
[edit]State legislative elections
[edit]State Senate
[edit]13 of the 25 members of the Hawaii Senate will be elected.
| Party | 2024 gen. | Current[b] | Up | Won | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 22 | 22 | 12 | TBD | TBD | |
| Republican | 3 | 3 | 1 | TBD | TBD | |
| Vacant | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
State House
[edit]All 51 members of the Hawaii House of Representatives will be elected.
| Party | 2024 gen. | Current[c] | Won | |
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| Democratic | 42 | 42 | TBD | |
| Republican | 9 | 8 | TBD | |
| Vacant | — | 1[d] | — | |
Office of Hawaiian Affairs election
[edit]Ballot measures
[edit]There is currently one ballot measure certified to be on the ballot as of May 30, 2025.
Increase Time for Senate to Act on Judicial Appointments Amendment
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Increase Time for Senate to Act on Judicial Appointments Amendment | ||
| Note: 50% of all ballots cast must be in favor of the amendment in order for it to pass, with blank ballots acting as "no" votes. | ||
SB 121, or the Increase Time for Senate to Act on Judicial Appointments Amendment would increase the time the Hawaii Senate has to approve or reject a judicial appointment from 30 days to 60 days, if the appointment was made between April 1 and December 31. Under current law, any judicial appointment not acted upon by the Senate is automatically confirmed.[4] Typically, the Senate is in session from January to early May, so if the Senate wants to review a judicial nominee after May, a special session is required to convene.[5]
Local elections
[edit]Local elections in Hawaii are nonpartisan. Every county with its own government has voted to make their elections nonpartisan, beginning with Honolulu County in 1992 and ending with Hawaii County in 2000.[6] Kalawao has no county government.[7]
Hawaii County
[edit]Hawaii County will hold a county council election in 2026.
County council
[edit]All nine members of the county council are up for election. Council members in Hawaii County serve 2-year terms.
Honolulu County
[edit]Honolulu County, a consolidated city-county, will hold a county council election in 2026. Mayoral elections in the county take place on presidential election years.
County council
[edit]Four of the nine county council districts are up for election in 2026 (2, 4, 6, and 8).[8] Council members in Honolulu County serve staggered 4-year terms.
| District | Incumbent | Elected | ||
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| II | Matt Weyer (NP–D) | TBD | ||
| IV | Tommy Waters (NP–D) | TBD | ||
| VI | Tyler Dos Santos-Tam (NP–D) | TBD | ||
| VIII | Val Okimoto (NP–R) | TBD | ||
Kauaʻi County
[edit]Kauaʻi County will hold a mayoral election and a county council election in 2026.
Mayor
[edit]Two-term incumbent Democratic mayor Derek Kawakami is barred from seeking a third consecutive term due to term limits. Former mayor Bernard Carvalho and incumbent county council chairman Mel Rapozo have both announced their intention to run.[9]
County council
[edit]All seven seats of the county council are up for election in 2026.[10] Four seats are open, as two incumbent councilors are running for mayor and two are barred due to term limits.[9] Council members in Kauaʻi County serve 2-year terms.
Maui County
[edit]Maui County will hold a mayoral election and a county council election in 2026.
Mayor
[edit]The incumbent mayor of Maui County is Richard Bissen, first elected in 2022.
County council
[edit]All nine seats of the county council are up for election in 2026. Council members in Maui County serve 2-year terms.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Contest Schedule". State of Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Candidate Reports". State of Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "State of Hawaii Office of Elections". Political Parties. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "SB121". Hawai‘i State Legislature. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Hawaii Increase Time for Senate to Act on Judicial Appointments Amendment (2026)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Blair, Chad (28 July 2024). "When Hawaii's Local Elections Went Nonpartisan". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Kalawao County" (PDF). OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Become a Candidate". City and County of Honolulu. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ a b Lyte, Brittany (26 May 2025). "The 2026 Kauaʻi Mayor's Race Is Off To An Early Start". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Councilmembers (Kauai)". State of Hawaii Office of Elections. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
