Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District - Wikipedia

U.S. House district for Hawaii

Hawaii's 2nd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Jill TokudaD–Kāneʻohe
Distribution	83.65% urban 16.35% rural
Population (2024)	727,086[1]
Median householdincome	$97,135[2]
Ethnicity	28.4% White 23.2% Asian 22.6% Two or more races 12.5% Pacific Islander Americans 11.3% Hispanic 1.2% Black 0.7% other
Cook PVI	D+12[3]

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

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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+12.[3] 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.

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 election results from statewide races

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Year	Office	Results[5][6][7]
2008	President	Obama 73% – 25%
2012	President	Obama 73% – 27%
2016	President	Clinton 61% – 30%
	Senate	Schatz 73% – 22%
2018	Senate	Hirono 72% – 28%
	Governor	Ige 61% – 35%
2020	President	Biden 64% – 34%
2022	Senate	Schatz 71% – 26%
	Governor	Green 62% – 38%
2024	President	Harris 60% – 38%
	Senate	Hirono 64% – 32%

Composition

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For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[8]

Hawai'i County (55)

All 55 communities

Honolulu County (35)

'Āhuimanu, Hale'iwa, Hau'ula, He'eia, Helemano, Ka'a'awa, Kailua, Kahalu'u, Kahuku, Kalaeloa (part; also 1st), Kāneʻohe, Kāneʻohe Base, Kapolei, Kawela Bay, Ko Olina, Lā'ie, Mā'ili, Mākaha, Mākaha Valley, Makakilo, Maunawili, Mokulē'ia, Nānākuli, Punalu'u, Pūpūkea, Royal Kunia, Schofield Barracks, Wahiawa, Waiāhole-Waikāne, Waialua, Waianae, Waimānalo, Waimānalo Beach, Wheeler AFB, Whitmore Village

Kalawao County (4)

All 4 communities

Kauai County (24)

All 24 communities

Maui County (31)

All 31 communities

List of members representing the district

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Member	Party	Years	Congress	Electoral history	District map
District created January 3, 1971
Patsy Mink(Waipahu)	Democratic	January 3, 1971 —January 3, 1977	92nd93rd94th	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(Honolulu)	Democratic	January 3, 1977 —May 15, 1990	95th96th97th98th99th100th101st	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
Patsy Mink(Waipahu)	Democratic	September 22, 1990 —September 28, 2002	101st102nd103rd104th105th106th107th	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(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	2003–2013
Ed Case(Honolulu)	Democratic	January 4, 2003 —January 3, 2007	108th109th		Elected to finish Mink's term in the 108th Congress.Re-elected in 2004.Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Mazie Hirono(Honolulu)	Democratic	January 3, 2007 —January 3, 2013	110th111th112th		Elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Tulsi Gabbard(Honolulu)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 —January 3, 2021	113th114th115th116th	Elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Retired to run for U.S. president.	2013–2023
Kai Kahele(Hilo)	Democratic	January 3, 2021 —January 3, 2023	117th	Elected in 2020.Retired to run for Governor of Hawaii.
Jill Tokuda(Kāne'ohe)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 —present	118th119th	Elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024.	2023–present

Election results

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1970

[edit] 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Patsy Mink (Incumbent)	91,038	100.00%
Total votes			91,038	100.0%
Democratic win (new seat)

1972

[edit] 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Patsy Mink (Incumbent)	79,856	57.08%
Republican	Diana Hansen-Young	60,043	42.92%
Total votes			139,899	100.0%
Democratic hold

1974

[edit] 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Patsy Mink (Incumbent)	86,916	62.58%
Republican	Carla W. Coray	51,984	37.42%
Total votes			138,900	100.0%
Democratic hold

1976

[edit] 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Daniel Akaka	124,116	79.51%
Republican	Hank Inouye	23,917	15.32%
Independents for Godly Government	Bill Penaroza	3,461	2.22%
People's Party	Dexter Cate	2,408	1.54%
Libertarian	Don Smith	2,197	1.41%
Total votes			156,099	100.0%
Democratic hold

1978

[edit] 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Daniel Akaka (Incumbent)	118,272	85.73%
Republican	Charlie Isaak	15,697	11.38%
Libertarian	Amelia L. Fritts	3,988	2.89%
Total votes			137,957	100.0%
Democratic hold

1980

[edit] 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Daniel Akaka (Incumbent)	141,477	89.90%
Libertarian	Don Smith	15,903	10.10%
Total votes			157,380	100.0%
Democratic hold

1982

[edit] 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Daniel Akaka (Incumbent)	132,072	89.23%
Nonpartisan candidate	Gregory B. Mills	9,080	6.14%
Libertarian	Amelia L. Fritts	6,856	4.63%
Total votes			148,008	100.0%
Democratic hold

1984

[edit] 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Daniel Akaka (Incumbent)	112,377	82.18%
Republican	A.D. (Al) Shipley	20,000	14.63%
Libertarian	Amelia L. Fritts	4,364	3.19%
Total votes			136,741	100.0%
Democratic hold

1986

[edit] 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Daniel Akaka (Incumbent)	123,830	76.05%
Republican	Maria M. Hustace	35,371	21.73%
Libertarian	Ken Schoolland	3,618	2.22%
Total votes			162,819	100.0%
Democratic hold

1988

[edit] 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Daniel Akaka (Incumbent)	144,802	88.94%
Libertarian	Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan	18,006	11.06%
Total votes			162,808	100.0%
Democratic hold

1990 (Special)

[edit] 1990 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district special election[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Patsy Mink	51,841	37.35%
Democratic	Mufi Hannemann	50,164	36.14%
Democratic	Ron Menor	23,629	17.02%
Republican	Andy Poepoe	8,872	6.39%
Republican	Stanley Monsef	2,264	1.63%
Democratic	Duane A. Black	1,242	0.90%
Libertarian	Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan	791	0.57%
Total votes			138,803	100.0%
Democratic hold

1990

[edit] 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Patsy Mink (Incumbent)	118,155	66.27%
Republican	Andy Poepoe	54,625	30.64%
Libertarian	Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan	5,508	3.09%
Total votes			178,288	100.0%
Democratic hold

1992

[edit] 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Patsy Mink (Incumbent)	131,454	72.65%
Republican	Kamuela Price	40,070	22.14%
Libertarian	Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan	9,431	5.21%
Total votes			180,955	100.0%
Democratic hold

1994

[edit] 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Patsy Mink (Incumbent)	124,431	70.14%
Republican	Robert H. (Lopaka) Garner	42,891	24.18%
Libertarian	Larry Bartley	10,074	5.68%
Total votes			177,396	100.0%
Democratic hold

1996

[edit] 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Patsy Mink (Incumbent)	109,178	60.33%
Republican	Tom Pico Jr.	55,729	30.80%
Nonpartisan candidate	Nolan Crabbe	7,723	4.27%
Libertarian	James M. Keefe	4,769	2.64%
Natural Law	Amanda (Mandy) Toulon	3,564	1.97%
Total votes			180,963	100.0%
Democratic hold

1998

[edit] 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Patsy Mink (Incumbent)	144,254	69.40%
Republican	Carol J. Douglass	50,423	24.25%
Libertarian	Noreen Leilehua Chun	13,194	6.35%
Total votes			207,871	100.0%
Democratic hold

2000

[edit] 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Patsy Mink (Incumbent)	112,856	61.59%
Republican	Russ Francis	65,906	35.97%
Libertarian	Lawrence G.K. Duquesne	4,468	2.44%
Total votes			183,230	100.0%
Democratic hold

2002

[edit] 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Patsy Mink (Incumbent) †	100,671	56.16%
Republican	Bob McDermott	71,661	39.98%
Libertarian	Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan	4,719	2.63%
Natural Law	Nick Bedworth	2,200	1.23%
Total votes			179,251	100.0%
Democratic hold

2002 (Special)

[edit] Hawaii's 2nd congressional district special election, November 30, 2002[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Ed Case	23,576	51.44%
Democratic	John Mink	16,624	36.27%
Republican	John Carroll	1,933	4.22%
Republican	Whitney Anderson	942	2.06%
No party	34 others	2,754	5.96%
Total votes			46,216	100.0%
Democratic hold

2003 (Special)

[edit] Hawaii's 2nd congressional district special election, January 4, 2003[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Ed Case (Incumbent)	33,002	43.24%
Democratic	Matt Matsunaga	23,050	30.20%
Democratic	Colleen Hanabusa	6,046	7.92%
Republican	Barbara Marumoto	4,497	5.89%
Republican	Bob McDermott	4,298	5.63%
No party	39 others	5,435	7.12%
Total votes			76,328	100.0%
Democratic hold

2004

[edit] 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Ed Case (Incumbent)	133,317	62.77%
Republican	Mike Gabbard	79,072	37.23%
Total votes			212,389	100.0%
Democratic hold

2006

[edit] 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Mazie Hirono	106,906	61.04%
Republican	Bob Hogue	68,244	38.96%
Total votes			175,150	100.0%
Democratic hold

2008

[edit] 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Mazie Hirono (Incumbent)	165,748	76.06%
Republican	Roger B. Evans	44,425	20.39%
Independent	Shaun Stenshol	4,042	1.86%
Libertarian	Lloyd Jeffrey Mallan	3,699	1.70%
Total votes			217,914	100.0%
Democratic hold

2010

[edit] 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Mazie Hirono (Incumbent)	132,290	72.19%
Republican	John W. Willoughby	46,404	25.32%
Libertarian	Pat Brock	3,254	1.78%
Nonpartisan candidate	Andrew V. Von Sonn	1,310	0.72%
Total votes			183,258	100.0%
Democratic hold

2012

[edit] 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Tulsi Gabbard	168,466	80.54%
Republican	Kawika Crowley	40,697	19.45%
Blank Votes	5,631	N/A
Over Votes	73	N/A
Total votes			214,867	100%
Democratic hold

2014

[edit] 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Tulsi Gabbard (Incumbent)	142,010	78.7%
Republican	Kawika Crowley	33,630	18.6%
Libertarian	Joe Kent	4,693	2.6%
Total votes			180,333	100%
Democratic hold

2016

[edit] 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Tulsi Gabbard (Incumbent)	170,848	76.23%
Republican	Angela Aulani Kaaihue	39,668	17.70%
Blank votes	13,483	6.02%
Over votes	134	0.05%
Total votes			224,133	100%
Democratic hold

2018

[edit] 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Tulsi Gabbard (Incumbent)	153,271	77.4%
Republican	Brian Evans	44,850	22.6%
Total votes			198,121	100.0%
Democratic hold

2020

[edit] 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Kai Kahele	172,517	63.0%	14.4
Republican	Joe Akana	84,027	30.9%	8.3
Libertarian	Michelle Rose Tippens	6,785	2.5%	2.5
Aloha ʻĀina	Jonathan Hoomanawanui	6,453	2.4%	2.4
Independent	Ron Burrus	2,659	1.0%	1.0
American Shopping	John Giuffre	661	0.2%	0.2
Total votes			273,112	100.0%	N/A
Democratic hold

2022

[edit] 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Jill Tokuda	127,995	62.3
Republican	Joe Akana	72,455	35.2
Libertarian	Michelle Tippens	5,108	2.5
Total votes			205,558	100.0
Democratic hold

2024

[edit] 2024 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district election[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Jill Tokuda (incumbent)	166,251	66.5
Republican	Steve Bond	75,471	30.2
Libertarian	Aaron Toman	4,497	1.8
Independent	Randall Meyer	3,937	1.6
Total votes			250,156	100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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See also

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• Hawaii's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

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• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present Archived April 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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2. ^ "My Congressional District". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
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4. ^ Cocke, Sophie (November 18, 2019). "Former Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho endorses Kai Kahele for Congress". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
5. ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
6. ^ "Statement of Vote" (PDF). elections.hawaii.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 4, 2024.
7. ^ "Statement of Vote" (PDF). elections.hawaii.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2025.
8. ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST15/CD118_HI01.pdf
9. ^ 1970 Election Results
10. ^ 1972 Election Results
11. ^ 1974 Election Results
12. ^ 1976 Election Results
13. ^ 1978 Election Results
14. ^ 1980 Election Results
15. ^ 1982 Election Results
16. ^ 1984 Election Results
17. ^ 1986 Election Results
18. ^ 1988 Election Results
19. ^ 1990 Special Election Results
20. ^ 1990 Election Results
21. ^ 1992 Election Results
22. ^ 1994 Election Results
23. ^ 1996 Election Results
24. ^ 1998 Election Results
25. ^ 2000 Election Results
26. ^ 2002 Election Results
27. ^ 2002 Special Election Results
28. ^ 2003 Special Election Results
29. ^ 2004 Election Results
30. ^ 2006 Election Results
31. ^ 2008 Election Results
32. ^ 2010 Election Results
33. ^ 2012 Election Results
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