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U.S. House district for Hawaii

Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is represented by Jill Tokuda, who succeeded Kai Kahele after the 2022 election. The district encompasses all rural and most suburban areas of Oahu/Honolulu County, as well as the entire state outside of Oahu. It includes the counties of Kauai, Maui, Kalawao, and Hawaii (“the Big Island”). The district spans 331 miles. The most populous community entirely within the district is Hilo. Major segments of the economy include tourism, ranching, and agriculture.

Under the U.S. Constitution, a candidate for this district has to be a resident of Hawaii, but does not have to live in the district itself. The first non-resident elected to this seat was Ed Case, a Honolulu attorney, though he was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii. The home state office of the Second Congressional District is at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building near Honolulu Harbor.

History[edit]

When Hawaii and Alaska were admitted to the Union in 1959, both new states were granted one at-large representative to Congress pending the next United States Census. In the reapportionment following the 1960 U.S. Census, Hawaii gained a second U.S. representative. Instead of creating two congressional districts, the state continued to elect its U.S. representatives at large. Two representatives were first elected in 1962, and Hawaii was first represented by two U.S. representatives on January 2, 1963, upon the convening of the 88th Congress. The 2nd congressional district was created in 1971 when Hawaii began electing its representatives from districts instead of electing at-large representatives statewide.

The 2nd congressional district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+14. It has supported the Democratic nominee in every presidential election since 1988, and has never elected a Republican U.S. representative. In October 2019, Representative Tulsi Gabbard announced that she would not seek reelection, instead choosing to focus on her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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In January 2019, Hawaii state senator Kai Kahele announced he would run for the seat in 2020.[4] Other Democrats who announced were David Cornejo, Brian Evans (a self-described “Berniecrat” who ran for the seat as a Republican in 2018), Noelle Famera, and Ryan Meza. Republicans Joseph Akana and Jonathan Hoomanawanui also announced. Kahele won the Democratic nomination on August 8 and the general election on November 3.

Recent results from statewide races[edit]

List of members representing the district[edit]

Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
Patsy Mink 1970s.jpg
Patsy Mink
(Waipahu) 		Democratic January 3, 1971 —
January 3, 1977 		92nd
93rd
94th 		Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Daniel Akaka as Representative.jpg
Daniel Akaka
(Honolulu) 		Democratic January 3, 1977 —
May 15, 1990 		95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st 		Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Vacant May 15, 1990 —
September 22, 1990 		101st
Patsymink.jpg
Patsy Mink
(Waipahu) 		Democratic September 22, 1990 —
September 28, 2002 		101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th 		Elected to finish Akaka’s term.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Died.
Re-elected posthumously in 2002.
Vacant September 28, 2002 —
November 30, 2002 		107th
Ed Case, official photo portrait color.jpg
Ed Case
(Honolulu) 		Democratic November 30, 2002 —
January 3, 2003 		Elected to finish Mink’s term in the 107th Congress.
Had not been a candidate for the next term.
Vacant January 3, 2003 —
January 4, 2003 		108th
Ed Case, official photo portrait color.jpg
Ed Case
(Honolulu) 		Democratic January 4, 2003 —
January 3, 2007 		108th
109th 		Elected to finish Mink’s term in the 108th Congress.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Mazie Hirono, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Mazie Hirono
(Honolulu) 		Democratic January 3, 2007 —
January 3, 2013 		110th
111th
112th 		Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Tulsi Gabbard, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Tulsi Gabbard
(Honolulu) 		Democratic January 3, 2013 —
January 3, 2021 		113th
114th
115th
116th 		Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired to run for U.S. president.
Kai Kahele 117th U.S Congress.jpg
Kai Kahele
(Hilo) 		Democratic January 3, 2021 —
January 3, 2023 		117th Elected in 2020.
Retired to run for Governor of Hawaii.
Rep. Jill Tokuda official photo, 118th Congress (1).jpg
Jill Tokuda
(Kāne’ohe) 		Democratic January 3, 2023 —
Present 		118th Elected in 2022.

Election results[edit]

1970[edit]

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1990 (Special)[edit]

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2002[edit]

2002 (Special)[edit]

2003 (Special)[edit]

2004[edit]

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2012[edit]

2014[edit]

2016[edit]

2018[edit]

2020[edit]

2022[edit]

Historical district boundaries[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “United States Census”. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ^ “My Congressional District”. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ^ “2022 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List”. Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Cocke, Sophie (November 18, 2019). “Former Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho endorses Kai Kahele for Congress”. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  5. ^ Hawaii Office of Elections: Election results separated by year. Archived November 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Accessed February 11, 2015.
  6. ^ 1970 Election Results
  7. ^ 1972 Election Results
  8. ^ 1974 Election Results
  9. ^ 1976 Election Results
  10. ^ 1978 Election Results
  11. ^ 1980 Election Results
  12. ^ 1982 Election Results
  13. ^ 1984 Election Results
  14. ^ 1986 Election Results
  15. ^ 1988 Election Results
  16. ^ 1990 Special Election Results
  17. ^ 1990 Election Results
  18. ^ 1992 Election Results
  19. ^ 1994 Election Results
  20. ^ 1996 Election Results
  21. ^ 1998 Election Results
  22. ^ 2000 Election Results
  23. ^ 2002 Election Results
  24. ^ 2002 Special Election Results
  25. ^ 2003 Special Election Results
  26. ^ 2004 Election Results
  27. ^ 2006 Election Results
  28. ^ 2008 Election Results
  29. ^ 2010 Election Results
  30. ^ 2012 Election Results
  31. ^ “Hawaii General Election 2014” (PDF). Hawaii Office of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  32. ^ “PRIMARY ELECTION 2016 – State of Hawaii – Statewide”. State of Hawaii Office of Elections. August 16, 2016. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  33. ^ “Statewide Summary” (PDF). Office of Elections. State of Hawaii. Retrieved November 20, 2018.

Coordinates: 19°48′35″N 155°30′22″W / 19.80972°N 155.50611°W / 19.80972; -155.50611


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